In 2016 the Swedish Tax Tribunal ruled against the tax administration in the case of The Absolut (vodka) Company AB. The Administrative Court of Appeal has now overturned the Tribunal’s ruling and consequently SEK 247 mio. are now added to the taxable income of The Absolut Company AB. The Swedish tax administration found that The Absolut Company AB sold Absolut Vodka below the arm’s length price to a group company – The Absolut Spirit Company Inc. (ASCI). Furthermore, the swedish company acquired distribution services from ASCI at a price above the arm’s length price. The Court adresses: – timing of data and information in a Benchmarking search – use of interquartile range or full range – use of multible years data – the issue of hindsight Click here for translation Sweden vs The Absolute Company, Jan 2018, Administrative Court of Appeal, No 1610-16 ...