Swedish F-tax Certificate
For non-Swedish companies
Is your company active in Sweden? Then you have probably heard about the Swedish F-tax. We apply for your F-tax certificate, and make sure that you are compliant with Swedish tax law.
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The F-tax certificate is mandatory for all businesses present in Sweden, including non-Swedish companies. Contact us and get it as fast as possible.
What is F-tax?
F-tax certificate is needed by non-Swedish businesses that is active in Sweden. Before 2021, only Swedish businesses and non-Swedish businesses with a permanent establishment in Sweden were required to hold the F-tax certificate. However, since 2021, all businesses are required to hold F-tax certificate. Read more here.
Why F-tax?
If your business is not approved for F-tax, your clients/customers will be obligated to withhold 30 % tax when paying your invoices. Therefore, only 70 % of your invoice will be paid. The 30 % that is held, can take a very long time to have reimbursed by the Swedish Tax Agency. It is therefore easy to understand why your business should get the F-tax certificate as soon as possible.
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The purpose of the F-tax certificate, is to enable the Swedish Tax Agency to monitor non-Swedish businesses. The application for F-tax can therefore lead to unwanted surprises, for example if the Swedish Tax Agency considers that your business has a permanent establishment in Sweden.
How to get F-tax?
Taxhelpsweden is a group of Swedish lawyers, with long experience of international and Swedish tax law. We take care of your F-tax application, making sure that any follow up questions from the Swedish Tax Agency are avoided.
We also draft the application in a tax optimal manner, making sure that your business' risk for permanent establishment is considered. With our experience and knowledge of the Swedish language, your application will be approved as fast as possible.
What are the risks?
The Swedish Tax Agency ("Skatteverket") uses the F-tax application to monitor all foreign businesses that are active in Sweden. The purpose of this is for the Tax Agency to be able to claim taxes of foreign businesses. Therefore, the F-tax application risks triggering a Swedish Corporate Income Tax liability for a foreign company.
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We are Swedish lawyers with long experience from assisting foreign companies in Sweden. We draft the application in a risk-reducing manner, ensuring that you are treated in the best possible way from a tax perspective. It is worth hiring us for this - believe us.
