Investing.com -- The Norwegian Tax Administration issued Binding Advance Ruling No. 15/2025 on April 14, addressing the tax implications of a cross-border parent-subsidiary merger and the treatment of an intra-group loan with unrealized foreign exchange gains.
The ruling concerned a Norwegian parent company planning to merge with its wholly owned nonresident subsidiary. The company requested confirmation that the merger would be tax-free and that the lapse of the loan would not result in taxation.
The Tax Directorate determined that the merger would qualify as a tax-free cross-border merger under Section 11-11(6) of the Taxation Act. The ruling stated that the intra-group loan would lapse upon completion of the merger because the creditor and debtor would become the same entity.
While the lapse would constitute a realization event, the Tax Directorate concluded that no taxable foreign exchange gain would arise because the taxpayer would not receive consideration. The ruling also stated that latent foreign exchange gains were not taxable, including in cases where the company had previously reversed unrealized losses.
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