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F-tax: Proposal for new rules for foreign companies
The Swedish government has issued a memorandum containing a proposal to change the rules regarding the approval and revocation of F-tax. ...
Amount B – Navigating the Uncertainty Before Implementation
Amount B was first introduced in October 2020 but it wasn’t until December 2022 that a discussion draft was released for a public ...
How Tax Transparency and Sustainability go hand in hand
In an era of increasing transparency and sustainability requirements, tax transparency is more important than ever. This article shares the ...
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Om du inte får fram något formulär via knappen ovan, klicka här!New Advance Ruling on Carried Interest
On October 2, 2024, the Swedish Board of Advanced Tax Ruling issued an advance ruling regarding the taxation of so-called carried interest. ...
Pillar II - Proposal to the Council on Legislation
Recently, a lot of attention has been given to the Pillar 2 administrative guideline published in June 2024 as the completion of the ...
Draft proposal on effective supervision on green bond emittents
On May 30, 2024, the Swedish government sent a draft proposal to the legislative counsel, on the supervision of emittents of green and ...
Interest on the tax account is rising - take charge of your interest costs
It has probably not escaped anyone that interest rates have increased significantly in recent years. This means a need to rethink the ...
Increased Transparency with Country-by-Country Reporting and GRI 207
In 2017, the Swedish Parliament adopted the government's legislative proposal regarding documentation for submitting country-by-country ...
Brazil: Changes in the country’s transfer pricing landscape
In recent years, Brazil has emerged as a crucial partner in the efforts of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ...
Public CbCR: Romania leads the way but Sweden is not far behind
In 2021, the EU Directive on Public Country-by-Country Reporting (“CbcR”) obligation came into force, by making it mandatory for certain ...
Pillar II - draft bill submitted to the Legal Council
OECD and G20 have been working on a project within the Inclusive Framework regarding a global minimum tax (Pillar II) for a number of ...
Government inquiry that may affect the Swedish tonnage tax regime
In 2016, Sweden introduced its tonnage tax regime, which has been available for fiscal years since 2017. Recently, the Swedish government ...
Update of OECD Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct are a set of recommendations directed at multinational ...
Will Transfer Pricing Rules be harmonized in Europe?
Over the last couple of years, compliance with Transfer Pricing rules has become increasingly more complex. This issue has been pointed out ...
Transfer pricing documentation - important for tax surcharge decisions
The Administrative Court of Appeal’s (“kammarrätten”) judgment contradicts the Swedish Tax Agency’s guidance on the significance of a ...
New Transfer Pricing rules in Brazil: One step closer to OECD
In early 2022, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) Council provided a Roadmap that set out the terms, ...
Latest news – Danish Transfer Pricing Documentation Rules
In 2021, the Danish Tax Agency "Skattestyrelsen" announced a stricter approach to the country’s transfer pricing documentation, introducing ...
The Taxonomy Regulation sets requirements for the management of tax risks
In previous articles on Tax matters, we have touched on, among other things, the increased focus on transparency in the tax area as well as ...
New rules on cross-border demergers and conversions within the EU
According to European case law, companies are entitled to tax neutral cross-border mergers, demergers and conversions within the EEA, in ...
Foreign equivalences to Swedish mutual funds and special funds
The Tax Agency partly updates their standpoint regarding foreign equivalences to Swedish mutual funds and special funds. The Tax Agency ...
Sweden’s tax on chemicals in certain electronics - Tax Tech can help
Sweden levies a tax on chemicals in certain electronic goods. The aim is to reduce the occurrence and spread of, and exposure to, dangerous ...
Proposals for tax measures due to the current energy situation
Due to the changed conditions for the European electricity market, the Swedish Ministry of Finance has sent a memorandum for public ...
New Swedish rules regarding withholding tax on dividends to foreign investors
On the 7 June the Swedish Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued for consultation, a draft referral to the Council of Legislation (in swedish: ...
The Swedish Tax Agency is more focused on the attribution of profits to Swedish branches
The most recent court cases from the administrative courts show that the Swedish Tax Authority (STA) has more focus on reviewing foreign ...
Disagreement on whether Swedish interest deduction rules are compatible with EU law
Unlike the European Commission, the Swedish government is of the view that the interest deduction limitation rules on related party debt, ...
Swedish tax withholding obligations for foregin companies
Non-Swedish companies which have employees or board members resident in Sweden and who performs part of the work time in Sweden will have a ...
Sweden introduces mandatory tax withholding on foreign companies’ invoices for work performed in Sweden
New regulations on tax withholding came into force on January 1, 2021. Swedish companies will be obliged to withhold tax at source on ...
CJEU rules Swedish interest deduction rule incompatible with EU law
The Swedish Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) referred the Lexel case (C-484/19) to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in ...
Swedish tax relief for foreign experts has been extended - tax relief can now be granted for a five year period
New rules apply from January 1, 2021. The period for which tax relief, the so called “expert tax relief” can be granted has been extended ...
New verdict from the Supreme Administrative Court regarding the interpretation of the interest deduction limitation rules in relation to a fund structure
The investors in a contractual fund have been regarded as lenders to a Swedish portfolio company, thus the rightful recipients of interest ...