Live Chat by LivePerson

 

Because of the double tax treaties Sweden has signed with other countries, a Swedish company enjoys exemption from withholding tax on dividend payments if the following conditions are met: i) the shares are held as business assets ii) the recipient owns at least 25% of the shares of the Swedish company. No withholding tax is levied on payments of royalties made by a Swedish company to foreign companies. Consequently, a Swedish company is a popular holding company.

The World Bank positively ranks Sweden 18th in its 2010 Doing Business report. Sweden scores highly in i) the ease of setting up a business ii) ease of trading across borders and iii) dealing with licenses. Consequently, Sweden company formation is simple for international entrepreneurs.

International entrepreneurs find Sweden company formation projects an excellent image to their clients, suppliers, bankers and even venture capitalists. Sweden has been a member of the European Union (EU) since 1995, and is positively perceived as one of the world's least corrupt countries, ranking 3rd in the 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, a global measure of corruption amongst public officials and politicians.

Switzerland-based IMD positively ranks Sweden as the world’s 6th most competitive economy in its 2010 World Competitiveness Yearbook. The ranking takes into account factors including economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency and infrastructure.

A Swedish company can be 100% foreign owned, and only one director and shareholder is required to fulfill statutory company incorporation requirements. The shareholder and director can be the same person, of any nationality and need not be resident in Sweden. However, the appointed director must be a resident within the European Economic Area.

Healy Consultants can open a corporate bank account to support Sweden company formation. Healy Consultants works with internationally recognised banks such as HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citibank to provide corporate bank account services.

Back to Europe Company Incorporation page.

Back to Home page.

Singapore, Dubai, Hong Kong, China, Abu Dhabi, Argentina, Andorra, Anguilla, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, BVI, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Delaware, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Japan, Jebel Ali, Jersey, Kuwait, Labuan, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maderia, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Massachusetts, Monaco, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nevada, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Ras Al Khaimah, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sharjah, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vietnam