Swedish Tax Agency Clarifies VAT Registration Does Not Guarantee Input VAT Deductions

The Swedish Tax Agency says VAT registration alone does not create a right to deduct input VAT if the legal conditions are not met.
Changing a VAT registration notification does not automatically justify deductions for new activities if the original basis for registration has not changed.
Input VAT is still non-deductible for exempt transactions or activities outside economic activity, even if the taxpayer is VAT registered.
Registration cannot expand deduction rights beyond Swedish VAT law or the EU VAT Directive, and taxpayers must keep reassessing their VAT treatment as case law evolves.
The Tax Agency may deny deductions, including retroactively, unless valid registration created legitimate expectations without fraud or abuse.

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