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Treaty between Russia and Sweden – Russian MoF clarifies tax treatment of dividends paid to a sole shareholder

|Treaty Development|Russia; Sweden
Russia; Sweden

On 3 June 2013, the Ministry of Finance issued Letter No. 03-03-06/1/20160 clarifying the tax treatment of dividends paid by a Russian company to its sole shareholder tax resident in Sweden, based on the Russia - Sweden Income Tax Treaty (1993).

The Ministry of Finance was asked whether the reduced withholding tax of 5%, provided by the tax treaty, could be applied in the case of dividends p…

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