The Swedish Tax Agency ( sv, Skatteverket) is a
government agency in Sweden
The government agencies in Sweden are state-controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Sweden. The ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to monitor the ...
responsible for national
tax 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
The Swedish Enforcement Authority ( sv, Kronofogdemyndigheten; literally: ''The Crown Bailiff Authority'') is a government agency in charge of debt collection, distraint, evictions, and the enforcement of court orders in Sweden. The authority also ...
(''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,
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
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Taxation in Sweden
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Swedish Taxpayers' Association The Swedish Taxpayers' Association ( sv, Skattebetalarnas förening) is an association and taxpayers union in Sweden which advocates low taxes and efficiency in the public sector. The association was first founded in 1921 and since then has grown v ...
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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
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Skatterättsnämnden
References
External links
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Tax registration of foreign companies and sole traders in Sweden Swedish Tax Agency
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Tax Agency
A revenue service, revenue agency or taxation authority is a government agency responsible for the intake of government revenue, including taxes and sometimes non-tax revenue. Depending on the jurisdiction, revenue services may be charged with t ...
Taxation in Sweden
2004 establishments in Sweden
Revenue services
Civil registries
Government agencies established in 2004
Public finance of Sweden