The man, who is registered in a locality in Småland, was arrested last fall in Spain and was in custody until the end of October on suspicion of nine cases of serious tax crimes. Criminal suspicions remain, but charges have not yet been brought against the man, who is in his 50s.
Multi-million claim from the Swedish Tax Agency
The Tax Agency has now directed a heavy demand against one of the man’s companies, after establishing close links to some of the main players in the big VAT mess in the mobile industry, reports the news agency Siren.
The authority has taken note of information from the Ecocrime Authority and is now demanding more than SEK 81 million in VAT and tax surcharges from the company.
Another company in the same industry, which traded with the ex-CEO’s company but which has now been declared bankrupt, is required to pay more than SEK 80 million in VAT and tax surcharges.
Judgment in the Administrative Court
Just before Christmas, the Administrative Court in Linköping annulled the Tax Agency’s decision to impose 48 million in VAT and tax surcharges in another of the companies in the group where the man had been CEO. The court held that the company had taken reasonable measures to guard against involvement in VAT fraud.