In determining whether an arrangement or series of arrangements has led to a tax benefit as referred to in point 4.2, national authorities are invited to compare the amount of tax due by a taxpayer, having regard to those arrangement(s), with the amount that the same taxpayer would owe under the same circumstances in the absence of the arrangement(s).
Når de nationale myndigheder skal afgøre, om et arrangement eller en serie arrangementer har medført en skattefordel som omhandlet i punkt 4.2, bør de sammenligne det beløb, en skatteyder skal betale i skat med reference til de pågældende arrangementer, med det beløb, som den samme skatteyder skulle betale i skat under de samme omstændigheder uden disse arrangementer.