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Taxable Transactions to Employees: VAT Guidelines and Assessment Criteria Effective April 2025

  • Taxable transactions to employees are assessed by the Swedish Tax Agency in specific steps.
  • Transactions with continuity and frequency may be considered part of economic activity.
  • If transactions are not part of the economic activity, further assessment is needed.
  • Transactions between employer and employee below market value should be assessed based on market value unless proven otherwise.
  • This stance replaces a previous one from April 2023 and is updated according to new regulations effective July 2023.
  • The Supreme Administrative Court clarified that transactions with salary deductions are taxable.
  • Uncertainty remains about including transactions in economic activity and reassessing the tax base.
  • The stance does not cover benefits provided for free or transactions involving company cars.
  • Economic activity is defined as any ongoing activity conducted for compensation by a producer, trader, or service provider.

Source: www4.skatteverket.se

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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