DLA Piper Denmark

Tax

Artur Bugsgang specialises in tax law and has thorough knowledge of personal income tax and corporate tax as well as VAT and indirect taxes.

Artur has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court. In 2018, he was given a fellow lawyers’ award, Sagførernes Auktioners Legat, in recognition of his contribution as a member of the Fiscal Affairs Committee (whose tasks include preparing consultation responses to the Danish Ministry of Taxation) under the Council of the Danish Bar and Law Society.

Artur has a wealth of experience in advising international groups on Danish tax issues in connection with company transactions and reorganisations. He also provides tax law advice relating to dividend tax, payment of dividend and share option schemes, etc.

Moreover, Artur advises on tax and company law in connection with the sale and purchase of enterprises, ownership transition, capital injection, mergers and demergers. He also provides general business advice in connection with the operation of enterprises, focusing on e.g. incentive schemes. Finally, he advises on VAT and indirect taxes, including car registration taxes. Artur has, furthermore, conducted a number of cases before the Danish courts.

Artur was a part-time lecturer in tax law at the University of Copenhagen for more than 20 years. In addition, he has authored various articles on tax, VAT and financial services in a number of Danish and international journals.

Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2017

Partner, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 1998-2017

Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 1992-1998

Assistant Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 1990-1992

Head of Section, the Department of the Danish Ministry of Taxation, 1985-1990

Danish, English

Member of the Council of the Danish Bar and Law Society’s Fiscal Affairs Committee, 1994-2003 and 2009-

The Council of the Danish Bar and Law Society’s Fiscal Affairs Committee

The Danish Lawyers’ Tax Law Association

The Danish Association for Company Law

The Danish Association of European Law

The International Bar Association (IBA)

The European Lawyers’ Association (ELA)

Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court, 2005 Admitted to the Danish Bar, 1992 Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Finance), Copenhagen Business School, 1990 Studies at King’s College London and subsequent secondments with an English solicitors firm and an English barristers chambers as part of the British Council’s Scholarship for European Lawyers, 1989 Master of Law, University of Copenhagen, 1985