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Sweden Implements New Reporting Obligations for Payment Service Providers to Combat VAT Fraud

21 November 2023

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Sweden

Sweden has published the Act amending the Tax Procedures Act (Law No. SFS 2023:638), which provides for the implementation of new reporting obligations for payment service providers from 1 January 2024 as introduced by Council Directive (EU) 2020/284 of 18 February 2020 amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards introducing certain requirements for payment service providers. As per Council Directive (EU) 2020/284, payment service providers offering payment services in the EU are required to monitor the payees of cross-border payments and transmit information on those who receive more than 25 cross-border payments per quarter to the administrations of the Member States. The...