Refund of Swedish VAT
Denomination for Swedish VAT: MOMS (Mervärdesskatt)
- 25%VAT percentage high rate
- 12% and 6%VAT percentage reduced and low rates
- Deadline for reclaiming Swedish VAT for the year 2023 for companies based within the EU is 30 September 2024
- Deadline for reclaiming Swedish VAT for the year 2023 for companies based outside the EU based is 30 June 2024
Reclaiming Swedish VAT (MOMS)
Companies can reclaim the VAT paid in Sweden. Please send your Swedish tax invoices and receipts to our VAT specialists. Even when you think or hear that reclaiming is not possible. We will look at the possibilities for refund of the VAT paid in Sweden. So you will never miss a refunded Euro.
How can you check whether you have paid VAT in Sweden?
If you have paid VAT in Sweden, you can see this on the invoice where is indicated MOMS(an abbreviation of Mervärdesskatt). The percentages indicated are 25%, 12% or 6%.
Refund of Swedish VAT, what should I think about?
Refund of the VAT paid in Sweden is possible for the following items:
- Car rental (50% refundable)
- Fuel (for passenger cars 50% refundable)
- Hotel accommodation by installation and/ or recharging
- Costs relating to seminars, conferences, meeting or congresses in Sweden
- Food, dinner, lunch by installation and/or recharging
- Purchase of materialsfor deliveries and/or installation
- Purchase of raw materials
- Purchase and delivery of goods
Example: You are selling a machine to a client in Sweden. A local subcontractor based in Sweden is installing this machine on your behalf. There is an installation delivery. The Swedish VAT paid (MOMS on the invoice) for the installation costs is easily reclaimable through us.
Is your application for refund of Swedish VAT been rejected?
Let your rejected application for refund of Swedish VAT be reviewed by our VAT experts. Regularly invoices with Swedish VAT are rejected for refund. We are happy to review the denial decision for you. Often we still see possibilities to reclaim the rejected turnover tax on your invoices.
Maximum refund of your VAT paid in Sweden
Submit all invoices and receipts of payments in Sweden. We will check and take care of the maximum refundable amount possible. Within a couple of days after receiving your invoices, you will receive a confirmation indicating the maximum refundable VAT amount. You can follow your refund claim for repayment of Swedish VAT online on our portal.
- Deadline for reclaiming Swedish VAT for the year 2023 for companies based within the EU is 30 September 2024
- Deadline for reclaiming Swedish VAT for the year 2023 for companies based outside the EU based is 30 June 2024
