Anders Ranum Ekås

Senior Lawyer

Anders has broad experience in corporate taxation with more than 13 years of practice. He spent 10 years at KPMG and has now worked for over three years at RSM Advokatfirma. He assists Norwegian and international businesses with everything from ongoing tax advice and structuring to transactions and dialogue with the Norwegian Tax Administration. Extensive correspondence with foreign counterparts has made him adept at communicating complex tax law in a precise and accessible way.

Areas of expertise and typical engagements

• Corporate taxation; interest limitation rules, the participation exemption, reorganisations, group matters and equity transactions
• Employee incentive arrangements; employee share plans, share options including the tax-favoured scheme, phantom shares and bonus schemes; valuation and exercise price setting
• Digital assets and tax; treatment of cryptocurrency, tokens and digital securities; reporting matters; structuring for digital asset trading
• Transaction support and due diligence; identification and handling of tax risks
• SkatteFUNN; tax assessment of projects, reporting, documentation and follow-up
• Tax disputes; correspondence with the Norwegian Tax Administration
• Ongoing quality assurance; tax returns, reconciliations and ad hoc advice at the intersection of accounting and tax.