Riktigt oriktiga uppgifter – Om rekvisitet oriktig uppgift och skattetilläggsfrågan vid Skatteverkets bedömning av carried interest
(2024) JURM02 20242Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Uppsatsen undersöker skattetilläggsfrågan i anslutning till en inkomstskatterättslig bedömning av inkomster genom carried interest. Carried interest är en särskild typ av vinstfördelning som kan berättiga till asymmetriska vinster inom riskkapitalstrukturer. För närvarande saknas specifika lagregler i Inkomstskattelagen (1999:1299) som avgör hur dessa inkomster ska beskattas.
Skattetillägg är en administrativ sanktion som syftar till att skattskyldiga ska fullgöra sin skyldighet att lämna tillräckliga uppgifter till ledning för sin egen beskattning. Genom skattetilläggsystemet sanktioneras oriktiga uppgifter i skatteprocessen enligt 49 kap. 5 § Skatteförfarandelagen (2011:1244). En oriktig uppgift kan bestå i att uppgiften är felaktig... (More) - Uppsatsen undersöker skattetilläggsfrågan i anslutning till en inkomstskatterättslig bedömning av inkomster genom carried interest. Carried interest är en särskild typ av vinstfördelning som kan berättiga till asymmetriska vinster inom riskkapitalstrukturer. För närvarande saknas specifika lagregler i Inkomstskattelagen (1999:1299) som avgör hur dessa inkomster ska beskattas.
Skattetillägg är en administrativ sanktion som syftar till att skattskyldiga ska fullgöra sin skyldighet att lämna tillräckliga uppgifter till ledning för sin egen beskattning. Genom skattetilläggsystemet sanktioneras oriktiga uppgifter i skatteprocessen enligt 49 kap. 5 § Skatteförfarandelagen (2011:1244). En oriktig uppgift kan bestå i att uppgiften är felaktig eller otillräcklig för en riktig slutledning av den inkomstskatterättsliga frågan.
I uppsatsen undersöks särskilt hur Skatteverket har tillämpat rekvisitet oriktig uppgift i 49 kap. 5 § Skatteförfarandelagen vid en samtidig bedömning av de inkomstskatterättsliga frågor som aktualiseras i förhållande till carried interest. I uppsatsen utvecklas överväganden om skattskyldigas uppgiftsskyldighet för att relatera till vad som i sammanhanget utgör tillräckliga uppgifter för ett riktigt inkomstskatterättsligt beslut.
Som ett led i detta identifieras skattetilläggsystemet centrala drag och de inkomstskatterättsligt relevanta frågorna vid beskattningen av carried interest. I uppsatsen analyseras sedermera hur Skatteverkets rättstillämpning förhåller sig till gällande rätt om skattetillägg.
Uppsatsen finner utifrån analyserade beslut att Skatteverkets tillämpning av rekvisitet oriktig uppgift inte helt överensstämmer med gällande rätt. Bland annat har myndigheten felaktigt identifierat uppgifter som inte var relevanta för lösningen av det inkomstskatterättsliga problemet som oriktiga uppgifter. Enskildas uppgiftsskyldighet sträcker sig till att lämna tillräckliga uppgifter för beskattningen. Om Skatteverket inte har löst den inkomstskatterättsliga frågan enligt fåmansföretagsreglerna kan en oriktig uppgift inte bestå i de enskildas redovisning av betydelse för den frågan. Myndigheten borde i stället ha identifierat oriktiga uppgifter av betydelse för slutledning av vem som var den skatterättsligt rätta mottagaren och rättshandlingarnas verkliga skatterättsliga innebörd.
Uppsatsen identifierar även att skattetilläggsfrågan möjligen kompliceras av Skatteverkets ställning i skatteprocessen, vilket möjligen påverkar myndighetens benägenhet att ex officio besluta om befrielse från skattetillägg. I flera analyserade beslut borde befrielse ha aktualiserats. (Less) - Abstract
- The thesis examines the issue of tax surcharges in connection with an income tax assessment of carried interest. Carried interest is a specific type of profit-sharing arrangement that can entitle individuals to asymmetric returns within private equity structures. Currently, there are no specfic provisions within the Swedish Income Tax Act (1999:1229) determining how such income should be taxed.
A tax surcharge is an administrative sanction intended to ensure that taxpayers fulfill their obligation to provide sufficent information for the assessment of their own taxation. Through the tax surcharge system, incorrect information in the tax process is sanctioned under Chapter 49, Section 5 of the Swedish Tax Procedure Act (2011:1244).... (More) - The thesis examines the issue of tax surcharges in connection with an income tax assessment of carried interest. Carried interest is a specific type of profit-sharing arrangement that can entitle individuals to asymmetric returns within private equity structures. Currently, there are no specfic provisions within the Swedish Income Tax Act (1999:1229) determining how such income should be taxed.
A tax surcharge is an administrative sanction intended to ensure that taxpayers fulfill their obligation to provide sufficent information for the assessment of their own taxation. Through the tax surcharge system, incorrect information in the tax process is sanctioned under Chapter 49, Section 5 of the Swedish Tax Procedure Act (2011:1244). Incorrect information may consist of either false details or insufficient data for an acurate conclusion regarding the tax income issue at hand.
The thesis specifically investigates how the Swedish Tax Agency has applied the requirement of incorrect information under Chapter 49, Section 5 of the Swedish Tax Procedure Act when simultaneously assessing the income tax questions arising in relation to carried interest. The study explores considerations surrounding taxpayers’ duty of disclosure and relates them to what constitutes sufficient information for a correct income tax decision in this context.
Based on the analyzed decisions, the thesis finds that the Swedish Tax Agency's application of the requirement of “incorrect information” does not fully align with applicable law. Among other things, the agency has incorrectly identified information as “incorrect” despite its irrelevance to the resolution of the income tax issue. The obligation of individuals to disclose information extends only to providing sufficient information for taxation. If the Swedish Tax Agency has failed to resolve the income tax issue in accordance with the closely held company rules, an “incorrect information” claim cannot be based on taxpayers' reporting in relation to that issue. Instead, the agency should have identified incorrect information relevant to determining who was the tax-lawful recipient and the true tax-law meaning of the legal transactions.
The thesis also identifies that the tax surcharge issue may be further complicated by the Swedish Tax Agency’s position in the tax proceedings, which could potentially influence the agency’s willingness to grant exemption from tax surcharges ex officio. In several analyzed decisions, exemption from tax surcharges should have been considered. (Less)
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- author
- Häglund, Olle LU
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- alternative title
- Truly Incorrect Information - On the Requirement of Incorrect Information and the Issue of Tax Surcharges in the Swedish Tax Agency's Assessment of Carried Interest
- course
- JURM02 20242
- year
- 2024
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- skatterätt, carried interest, private equity, skattetillägg, oriktig uppgift:uppgiftsskyldigheten, skatteverket, befrielsegrund
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- Swedish
- id
- 9180079
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- 2025-01-29 13:39:09
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- 2025-01-29 13:39:09
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