Companies in Sweden

Sweden is a European developed state located in the Scandinavian region. It is believed that the standard of living in this country is one of the highest in the world. The development of social services, industrial and commercial sectors have made it possible to improve the life of the Swedes. Due to the high level of income of the local population, it will be profitable to buy a company in Sweden and start doing business. The consulting company Positive Invest offers a full range of services for registering a company in Sweden and related services.

Open a company in Sweden: characteristics 

Swedish corporate law is characterized by one of the lowest corporate income taxes in Europe – 22%. This allows you to significantly increase the level of income of enterprises, so that companies registered in the country develop rapidly.

Opening a company in Sweden or a representative office of a foreign company will be beneficial for non-residents due to the fact that the state is part of the European Union. By owning an enterprise in a given country, it is possible to carry out activities throughout Europe without additional costs for customs duties.

Registering a business in Sweden is possible in the following ways:

• Privat Aktiebolag (LLC);
• Publikt Aktiebolag (JSC);
• Offshore in Sweden

Non-residents have the right to open a firm or buy a company in Sweden, subject to the established registration requirements.

Offshore in Sweden is opened mainly to private clients who are ready to deposit a fairly large amount in comparison with the amount of authorized capital for standard companies.

Features of registering a company in Sweden

Local legislation differs from most European jurisdictions in the presence of individual requirements for starting a business.

1. In order to open a company in Sweden, you need to choose a unique name that has not previously been used in the jurisdiction.
2. The authorized capital can be either a certain amount of money or property or intellectual property.
3. The minimum amount of the authorized capital is 6000 euros.
4. If the director, founder and/or shareholder are non-residents, they need to obtain a special work permit.
5. To obtain a residence permit, it is enough to own more than 50% of the shares of a local company.

Registering a company in Sweden: taxation 

For legal entities, income tax is 26.3%. If the company operates outside the jurisdiction, this tax is not charged. VAT is 25%.

Under Swedish law, a representative office of a foreign company in Sweden is considered a resident, and such a company is required to pay taxes in accordance with the general rules.

Registering a business in Sweden. Services Positive Invest

Positive Invest specialists are ready to take over all the stages of business registration in this country. Due to the high level of professionalism, the lawyers of our consulting company are able to help the client to carry out a rather complicated procedure - to buy a company in Stockholm.