Streamlining Tax Control to Combat Fraud: The Link Between Simplification and Enforcement

• Skattekontroll and simplification of regulations go hand in hand
• Recent report suggests measures to combat VAT fraud
• Suggestions include strengthening control at VAT registration, developing systems to identify invalid VAT numbers, and giving more power to deregister or deny VAT registration in cases of fraud
• Need for simplification of tax regulations to combat fraud effectively
• Businesses have been calling for VAT reforms for the past decade
• Besides the report’s suggestions, there is a need for broader mapping of fraud and tax evasion, increased control, improved knowledge of VAT and entrepreneurship, enhanced digital collaboration, and powerful simplification measures
• Current VAT law with over 760 sections is dangerously complex and diverts resources away from important tasks.

Source: svensktnaringsliv.se

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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