The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden to get tougher on money sent to EU-blacklisted tax havens Sweden's Tax Agency (Skatteverket) has been tasked by the government with putting greater scrutiny on transactions to countries on the European Union’s tax haven blacklist. https://www.thelocal.se/20180305/sweden-to-get-tougher-on-money-sent-to-eu-blacklisted-tax-havens Mon, 05 Mar 2018 09:52:37 +0100 sweden-to-get-tougher-on-money-sent-to-eu-blacklisted-tax-havens Pensioner and son handed prison sentences for making illegal snus millions A Swedish pensioner and her son have been handed prison sentences for running an operation which dodged millions of kronor in excise taxes by sneakily moving 200 tonnes of snus tobacco in and out of Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170322/pensioner-and-son-handed-prison-sentences-for-making-illegal-snus-millions Wed, 22 Mar 2017 08:54:25 +0100 pensioner-and-son-handed-prison-sentences-for-making-illegal-snus-millions Attempted tax dodge ends up costing Swedish firms dearly Several hundred Swedish companies will have to pay back a total of half a billion kronor ($70 million) in back taxes after having moved funds to Cyprus in order to evade taxes, reported Swedish Television (SVT). https://www.thelocal.se/20091226/24060 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:16:00 +0100 24060 Online tax evasion worth billions The Internet has enabled many companies to operate outside the purview of public authorities. The Swedish Tax Authority (Skatteverket) estimates that online tax evasion amounts to around 5 billion kronor ($638.7 million). https://www.thelocal.se/20090718/20768 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:33:00 +0200 20768 Pirate Bay backer caught in Liechtenstein tax probe Carl Lundström, one of four men awaiting trial for involvement with file sharing site The Pirate Bay, is among a dozen Swedes at the heart of a tax authorities investigation into funds stashed in a bank trust in Lilliput tax haven Liechtenstein. https://www.thelocal.se/20081223/16532 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:25:00 +0100 16532 100 Swedes in Liechtenstein tax probe Sweden's tax authorities are claiming to have acquired information about some 100 Swedes with bank accounts in Liechtenstein. https://www.thelocal.se/20080226/10105 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:39:00 +0100 10105