In Re: Customs and Tax Administration of the Kingdom of Denmark (Skatteforvaltningen) Tax Refund Scheme Litigation

  1. April 14, 2022

    Denmark Settles Claims With 2 Plans In $2B Fraud Suit

    Denmark's tax authority has resolved claims against two pension plans in its litigation to recover $2.1 billion from U.S. pension plans for alleged tax refund fraud known as cum-ex, according to filings in a New York federal court.

  2. December 22, 2021

    Plan Adviser Agrees To $25M Judgment In Danish Tax Row

    The Danish tax authority has resolved claims against an investment adviser named in its suit to recover $2.1 billion from U.S. pension plans, with the adviser agreeing to pay $24.9 million, according to filings in New York federal court Wednesday.

  3. December 07, 2021

    NY Court Compels Disclosures In Denmark's $2.1B Tax Case

    A New York federal court has compelled two defendants in a $2.1 billion tax refund dispute with Denmark's tax authority to provide documents relevant to 44 cases brought by the tax agency.

  4. November 24, 2021

    Denmark Urges Compelled Disclosure In $2.1B Tax Case

    A federal court must compel two defendants in a $2.1 billion tax refund dispute with Denmark's tax authority to surrender documents on refund requests made to other tax authorities because they're relevant in the Danish case, the tax agency said.  

  5. October 27, 2021

    Denmark Says New Witness Needed In $2.1B Tax Suit

    Denmark's tax authority asked a federal court to depose a new witness from a pension plan's broker-custodian, who it says issued fake tax vouchers, after the first wasn't prepared to answer questions related to the nation's $2.1 billion suit.

  6. September 07, 2021

    Denmark Says It Can Prove Shares In $2.1B Tax Suit Don't Exist

    The Danish tax authority, embroiled in a suit against U.S. pension plans to recover $2.1 billion, told a New York federal court it can prove the overwhelming majority of shares underpinning the plans' tax refund claims don't exist. 

  7. August 04, 2021

    Releases In Denmark's $2B Tax Case Not Waivers, Judge Says

    Disclosures that were ordered as part of the Danish tax authority's case over $2.1 billion in fraud claims against American pension plans aren't waivers of any privilege, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  8. July 01, 2021

    Pension Plan Official Can't Escape Denmark's $9M Tax Fraud Suit

    A pension plan official can be added to the Danish tax authority's $9 million tax fraud suit against the plan despite his claims that the agency waited too long to sue him, a New York federal court ruled.

  9. April 12, 2021

    Danish Tax Agency Can Seek UK Info In $2B Fraud Case

    A New York federal judge said Monday he'd ask U.K. courts for help obtaining account information from J.P. Morgan entities in London that Denmark's tax authority argues could support its $2.1 billion fraud claims against some American pension plans.

  10. February 25, 2021

    Caplin Withdraws As Lead Counsel In $2.1B Danish Tax Row

    Caplin & Drysdale Chtd. is exiting its role as lead counsel for pension funds in a $2.1 billion tax refund fraud suit brought by Denmark's tax authority in New York federal court because the plans cannot continue paying the firm.