Case Number of the immediately preceding lawsuit
Seoul High Court-2016-Nu-52431 (Law No. 15, 2017)
Case Number of the previous trial
2015HAD 152 (28 May 2015)
Title
shares issued by a Chinese corporation shall not be recognized as a share donation, and the appraisal of shares issued by a Chinese corporation shall be inappropriate
Summary
There is no evidence to acknowledge that shares have been donated, and it is reasonable to deem that only the right to distribute profits has been acquired, and the low-price acquisition is not proven, and the evaluation of issued shares by a Chinese corporation is inappropriate.
Related statutes
Article 31 of the Inheritance Tax and Gift Tax Act (General Principles for Calculation of Donated Property Value)
Cases
2017Du633444 Revocation of Disposition of Imposing gift tax
Plaintiff
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Defendant
○ Head of tax office
Conclusion of Pleadings
January 25, 2018
Imposition of Judgment
January 25, 2018
Text
1. The appeal is dismissed.
2. The costs of appeal are assessed against the Defendant.
Reasons
Examining the judgment below and the grounds of appeal, since it is apparent that the appellant’s ground of appeal falls under Article 4 of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Procedure for Appeal, the appeal is dismissed under Article 5 of the above Act. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices.