Business in Sweden

Starting a business in Sweden

ECIT is your trusted outsourcing partner that offers expertise and support in accounting, payroll, HR, bookkeeping, tax and advisory. With a dedicated contact person who understands your unique business needs, we provide customised solutions that align with your goals. Let us help you with your business in Sweden.

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As an ECIT-customer you have the possibility to add more of our services to your delivery. We help companies with a wide range of services and systems within accounting, payroll, HR, IT- and Business Solutions. It does not matter if your business needs help with HR-advisory, expense management, IT-security, ERP-systems or financial reports. We are here for you!

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Business in Sweden

Advantages with ECIT as your supplier

  • Support and guidance during the startup process with e.g. registrations, tax & VAT etc.
  • Assistance from a consultant who ensures that the accounting is accurate, of high quality and helps with reporting to authorities.
  • Possibility to add additional services such as income tax return ,annual report, payroll and HR- and Business-advisory services.
  • Collaboration with a partner that understands your business and can advice you in business development and how to scale up.
  • Cloudbased IT-solutions that are userfriendly and easy to understand.
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Starting a business in Sweden

Permanent establishment

The first thing you need to know if you are starting a business in Sweden as a foreign entrepreneur, is whether your business is classified as a permanent establishment or not. It is the Swedish authorities that concludes this, and based on if the prerequisites for permanent establishment are met, the way forward can differ significantly. Let our experts help you with an overview and analysis of the situation and give you advice regarding the different options that you have.

Company registration

If your business is concluded to have a permanent establishment in Sweden, you are forced to pay tax in Sweden and need to register your company. Let our experts help you with the registration and give you advice regarding the different options that you have.

Register as an employer

If you will hire and have employees in Sweden and pay salary, the company need to be registered as an employer with reason, so that reporting of social cost and withholding tax can be done according to Swedish regulations. ECIT can help you with the registration and offer payroll services including declaration and HR-expert advisory. In addition, we also offer accounting services to support your business.

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Questions & answers

Starting a business in Sweden

How do I start a business in Sweden?

– The first thing you need to know if you are starting a business in Sweden as a foreign entrepreneur, is whether your business is classified as a permanent establishment or not. It is the Swedish authorities that concludes this, and if the prerequisites for permanent establishment are met, the way forward can differ significantly.

– If your business is concluded to have a permanent establishment in Sweden, you are forced to pay tax in Sweden and need to register your company.

– If you will hire employees in Sweden and pay salary, the company need to be registered as an employer with reason, so that reporting of social cost and withholding tax can be done according to Swedish regulations.

    How can ECIT help me to register a company in Sweden?

    ECIT offer expertise and support to foreign entrepreneurs that want to register their company in Sweden. We can advise you throughout the registration process and the different alternatives that you have. We can also help you with necessary documentation and registration regarding: permanent establishment, company registration, VAT & tax, and employer registration.

    How can ECIT help my company with accounting and finance?

    ECIT is a trusted outsourcingpartner that helps businesses with e.g. accounting, payroll, financial reporting and tax-return. We ensure that your accounting is accurate, of high quality and help you with the necessary reporting to the Swedish authorities.

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    Let us help you with your business in Sweden

    Please send us your inquiry below or call us on the following number. We look forward to hear from you and will get back as soon as possible.

    +46 764 92 44 78