Tax lawyer
Tax lawyer for tax cases
Tax law is our core area, not a side discipline.
A case with the Danish Tax Agency is rarely just a question of figures. It is about evidence, deadlines, how your transactions are legally characterised, and how your explanation is understood by an authority that has already formed a view.
HAY LAW is a boutique law firm where tax law is the core area. We handle cases for individuals, majority shareholders, self-employed people and businesses through the entire process: from the first proposed assessment from the Danish Tax Agency, on to the Danish Tax Appeals Agency and the National Tax Tribunal and, where necessary, before the courts.
Short answers to what clients ask
- Who can help me with a case against the Danish Tax Agency?
A lawyer specialising in tax law can handle the case from the request for material and the proposed assessment through to appeal and litigation. At HAY LAW tax law is the core area, and you speak directly with the lawyer handling your case.
- Can you handle my appeal to the National Tax Tribunal?
Yes. We draft the appeal to the Danish Tax Appeals Agency, which prepares the case for the National Tax Tribunal, and we attend meetings with the case officer and the tribunal. The appeal deadline is generally three months from the decision.
- I am suspected or charged with tax fraud – what now?
You are entitled to defence counsel and are not obliged to make a statement to the police or at a liability meeting. Speak to a defence lawyer before giving an explanation. We assess the tax case and the criminal case together.
- Can you help with a VAT case or refused VAT deduction?
Yes. We handle refused input VAT deductions, documentation requirements for subcontractors and duty increases in Denmark. Dennis Christoffersen, Senior Tax Manager and VAT specialist, is part of our VAT work.
- What does a tax lawyer cost?
The fee is set on an overall assessment of the task, including time, complexity and the amount at stake. The first assessment is without obligation, we can provide an estimate on request, and a fixed price can be agreed in writing. In many tax cases, cost reimbursement can be applied for.
Experience
Experience in tax and VAT disputes
When should you involve a tax lawyer?
The timing of involving a tax lawyer can matter a great deal. The factual and legal framework of a case can start to take shape as early as a request for material or a proposed assessment.
You should get in touch when:
- You have received a request for material and are unsure what you should submit and what you are not obliged to submit.
- You have received a proposed assessment and the deadline for comments is running.
- The Danish Tax Agency wants to reopen income years more than three years back.
- Your case concerns bank deposits, private loans, disguised dividends, capital gains on property or a denied VAT deduction.
- Your case has been referred to the Danish Tax Agency's criminal cases unit, or you have been summoned to a liability meeting.
- You are considering an appeal but are unsure whether the Danish Tax Appeals Agency or the National Tax Tribunal is the right route.
The earlier a lawyer becomes involved, the greater the room for manoeuvre. A proposed assessment can be withdrawn. A final decision must be appealed.
The cases we handle
- Tax cases, discretionary assessments, bank deposits, private loans, disguised dividends, share gains, property gains, denied deductions, majority shareholder taxation, and questions of reopening and time limits.
- VAT and duty cases, denied VAT deductions, documentation requirements for subcontractors, chain fraud issues, duty increases.
- Criminal tax cases, cases involving intent or gross negligence under tax and VAT legislation, fine cases, liability meetings and prosecution before the courts.
- Litigation, review of tax assessments before the district and high courts.
How we work
We do not take on cases in large numbers. That is a deliberate choice. In tax cases, thoroughly prepared documentation and a precise legal framework can be decisive for the outcome.
We start by understanding the facts, not by writing. The first step is a review of the material the authority already holds and a clarification of what can actually be documented. That determines whether the case should be run on evidence, on the law or on formality, for example whether the conditions for extraordinary reopening are even met.
We set the strategy early. A case that is sharply defined at the first instance rarely gets worse later. Several of our results were achieved before the case reached an appeal body.
You speak to the lawyer handling your case. There is no layer in between.
You know what you are getting. We agree the terms of the engagement in advance, and we assess reimbursement of costs where the conditions may be met.
The lawyer behind HAY LAW
Hussain Ali Alhaidary is a lawyer (L) and founder of HAY LAW, with tax law as his professional focus. He personally handles the firm's tax cases, criminal tax cases and litigation.
Before HAY LAW, he was a partner at TVC Advokatfirma and Loeven Advokatfirma.
We handle cases throughout the country
The office is located in Frederiksberg, but clients are spread across the whole country. Tax cases are largely handled in writing, and meetings can be held digitally when that is most practical. Where a lawyer needs to attend in person, at a liability meeting, a court hearing or a meeting at the National Tax Tribunal, we do so regardless of where in the country it takes place.
Help at every stage of the case
What we do depends on how far the case has progressed. Deadlines are stated in the Danish Tax Agency's letter or decision and should be checked immediately.
- Audit and request for material: we clarify what must and should be provided, and how your affairs are described, before the authority forms a view.
- Proposed assessment: we review calculations and evidence and submit comments before the deadline, so objections are made before the decision is taken.
- Appeal: we appeal to the Danish Tax Appeals Agency, which refers the case to the competent body, such as the National Tax Tribunal. The appeal deadline is generally three months from the decision.
- Assessment of criminal liability: if the case is referred for an assessment of liability, we look at the tax case and the criminal case together and prepare you for any meeting or interview.
- Litigation: we challenge tax decisions before the district court and the high court and defend in criminal tax cases before the courts.
Selected documented results
The cases are described in full under Selected cases. Previous results are not a guarantee of the outcome of a new case.
- Full victory in a tax case. DKK 2,850,000 reassessment reduced to DKK 0The matter was conducted by attorney Hussain Ali Alhaidary. Hussain Ali Alhaidary
- Full success in tax case, assessment of DKK 3.5 million dismissedThe matter was conducted by attorney Hussain Ali Alhaidary. Hussain Ali Alhaidary
- Landmark ruling on disguised dividends, supplier expenses allowedThe matter was conducted by attorney Hussain Ali Alhaidary. Hussain Ali Alhaidary
- Tax reassessment of DKK 1.2 million dropped after an early case strategyThe matter was conducted by attorney Hussain Ali Alhaidary. Hussain Ali Alhaidary
- Acquittal in a tax criminal case on alleged tax evasion of DKK 2 millionThe matter was conducted by attorney Hussain Ali Alhaidary. Hussain Ali Alhaidary
- Danish tax criminal case closed, client faced imprisonment and a fine exceeding DKK 7 millionThe matter was conducted by attorney Hussain Ali Alhaidary. Hussain Ali Alhaidary
- Success in the District Court, no heightened burden of proof for invoices from subcontractorsThe matter was conducted by attorney Hussain Ali Alhaidary. Hussain Ali Alhaidary
First contact
How we begin
Tell us briefly what the case is about and whether there is a deadline, or call us. We will tell you honestly whether anything can be done and what the next step should be. We agree afterwards how confidential documents are sent.
- 01Briefly describe the tax or VAT matter and tell us if you have a deadline.
- 02We clarify whether we can assist and which next steps are relevant.
- 03The terms for any further work are agreed before work on the case begins.
Get a free case assessment
Tell us briefly what the case is about and whether there is a deadline, or call us. We will tell you honestly whether anything can be done and what the next step should be. We agree afterwards how confidential documents are sent.
This page provides general information and is not a substitute for specific legal advice. Results in previous cases do not guarantee the outcome of a new case.
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We assess your case without obligation and tell you honestly what we can do, and what we cannot.