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Sale of house in Sweden and tax bite

Capital gains tax
TTOM
post 23.Aug.2012, 07:43 AM
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Plan to sell my house and buy a flat.Is there tax on the first sale even though am buying a flat?
Can the tax be deffered?
Thanks
Tom T
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Yorkshireman
post 23.Aug.2012, 09:04 AM
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Joined: 22.Nov.2011
Yes You can, to a mximum amount of 1.450.000 SEK, however if You do that You have to pay an annual interest on that amount which approximates to 0.5% of the amount deferred.

Depending on how good your Swedish is, here's the tax office low-down.
http://www.skatteverket.se/privat/skatter/...8800030525.html
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TTOM
post 23.Aug.2012, 10:44 AM
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Thanks for the advice and my wife is Swedish so she can translate for me.
All the best
Tom T
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