Tax compliance in Sweden

Tax compliance in Sweden runs through the Swedish Tax Agency, Skatteverket, and for a company owned from abroad it starts with registering correctly. Once registered, the company files an annual income tax return on its result, and under the Income Tax Act a legal entity pays state income tax of 20.6 per cent of its taxable income. An employer must also file an employer’s contributions and PAYE tax return every month, and a VAT-registered company declares VAT as well. Payments and declarations follow a fixed calendar, and the dates depend on the company’s financial year and size, so ask your adviser to map them before the first deadline.

Firms offering tax compliance in Sweden

Greenstep

Accounting firm · Medium-sized firm

Stockholm

  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Tax compliance
  • Payroll

Languages: English · Swedish · Finnish · Norwegian …

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KPMG AB

Accounting firm · International network

Stockholm

  • Company formation
  • Tax compliance
  • VAT
  • +1 more

Languages: Swedish · English

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Wint

Accounting firm · Boutique firm

Gothenburg

  • Company formation
  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Tax compliance
  • +3 more
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BTR Group

Accounting firm · Boutique firm

Stockholm

  • Company formation
  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Tax compliance
  • +3 more

Languages: English · Swedish

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68 more firms offering tax compliance in Sweden

Questions for a Swedish tax adviser

Ask which returns the firm will prepare and file itself, and which it expects you to sign. Ask how it estimates the tax the company will owe for the year, and how it updates that estimate when results change. If the company buys services from its parent or sells to other group companies, ask how those prices are documented. Find out who replies when Skatteverket asks a question and whether that work is billed separately.

Who handles it on Accountanty

All 92 firms Accountanty lists in Sweden handle tax compliance: 85 accounting firms, six corporate service providers and one law firm. Sixty-four are small, 17 medium-sized and 11 in large networks, and 38 focus on foreign clients. Fifty are in Stockholm, 29 in Gothenburg and three in Mölndal, with the rest in smaller towns. Thirty-nine work in English. Registration and returns for VAT have their own page, VAT in Sweden.

Frequently asked questions

Can a Swedish firm file the company's tax returns while I live abroad?

Yes. Every one of the 92 firms Accountanty lists in Sweden handles tax compliance, and 38 say they focus on foreign clients. Agree who signs each return and who receives letters from Skatteverket on the company's behalf.

What should a tax compliance quote in Sweden include?

It should name each return covered, the annual income tax return, the monthly employer return if you have staff and any VAT returns, plus replies to questions from the Tax Agency. Ask what is billed by the hour.

Which languages do Swedish tax advisers work in?

Swedish is the most common, followed by English with 39 firms. A few work in Finnish, Polish, Arabic, Estonian or Russian, which helps when founders want explanations in their own language.

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General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules, rates and fees change: check them with the official sources linked on this page or with a qualified adviser before you act.