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February 11, 2012
Bildt in tax probe over nanny’s fees
Published: 21 Nov 09 08:55 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/23394/20091121/
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt and his wife EU parliamentarian Anna Maria Corazza Bildt have been reprimanded by the Swedish tax authority for dodging payments for their Ukrainian nanny.
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Since being employed by the couple, the nanny has not declared her income to Swedish authorities either.
When details of the situation emerged last year, Carl Bildt claimed that payments for the nanny's services had been made in Italy and were in order.
Further to the allegations, the Swedish tax authority (Skatteverket) decided to investigate the case.
Since the woman is registered at the same address as the couple they concluded that she is obliged to pay taxes in Sweden.
For the 2007 tax year the nanny was liable for taxes amounting to 100,000 kronor ($14,410) in addition to employer contribution payments the Bildt’s should have paid.
“It is a complicated situation,” Corazza Bildt told Aftonbladet. “But if we have made a mistake we will, of course, pay and make it right.”
Cecilia Johnson Tidu, Skatteverket’s handling office in the case, says all responsibility lies with the Bildts.
“The employer has responsibility to report income statements to Skatteverket, pay preliminary tax as well as national insurance fees for their employee.”
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This story was up a few months ago, and seems to revolve around in which country the nanny spends more than 181 days of the year. As far as I understand, she spends less than six months of the year in Sweden, which is why she is declared and taxed in another European country than Sweden. Carl Bildt and his wife do not spend Sunday afternoons around the kitchen table filling in tax forms. Instead, they employ one of Sweden's top fiscal and accounting firms to take care of their tax returns and legalities.
Seems like the tax authorities dislike the argument about where the nanny spends most of her time. Probably some hard-line socialist at Skatteverket who examined the file. In the meantime, please give us a break with such so-called news items.
Mr. Carl Bildt has been involved in one too many controversies.
So much for that spectacular piece of news. Cheers.
Another thing: it is not a problem that this person did not pay his taxes...the problem is that he should get the highes fine possible for taxfraude and exploitation. Rich people in Sweden pay their au-pairs 3500 sek per month. A nanny that has a legal contract and works at least 8 h a day should get the minimum salary like everyone else.