{"id":4506,"date":"2020-11-10T13:44:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T11:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skeppsbronskatt.se\/?p=4506"},"modified":"2020-11-10T18:30:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T16:30:34","slug":"sweden-introduces-the-economic-employer-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skeppsbronskatt.se\/en\/2020\/11\/10\/sweden-introduces-the-economic-employer-concept\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden introduces the economic employer concept"},"content":{"rendered":"

On November 4 2020, the bill was approved by the Swedish Parliament.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The legislative changes, which will enter into force on January 1 2021, mainly result in the introduction of the economic employer concept. In short, this implies that employees subject to limited tax liability are no longer granted tax exemption for employment income according to the so-called 183 day rule if they are considered to be hired out to an employer in Sweden (i.e. to a Swedish economic employer). Foreign employers will be required to withhold tax on such renumeration.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, as the changes enters into force, a Swedish entity is required to withhold tax of 30% on payments to foreign companies for work performed in Sweden, unless the foreign company is F-tax certified (Sw: F-skatt).<\/p>\n

Below you will find a brief overview of the new changes.<\/p>\n

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Economic employer concept<\/strong><\/p>\n

Current situation<\/strong>
\nToday, an employee that is subject to limited tax liability, is not taxed on employment income as long as he\/she is not present in Sweden for more than 183 days per calendar year and is paid by a foreign employer.<\/p>\n

What applies after January 1 2021?<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the upcoming change, such tax exemption will only be granted if the situation does not qualify as \u201chiring of labour\u201d. The meaning of hiring of labour is that an employee is hired out or made available by his\/her foreign employer to perform work for a business in Sweden, provided that the work is performed under the management and control of the Swedish business.<\/p>\n

In the government bill, there is some guidance regarding the assessment of whether hiring of labour is at hand. Some of the factors considered are:<\/p>\n