JTT wins battle against tax office; demands compensation

Company president Janusz Krasnopolski announced that after winning all court cases, the company would demand compensation from the state for causing its bankruptcy. On Friday, JTT's former management board was also acquitted for the second time from violating the law. "What is the benefit of being innocent, if the company went down?," asked the former company president Paweł Ciesielski. Judge Jerzy Schmidt justified his ruling by saying, "No law can force a company to pay the highest tax rate. JTT used legal methods to lower its tax bill". The tax office will decide by January 15 about returning JTT's money, while the court will decide by the end of the month about the future of the firm. Bankruptcy or arrangement proceedings are both possible. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 10) M.M.