Based on a traditional legal dogmatic method, valid law is deduced with respect to general anti-abuse rules (GAARs) in Danish tax law. Accordingly, first it is discussed whether a court-developed general anti-avoidance doctrine can be considered to exist. Subsequently, the provision containing...

As a result of the OECD/G20 project on base erosion profit shifting as well as the adoption of the EU anti-tax avoidance directive, many countries have recently introduced or strengthened general anti-avoidance rules (GAARs) in their tax treaties and domestic tax legislations. Arguably, such...