At 4 pm on Wednesday, 11-year-old Murhaf Hamid’s Mayblommor sales were up to SEK 4.3 million. Sellers of the Mayflower get to keep ten percent in commission, which right now means SEK 430,000 for Murhaf Hamid.
Incomes of that size are taxable, so Murhaf Hamid will have to pay at least SEK 100,000 in tax, the Tax Agency told the newspaper Northern Scania.
In practice, it is Mayblomman who pays the tax for the sale before they pay out the commission as a salary. The organization has contacted lawyers who will help with the case, says Majblomman’s press secretary Liv Landell Major.
“Majblomman wants the laws and regulations to be followed, so of course we do everything we can to ensure that he does the right thing for himself and that we pay the employer’s contribution according to the current regulations,” says Liv Landell Major.
In addition to the sale, Murhaf Hamid has received SEK 100,000 in tips which are not taxable because it is considered a gift, which is not taxable in Sweden.