The Supreme Administrative Court has confirmed the tax treatment of carried interest by private equity companies as capital gains rather than income in a ruling from the Administrative Court of Appeal. Swedish tax agency filed an appeal claiming that the interest earned by private equity companies should be treated as income. The private equity firm’s investment income which is normally referred to as “carried interest” should be taxed at the capital gains rate of 25 percent.
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