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Zero Inheritance Tax: Sweden abolished inheritance and gift taxes in 2005, meaning you owe no local tax on the value of your inherited assets. Forced Heirship: Direct descendants (children) have...
Decide on the CISG early: Determine whether the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods or the domestic Swedish Sale of Goods Act ( Köplagen ) governs your transaction,...
EU Judgments Are Virtually Automatic: Commercial judgments from EU member states do not require a formal registration process (exequatur) and can be enforced directly through the Swedish Enforcement Authority. Non-EU...
Global Scope: Sweden's default marital property regime ( bodelning ) encompasses your global assets. Foreign real estate, overseas bank accounts, and international corporate shares are split 50/50 unless legally protected....
Practical Compliance Snapshot FARA covers private Swedish firms: The U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) is not limited to state-owned entities. It applies directly to private Swedish corporations (Aktiebolag) if...
Unified EU Framework: Swedish customs procedures are governed by the EU Union Customs Code (UCC), but administered locally by the Swedish Customs authority ( Tullverket ). Binding Tariff Information (BTI):...
The Swedish Competition Authority ( Konkurrensverket ) exercises broad dawn raid powers, including mirror-imaging servers, accessing cloud databases hosted abroad, and copying mobile devices. Communications with in-house counsel, including foreign...