Sweden: Economic employer concept proposed to be effective in 2021
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New Norwegian Source Tax System effective from 2019
With effect from 1 January 2019, the Norwegian tax authorities have introduced a Source Tax system based on the ‘Pay As You Earn’ (PAYE) principle for individuals who are temporarily staying in Norway.
The system is inspired by the UK PAYE and the Swedish SINK model. Whilst the Norwegian tax authorities will reap the same benefits as Sweden and the UK, employers and employees will also benefit from reduced administration and a simpler tax system.
Swedish proposal on how to distinguish employment relationship
The Swedish Tax Agency recently presented a memorandum that proposed the introduction of the term ‘economic employer’ into Swedish tax legislation. The formal employer concept is proposed to be replaced by an ‘economic employer’– this will imply a change on how to distinguish an employment relationship when applying the Swedish, internal so-called 183 days rule as well as when interpreting the 183 days rule in tax treaties where Sweden is a contracting state.