Tax
Europe Guide 2024 : Sweden
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Provided by CMS Wistrand
CMS Wistrand's tax group stands as the largest among Swedish law firms, offering comprehensive assistance to companies and their owners in navigating various tax issues arising from their business operations. From ongoing tax advice to handling tax litigation, our expertise spans corporate transactions, finance, real estate transactions, restructuring and W&I insurance. We regularly support clients in establishing corporate structures, developing incentive programs, and creating plans for family succession.
With an international focus on tax law, our services extend to cross-border M&A transactions and investments, transfer pricing, and the establishment of Swedish subsidiaries or PE:s for international groups. Our assistance includes guiding clients through tax litigation related to administrative law, covering aspects such as tax decisions, tax audits, and advance rulings.
We provide advice in areas such as:
- General tax matters, including VAT and tax related fees and charges
- Reorganization and structuring issues
- Company formation, and formation of Swedish and foreign subsidiaries and Swedish PE:s
- M&A transactions and investments
- Property Transactions
- Crypto currency tax issues
- Family succession issues
- Cross-border investment and collaboration
- Transfer pricing
- Tax issues concerning finance solutions
- Incentive schemes
- Tax audits
- Tax litigation and advance rulings
- W&I insurance
Chambers Review
CMS Wistrand acts for both private individuals and companies on a range of contentious and non-contentious tax matters. The firm defends taxpayers in cases in which the Swedish Tax Agency is seeking to recover significant additional amounts of corporate or personal income tax. It advises Swedish family-owned businesses on restructurings and on estate planning. The law firm assists with tax issues connected to IPOs and real estate sector transactions. The lawyers also handle voluntary disclosures to the Swedish tax authorities.
Work Highlights
- CMS Wistrand advised Älvstranden Utveckling on tax issues relating to an extensive infrastructure and construction project in collaboration with the city of Gothenburg.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They try to understand our business and apply solutions within the context of our business."
"Their service level is their strongest quality, they understand what you need and deliver a service customised for that need."
"They try to understand our business and apply solutions within the context of our business."
"Their service level is their strongest quality, they understand what you need and deliver a service customised for that need."
Notable Practitioners
Peter Brandt co-leads the practice from the firm's office in Gothenburg. He offers broad expertise in matters pertaining to corporate tax structuring, tax disputes and incentive schemes.
"The work he has been doing has always been good."
"We find Peter easy to work with, efficient and empathetic."
Ranked Lawyers at
CMS Wistrand
Sweden
Members
Provided by CMS Wistrand
Erik Dreijer
Johan Linder Säverman
Peter Brandt
Peter Sandberg
Rickard Jonason
Victor Palm