The Swedish Tax Agency ( sv, Skatteverket) is a
government agency in Sweden responsible for national
tax
A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regional, local, or n ...
collection and administering the
population registration.
The agency was formed on 1 January 2004 through the merger of the Swedish National Tax Board (''Riksskatteverket'') and the then 10 existing regional tax authorities (''skattemyndigheter'').
The Swedish Tax Agency (and prior to that, the Swedish National Tax Board) was also formerly the parent agency of the
Swedish Enforcement Administration (''Kronofogdemyndigheten''). Since 1 July 2008, the Swedish Enforcement Administration is an independent agency but with close administrative ties to the Swedish Tax Agency.
The agency has local offices in over a hundred cities across Sweden, with the headquarters located in
Solna
Solna Municipality ( sv, Solna kommun or , ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden, located just north of Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area. Solna is one of t ...
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Stockholm County
Stockholm County ( sv, Stockholms län, link=no ) is a county or '' län'' (in Swedish) on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm ...
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See also
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Taxation
A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal person, legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regiona ...
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Taxation in Sweden
Taxation in Sweden on salaries for an employee involves contributing to three different levels of government: the municipality, the county council, and the central government. Social security contributions are paid to finance the social security s ...
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Swedish Taxpayers' Association
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Population registration in Sweden Population registration in Sweden ( sv, folkbokföring) is the civil registration of vital events (e.g. births, deaths, and marriages) of the inhabitants of Sweden. The data is kept in the population registry () and is administered by the Swedish ...
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Swedish F-tax certificate F-tax is a tax paid by a self-employed person in Sweden.
Sole proprietors (sole traders) in Sweden who actively conduct business usually hold an F-tax certificate, which signifies that the sole proprietors themselves are liable to pay their own cor ...
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Skatterättsnämnden
Skatterättsnämnden (''English: Council for Advance Tax Rulings'') is a Swedish government agency. It is part of the Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related t ...
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Tax registration of foreign companies and sole traders in Sweden Swedish Tax Agency
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