In May last year, several people were sentenced in a major eco-crime case in Växjö District Court, which was the result of a collaboration between the Tax Agency and the Eco-Crime Authority.
According to the Swedish Tax Agency’s investigation, the fictitious trade had taken place through a network of Swedish and European companies where invoices – a large part made up – totaling several hundred million kroner were the basis for the claims for VAT deductions for a total of 148 million kroner.
A company that would have been part of the business is thus the company in question with its seat in the municipality of Kramfors.
“Purchase” for just over 148 million
The Kramfors resident who represents the company has stated that he personally had no experience at all in selling electronic products. He believes that he acted entirely on instructions from one of the main figures in the ecocrime case.
According to the company’s financial statements for 2020, purchases for SEK 148.5 million have been made, and for that a deduction for input VAT of 20 percent of that amount was claimed.
The Tax Agency denies the VAT deduction citing that the investigation showed that no purchases were ever made in reality. Instead, it is determined that a tax supplement of SEK 29.7 million must be paid by the company’s representative, i.e. Kramforsbon.