Last day to declare premature reimbursement approaches • The Swedish Tax Agency: “tempting to just approve”
The last day to approve the declaration for an early tax refund is approaching – and more and more people are choosing to approve early.
But the fast road can be more expensive than many believe if valuable deductions are skipped or missed.
– – It is much better to get the right amount back than to be tempted by getting the money earlier, says Johan Schauman, spokesperson at the Swedish Tax Agency.
It is high pressure in the declaration work when millions of Swedes are to report their income for 2024 and preliminary 50 billion will be distributed. At the same time, more and more declaration approves early to receive a tax refund as early as April.
However, this only applies to those who do not make any changes to the declaration and approve by April 2. Johan Schauman emphasizes that it may be a bad idea to skip important deductions only to get the money earlier.
– It is much better to get the right amount back than to be tempted by getting the money earlier or affected by a lack of time, he says.
The most common deduction is for travel to and from work and only takes a few minutes to add, according to Johan Schauman. However, other deductions, such as in housing sales, can be more time -consuming.
“Tempting to just approve”
One mistake many make is not to report their bank account information at the Swedish Tax Agency – then there will be no early tax refund even though the declaration has been approved on time.
– It is often those who declare for the first time or who have changed the bank and have not changed the information that forgets it. If we do not have an account to pay out, it is not possible to get the money, says Johan Schauman.
He also emphasizes the importance of double -checking the tasks, even if it feels stressful or boring.
– Although the information is almost always right, I still think that you should keep track of yourself. It may be tempting to just approve, but take a minute to see if it is correct.
So you get more time
Anyone who still needs more time can request a deferral and get another month in addition to the regular declaration day on May 2.
– I usually say that you should get hold of it. If you think it is hard now it will not be more fun to do it later. But if you feel stressed, I definitely think you should request deferral and gain more time.