Articles by Hans Peter Larsson
New 3:12 – Uncertain right to the end!
If the Government includes its proposal for new 3:12 regulations in the autumn budget, will the coalition parties, with the support of the ...
Taxation of goods and services in the digital economy
The most interesting seminar at the year’s tax congress hosted by the International Fiscal Association was Taxing the digital economy. This ...
New international taxation results in higher tax risk
At the year’s tax congress organised by the International Fiscal Association, one seminar stuck out from all of the others. This was when ...
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Current international tax trends
Plan for full transparency – and nothing less! The message from the OECD was crystal clear at the International Fiscal Association annual ...
Almedalen sum-up: The tax system is challenged by tomorrow's entrepreneurs
PwC's tax seminars caught the eye in Visby. The week was, however, thin in terms of tax news in politics. Certain comments and suggestions ...
Entrepreneurship, sharing economy and tax – all hot topics at Almedalen
Does Sweden’s tax system need to be reformed in order to stimulate and create the premises so that innovative and dynamic growth companies ...
Tax reform supporting entrepreneurship
Voices are increasingly being raised in favour of a new, major tax reform in Sweden. What do the entrepreneurs want to see in such a ...
Economic trends impacting corporate taxation
Dagens industri’s columnist, Henrik Mitelman, was one of the speakers at PwC’s Entrepreneurs Evening and presented his own, personal views ...
Taxation of employee stock options in focus at the Swedish Entrepreneurship Summit
Once a year, the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum compiles and presents research regarding entrepreneurship relevant in the context of ...
Few new developments in the Government’s Spring Fiscal Policy Bill 2016
”Building our society takes precedence over tax reductions”. Investments in traditional welfare areas and in refugee issues comprise the ...
Tax-free benefits in this spring’s salary negotiations
It is beginning to be time to negotiate salaries for 2016. In this context, it can be good to also discuss benefits incurring tax ...
The sharing economy – the Centre Party proposes a consumption tax
In a debate article, the Centre Party has proposed the introduction of a consumption tax to simplify the situation for businesses operating ...
TCO driving a new tax reform
On 15 March, TCO (The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees) publically presented its new, and more thoroughly worked through, ...
Taxation of companies in the new sharing economy
Sharing is currently a big trend. Sharing is deemed to be sustainable, resource-efficient and sound. Using your own resources and assets in ...
The new 3:12 rules committee are getting towards the finish line. What tax increases for owners of closely held companies can we expect?
The current 3:12 rules committee reviewing the taxation of dividends and capital gains for owners of closely held companies is now in its ...
Tax year 2015 shows the the way for 2016
If 2015 was a relatively calm tax year, then 2016 could see a real explosion of new developments. New corporate taxation regulations and a ...
Former Finance Minister, Erik Åsbrink: Introduce a flat tax model
I have previously written a blog post about the Central Bank’s Jubilee Fund’s and Skatteadademin’s (The Swedish Tax Academy’s) tax seminar ...
Finance Minister wants to review the tax system
Magdalena Andersson wants to have a review made of the tax system. She has never, previously, been well-defined in her argumentation. The ...
International tax trends affecting entrepreneur-led companies
Tougher tax competition and opportunities to pay less tax on investments and profits from research and development are some of the trends ...
No expansion of RUT tax relief in government’s supplementary budget
The Swedish government’s amending budget for 2016 that was presented on Thursday contains no tax hikes. The SEK 11billion increase in ...
Liberal Party’s tax proposal would increase VAT
In an opinion piece in Swedish daily, Dagens Nyheter on 9 November, the Swedish Liberal Party proposes a sweeping tax reform. In the ...