Every year it tends to prevail declaration fever in Sweden, at least during the first months of the year.
Between March 3 and 7, the Swedish Tax Agency sent digital declarations to everyone with a digital mailbox. From March 18, it is possible to sign and approve the declaration based on the message reported from the authority.
Should you sign and approve your declaration by April 2, you will receive any tax refund paid out as early as April. However, if you make changes or additions, you have to wait to get your money.
On May 2, however, the last day is to declare – if you have not been deferred by the Swedish Tax Agency to submit the income tax return at a later date.
But what really happens if you fail to declare in time, without having been deferred?
If you have reached the age of 65 at the time of the declaration, you do not have to pay any delay fee, even though you declare too late.
However, if you have been financially active during the income year, you may have to pay a delay fee, even though you are older than 65 years. And by financially active, according to the Swedish Tax Agency, is meant that:
However, if you have not reached the age of 65 at the time of the declaration, you may have to pay a delay fee if you declare too late.
If and how much the delay fee will be controlled by several things.
How much can it be about that you may have to pay in a delay fee if you miss declaring in time?
On the Swedish Tax Agency’s homepage The authority accounts for the size of the delay fee to be affected by how late you declare. They can charge up to three delay fees where each fee is SEK 1,250.