Tag: taxes

Ex-embassy guard jailed in tax case

The first of 18 tax evasion cases filed against local Norwegian employees of the US Embassy in Oslo has resulted in a 36-day jail term. A former security guard...

High court rejects Nerdrum’s appeal

Norway's Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal by Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum, who was convicted on tax evasion charges. That means...

Duty-free workers go on strike

Travelers through Norwegian airports in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim and Sandefjord may face long lines at the check-out counters at duty-free retailers, after 311 members...

Oslo mayor admits tax blunder

Oslo's popular mayor, Fabian Stang, asked for public forgiveness on Friday after admitting on his Facebook page that he'd hired a man to paint...

Sales up at Vinmonopolet, despite higher duty-free quota

Norway's state liquor monopoly, Vinmonopolet, had worried that its sales would suffer after the government added two more bottles of wine to travelers' duty-free import...

‘Duty-free’ funds airport expansion

A major expansion of Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen (OSL) is costing much more than initially planned, and that's uncorked more debate over soaring...

IKEA sues Norway over tax claim

IKEA, the huge Swedish home furnishings retailer, has decided to take tax collectors in Oslo to court over a disputed tax bill for NOK 123...

Koch to report Økokrim prosecutor

Tax lawyer Sverre E Koch said he planned to report Morten Eriksen, the top prosecutor of Norway's economic crime unit Økokrim, for serious dereliction...

Økokrim appeals Transocean case

Economic crime unit Økokrim announced on Wednesday it would appeal parts of the Transocean judgment, Norway's largest ever tax fraud case. The Oslo city...

Transocean tax case fallout continues

All charges were thrown out in Norway's largest ever tax case last week, but the heated debate continued as the ramifications of the Transocean...
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