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Acting for DelfinGroup and ViziaFinance before the Latvian Constitutional Court regarding a corporate income tax surcharge and how it is calculated
Sorainen is representing consumer lenders DelfinGroup and ViziaFinance before the Constitutional Court regarding a new corporate income tax surcharge. As of 1 January this year, a new Latvian law has obliged consumer lenders to pay a surcharge of 20% of the previous year’s profits on top of corporate income tax (CIT). The legislator argues that […]
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Acting for West Kredit before the Latvian Constitutional Court regarding a corporate income tax surcharge and how it is calculated
Sorainen is representing consumer lender West Kredit before the Constitutional Court regarding a new corporate income tax surcharge. As of 1 January this year, a new Latvian law has obliged consumer lenders to pay a surcharge of 20% of the previous year’s profits on top of corporate income tax (CIT). The legislator argues that consumer […]
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Representing 4finance before the Latvian Constitutional Court regarding a corporate income tax surcharge on flow-through dividends
Sorainen is representing the consumer credit service provider 4finance before the Constitutional Court in a dispute with the legislator regarding the procedure for calculating and paying the new enterprise income tax (EIT) surcharge. As of 1 January this year, the legislator has obliged consumer credit service providers to pay an EIT surcharge of 20% of […]
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Defending a level playing field for wind power developers at the Constitutional Court
Our firm is acting for several wind power developers against the Latvian government, which passed a law reserving 10% of state forests for the state-owned Latvenergo to develop wind farms there. The state forests had not been available for any renewables development and the opening of market was viewed favourably by the industry as that […]
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The first regulations for opticians in Latvia
Our expert team provided pro bono services to The Association of Latvian Optometrists and Opticians under our Shared Mission program to draft regulations governing the operations of optometrists’ and opticians’ and their relations with patients. The regulations would address where and how optometrists and opticians provide their services, designate responsibilities and accountability, and remove unnecessary […]