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The case was filed by the Danish tax authorities saying that
Maersk's oil unit, which it sold to TotalEnergies in 2017, had evaded tax in
Denmark between 2006 and 2008.
The tax authority said that Maersk had taken advantage of
transfer pricing - prices for goods and services sold between subsidiaries - to
alter its taxable income in Denmark.
The supreme court ruled that Maersk and TotalEnergies each
owe tax on an additional 1.3 billion Danish crowns ($187.28 million) from the
period 2006-2008.
"Although we are surprised by the verdict, it has no
financial consequences," Maersk said in an emailed statement.
To avoid possible interest payments, the company had already
included it in previous tax payments before the sale of its Danish oil and gas
unit to TotalEnergies, Maersk said.
Last year, the country's high court ruled in favour of
Maersk and TotalEnergies, prompting the tax authorities to appeal to the
supreme court.