Tax
Ernst & Young Tax and Law
The tax practice at EY Norway is knowledgeable across the full array of tax services, including indirect tax, international tax, transfer pricing and business tax mandates, with particular expertise in matters stemming from the technology and shipping sectors. Practice head Øystein Arff Gulseth is an indirect tax expert and specialises in customs and global trade work. The group also includes tax litigators Per Oskar Tobiassen and Hanne Skaarberg Holen, IP and technology tax expert Gjert Melsom, and Njaal Arne Høyland, who leads the tax practice relating to transactions and M&A. Other notable practitioners include Agnete Haugerud, who leads the VAT department, and shipping tax expert Gunvor Aakvik.
Key clients
- Bo Coliving AS
- Aker ASA and the Aker Group
Work highlights
- Assisting Solstad Offshore ASA with the global corporate restructuring of the group and an entity reduction program reducing number of entities world-wide, including work relating to corporate tax, indirect tax and international tax issues.
- Assisted blockchain/crypto company Sky Mavis, which has introduced the tokenisation of assets in a virtual video game called Axie Infinity, with all related international tax issues, including transfer pricing and personal tax matters.