Brazil: Chamber of Deputies approve tax treaty with Norway, amending protocol with Sweden
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved an amending protocol with Sweden on 26 November and a tax treaty with Norway on 27 November. Signed on 4 November 2022, the agreement with Norway aims at avoiding double taxation of income and
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Sweden terminates 1993 tax treaty with Russia
As reported recently, Sweden has informed Russia of its decision to suspend the application of the 1993 income tax treaty between the two nations, effective from 1 February 2025. Earlier, the Swedish government presented a bill, the Repeal Act,
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Sweden moves to suspend income tax treaty with Russia
The Swedish government has presented a bill, the Repeal Act, to the Parliament with the intention to annul Act (1993:1301) concerning the Income and Capital Tax Treaty between Russia and Sweden on 24 October 2024. Earlier, Russia suspended
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Sweden presents bill to amend Pillar Two rules
The Swedish government has presented a final draft legislation to Parliament, released on 15 October 2024, which recommends amendments to its law for implementing the EU's global minimum tax directive, including the introduction of several Pillar
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Sweden presents Budget Bill 2025Â
The Swedish government presented its 2025 Budget Bill on 19 September 2024. This year, the government aims to shift its economic policy focus from fighting inflation to investing in long-term growth and security for a more prosperous and safer
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Sweden proposes amendments to align Additional Tax Act with EU global minimum tax directive
The Sweden's Ministry of Finance unveiled a set of proposed amendments to the Act (2023:875) on Additional Tax, aimed at aligning with the EU Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 on 15 August 2024. This directive seeks to establish a global minimum tax
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Sweden considers new permanent residency rules for taxation
Sweden's Ministry of Finance announced, on 3 May, 2024, a significant update regarding permanent residency criteria for tax purposes. Following the release of a memorandum by the Tax Agency in November, 2023, proposing a redefinition of permanent
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Sweden: MoF proposes updates to pillar 2 global minimum tax rules
On 19 March 2024, the Swedish Ministry of Finance (MoF) released proposed amendments to the Act on Additional Tax, aimed at incorporating the Pillar 2 global minimum tax as outlined in Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523. As per the proposal, a
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Sweden: Parliament approves bill to implement Pillar 2 global minimum tax rules
On 13 December 2023, the Swedish parliament (Riksdag) declared the approval of a bill to implement the Minimum Taxation Directive (2022/2523) into Swedish law ensuring a global minimum tax level for large multinational and domestic groups in the
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Sweden: Government presented a bill for incorporating the OECD’s global minimum tax
On 26 October 2023, the Swedish government presented a bill for incorporating the OECD's global minimum tax rules (Pillar Two) and the EU's minimum tax directive into Swedish law. The Swedish parliament is now tasked with debating and voting on the
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Sweden proposes the budget bill for 2024
On 20 September 2023, the Swedish Government presented the budget bill for 2024 to the Swedish parliament. The government is facing a number of challenges, including high inflation, a recession, and a difficult security environment. The government
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Sweden: MoF issues draft bill to implement Pillar 2 global minimum tax
On 31 August 2023, the Swedish Ministry of Finance (MoF) released a draft bill for the implementation of the Pillar 2 global minimum tax rule in accordance with EU Council Directive 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. The proposal seeks to establish
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Sweden proposes implementation of global minimum tax law
The Ministry of Finance has issued a memorandum containing suggestions and explanations to supplement the preliminary report on the implementation of the EU global minimum tax directive. On 7th February 2023, preliminary report was presented to the
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Sweden: Tax Agency declares new e-Service for digital platform operators
The Swedish Tax Agency has made an announcement that a newly launched e-service portal is now accessible for the registration process of platform operators. Platform operators covered by the rules must register by 30 June 2023 at the latest.
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Sweden: Tax Agency Introduces temporary tax on extraordinary profits of electricity producers
The Swedish Tax Agency has declared an announcement that tax will be imposed  on excessive profits of electricity producers from  1st March  2023 to 1st June  2023 for a limited time period. The recently implemented measure aligns with the
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Sweden sign MCAA to exchange information with respect to income earned on digital platforms
On 2 February 2023, Sweden signed the multilateral competent authority agreement on the automatic exchange of information on income derived through digital platforms, according to an update published by OECD on 15 February 2023. The DPI-MCAA has
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Sweden: Ministry of Justice propose a bill implementing public CbC reporting
On 9 February 2023, the Swedish Ministry of Justice published a press release of proposal implementing the EU directive 2021/221 to disclose publicly certain information on a country-by-country (CbC) regarding multinational companies. According to
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Sweden: MoF proposes temporary tax on electricity producers
The Swedish Ministry of Finance (Mof) has issued a proposal to impose a temporary tax (windfall tax) on the excessive earnings of electricity producers in accordance with EU Regulation 2022/1854. It would be levied at a rate of 90 % on incomes above
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