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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 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 ...
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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 Stoc ...
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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 entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regional, local, o ...
* Taxation in Sweden *
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 ...
* Population registration in Sweden * Swedish F-tax certificate * Skatterättsnämnden


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Tax registration of foreign companies and sole traders in Sweden
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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