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February 15, 2012
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The following articles have been tagged with "Swedish_tax_authority":
US emerges as new Swedish 'tax haven'
National: 19 Jan 11
Swedish taxpayers looking to shield earnings from the country's tax authorities may have an unlikely tax haven at their disposal across the Atlantic: the United States.
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Attempted tax dodge ends up costing Swedish firms dearly
Business & Money: 26 Dec 09
Several hundred Swedish companies will have to pay back a total of half a billion kronor ($70 million) in back taxes after having moved funds to Cyprus in order to evade taxes, reported Swedish Television (SVT).
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Parents refused right to name son Allah
Society: 23 Dec 09
In the latest battle over what people may legally call their children, the Swedish Tax Authority has ruled that the parents of a two-month-old boy in Skåne in southern Sweden may not call their child Allah.
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Bildt in tax probe over nanny’s fees
Politics: 21 Nov 09
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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Online tax evasion worth billions
Society: 18 Jul 09
The Internet has enabled many companies to operate outside the purview of public authorities. The Swedish Tax Authority (Skatteverket) estimates that online tax evasion amounts to around 5 billion kronor ($638.7 million).
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Swedish taxman chases webcam strippers
Business & Money: 8 Apr 09
The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) doesn't mind if you bare it all online so long as you pay your dues. Skatteverket is now on the hunt for internet strippers who fail to report their income.
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High court rejects gay priest marriage case
Society: 16 Dec 08
A homosexual couple have lost their case in the Supreme Administrative Court against the Swedish tax authority for registering their marriage in Canada as a partnership.
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Do I have to pay tax when I sell my house?
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Oct 08
Ask The Local: People who sell their Swedish homes at a profit and move abroad can end up with a hefty tax bill. We find out what the deal is.
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How do I become self-employed?
Analysis & Opinion: 10 Oct 08
Ask The Local:I hope to get more work on a project basis in Sweden. How do I go about becoming self-employed?
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Sweden eases name restrictions
Society: 13 Aug 08
Swedish authorities are to relax restrictions preventing adults from taking "inappropriate" names. Religious and sexual terms remain off limits but Metallica is fine.
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Sweden steps up tax haven chase
Business & Money: 4 Aug 08
Swedes with accounts in banks on the British islands of Jersey and Guernsey may soon want to look for other tax havens.
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Authorities close in on untaxed labour
Business & Money: 31 Jul 08
A special investigation by the Swedish Tax Authority (Skatteverket) of staffing companies and other firms who rely on black labour has so far resulted in the filing of nearly 1,000 criminal complaints.
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Debt payments eat up tax rebates
Business & Money: 15 Jun 08
The first wave of tax rebates are on their way out to Swedish taxpayers. This year the money will be spent paying off debts, a new survey shows.
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New system proposed for personal ID numbers
National: 10 Jun 08
Sweden is running out of personal identity numbers (personnummer), but a government commission has suggested a new system featuring numbers which no longer contain a person’s exact date of birth.
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Lego in, Ikea out when naming Swedish boys
Society: 5 Jun 08
Ikea isn’t acceptable, but a boy in Sweden now has the right to be named Lego.
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Sweden closes in on tax havens
Business & Money: 3 Jun 08
Sweden and other Nordic countries are putting more pressure on tax havens to loosen their secrecy laws.
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High court to rule on gay marriage dispute
National: 10 May 08
A homosexual couple has taken the Swedish tax authorities to the Supreme Administrative Court for registering their marriage in Canada as a partnership.
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Tax authorities offer strippers one-time amnesty
National: 8 Apr 08
Swedish tax authorities have written letters to strippers, some of whom still live with their parents, giving the women a one-time chance to pay back taxes owed on income they earned from dancing.
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Court denies couple marriage: 'your country does not exist'
Society: 10 Dec 07
A couple who say they are citizens of a 6 square metre 'tractor-like' rock in a lake in southern Sweden have been told by a Swedish court that their marriage is invalid.
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Forbidden names: identity and the law
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Nov 07
Combining your name with that of your spouse seems like a perfectly natural thing to do in a modern society. But things can be complicated if you live in Sweden, says Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius.
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'Move abroad to escape new house tax'
National: 6 Nov 07
People who move from Sweden to another EU country will escape paying interest on any profit deriving from the sale of a home in Sweden.
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Sweden ends discrimination against EU apartment buyers
Business & Money: 2 Nov 07
Sweden has given in to EU pressure and made it easier to carry over capital gains tax when moving overseas by abolishing a rule that failed to recognize foreign forms of apartment ownership.
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Couple 'will divorce' if son can't take mother's name
Society: 16 Oct 07
A couple from southern Sweden are saying they will divorce if authorities don't let their son take both his father's and mother's names.
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State to stop asking for wealth declaration
Business & Money: 12 Sep 07
Residents of Sweden will no longer have to declare their wealth to the state after the abolition of wealth tax next year. The decision represents a u-turn by the government.
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Swedish tax collectors organized by apes
Science & Technology: 23 Jul 07
A reorganization of workers at the Swedish Tax Authority is partly shaped on studies of apes, according to a leaked internal report. Employees are not flattered by the comparison.
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Only five people have paid booze taxes
Society: 25 Jun 07
Only five people have paid tax on private alcohol imports to Sweden since the ban on buying drinks from foreign online stores was lifted earlier this month. The current system is unworkable, says Moderate MEP Christofer Fjellner.
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Boom in Swedish cleaning companies
Business & Money: 21 May 07
Two months before the introduction of Swedish government's plan to give tax relief for home cleaning and childcare services, the number of companies established to offer such services is already booming, according to new statistics
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Call to simplify tax declarations
Business & Money: 20 Mar 07
Tax declarations should be made less confusing, the Swedish tax authority has said. The call comes after it revealed that more than half of people making deductions on some items made errors last year.
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Snoop website to be stopped
Science & Technology: 16 Mar 07
A website giving details of the income and wealth of everyone living in Sweden is to be stopped by the Swedish tax authority.
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Sweden 'running out of personal numbers'
National: 23 Feb 07
Sweden is running out of personal identification numbers, the Swedish tax authority has said. Future immigrants to Sweden may no longer have a number that indicates their date of birth.
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Swedish taxman sets sights on Second Life
Science & Technology: 31 Jan 07
Swedes earning tax-free money on Internet games such as World of Warcraft and Second Life have caught the attention of the authorities, who want to get their hands on the winnings.
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Government policy rejected by tax office
Politics: 30 Jan 07
The government wants to make it cheaper to employ domestic help by providing tax relief on cleaners and gardeners. But Sweden's tax authority says the idea could cause problems.
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Swedes think 'Working black' is OK
Business & Money: 1 Dec 06
A rising number of Swedes think it is acceptable to work cash-in-hand, without declaring your income to the tax authority, a new survey has shown.
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Persistence pays: getting a job in Sweden
Lifestyle: 4 Aug 06
With Swedish unemployment higher than in many other countries , getting a job in Sweden isn't easy – but it is possible. Janelle Larsson asks employers how foreigners can maximize their chances.
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Tax rule hinders working in Denmark
Society: 1 Jul 06
Swedes working wanting to find extra work in Denmark are being made unattractive to employers because of an EU rule that requires Danish employers to pay high Swedish payroll tax.
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Swedes wait for billions in tax refunds
National: 7 Jun 06
Over 1.8 million Swedes will get to share 9.6 billion kronor in tax refunds when the tax authority makes its repayments in the coming week.
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Swedish tax authority makes ad in low-tax Estonia
Society: 18 May 06
Sweden's high taxes have made lots of companies realise that it's quite simply cheaper to do some things abroad. Now, even the people who collect the taxes have caught on.
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Taxman chases second Abba member
National: 28 Apr 06
Abba's Björn accused of 87m kronor tax fiddle
Abba star Anni-Frid Lyngstad is being pursued by the Swedish tax authorities for 12 million kronor she allegedly owes in tax, it has been revealed. The news comes after revelations fellow band member Björn Ulvaeus allegedly owes nearly 90 million kronor.
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I name this baby 'Google'
Society: 20 Oct 05
Deciding on baby names is notoriously difficult to do, but a search-engine expert and loyal Local reader thinks he's found the perfect moniker for his young son. And a certain search-engine company is pleased as punch.
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Victoria's boyfriend in tax trouble
National: 5 Jul 05
Daniel Westling, boyfriend of Swedish Crown Princess Victoria, faces penalty taxes after using his business to pay personal expenses. Westling paid to move house and for a New Year party on the company.
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Persson and Nordic Ministers promised help
Politics: 18 Jan 05
Sweden’s Prime Minister and his Nordic colleagues extract a promise from Thai authorities to help find their countrymen in the wake of the tsunami disaster, while Swedish lawmakers move to speed up the process of death declarations.
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Tax cuts will mean harder work, says Right
Politics: 5 Oct 04
Swedes will need to rediscover the Lutheran work ethic if they are to benefit from tax cuts, say the right-wing parties as they launch their budget proposals. But estate agents in Östermalm show that working harder isn't the only way to save on taxes.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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