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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 ...
Economic employer – Swedish parliament decided on the new proposed rules
The Swedish parliament has decided to adopt the bill on changed rules for taxation of temporary work in Sweden. This means that new rules ...
Sweden is now introducing the concept of “Economic employer” which means an increase in taxation of foreign workers and business travellers
The Swedish government has now submitted the bill with the proposal to introduce the concept of economic employer in Sweden. As a ...
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The Swedish Tax Agency’s special controls in 2020
Personal expenses, undeclared benefits and the cleaning and transport sectors. These are the areas that the Swedish Tax Agency will have ...
No change in social security coverage for Öresund commuters
Commuters in the Öresund region can work from home without having to worry about a change of social security coverage. Försäkringskassan ...
New report: Tax measures in response to COVID-19
Governments around the world are introducing tax measures to support companies who are financially affected by covid-19. In an extensive ...
300 billion in the government's covid-19 action package
The Swedish Government has presented a package of measures aimed at mitigating the economic effects of the ongoing spread of covid-19. The ...
Mikael Carlén sums up 2019 and wishes you Happy Holidays!
2019 has been an interesting and exciting year. During the spring, Tax & Legal conducted a survey, “Skattebarometern 2019”, of attitudes ...
Government plans to introduce the concept of “economic employer” on 1 January 2021
In previous articles, we have described the proposal to introduce the concept of “economic employer” to the taxation of non-resident ...
Summer greetings from Mikael Carlén
This spring, PwC has conducted the annual survey, “Skattebarometern 2019”, on attitudes to taxes and the tax system. The objective is to ...
End to tax-free pensions in Portugal
Swedish pensioners who have moved to Portugal have, under certain circumstances, not been liable to pay tax for their Swedish occupational ...
Mikael Carlén wishes you Happy Holidays!
2018 has been an exiting year, with the election in Sweden and Brexit being subjects of much discussion. As regards tax proposals, there ...