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Court of Appeal confirms optional convertible notes financing arrangement is tax avoidance

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New Zealand

On 5 March 2013, the Court of Appeal released its judgment in Alesco New Zealand Limited and Ors v. Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2013] NZCA 40.

(a) Facts. This test case involved Alesco New Zealand Limited (Alesco NZ) funding its NZD 78 million acquisition of two New Zealand companies by issuing non-interest bearing, 10-year optional convertible notes (OCNs) to its Australian parent com…

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