Swedish Tax Concern

Employees of foreign embassies in Sweden complain about the imposition of an income tax, according to a December 9, 2006 report in the The Local. The situation appears to involve local hires, not diplomatic and consular staff, although the report is not clear on that issue. If that were true, the imposition of income tax on Swedish nationals would not appear particularly unusual. On the other hand, Swedish income tax imposed on foreign diplomatic and consular personnel would be a concern under the Vienna conventions. -- Clemens Kochinke, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP, Washington. Tax Embassy Sweden

Sun, 14:45:06 10 Dec 2006 / Embassy Law Link

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