Moving to Sweden

[KatieA]

Hi there,

First time posting here, so please bear with me!

I'm currently a sole trader in Scotland with the possibility of moving to Sweden in the next couple of years. Cause of the line of work my business is in, it requires me to be working in Scotland on certain dates. For the rest of the time, I plan to be living in Sweden.

Would it be possible for me to run my business in Scotland from Sweden from a tax and legal point of view? I personally don't have problems with travelling, so don't see that as much of an issue. I'm aware brexit might have an effect on this in the next couple of years, however, I am just looking for a basic understanding just now.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks very much,
Katie

 

[webgeek]

Until we bail out of the EU - there's no reason why not. After that, you'll need to keep up on what transpires to know the impact.

However, I've run an American company from Scotland - you just have to understand the reciprocal filing requirements and whether you're a resident or citizen, since that seems to have the biggest impacts, in my case anyway.

 

[Raw Rob]

If you live in Sweden more than 6 months per year, you will probably be a Swedish resident for tax purposes and then as far as I understand can no longer operate as a Sole Trader in the UK. So you would either have to register as the equivalent in Sweden, or set up as a Limited Company in the UK before you leave. (I'm not an expert, just going on my personal experience of moving to Portugal.)

 

[Highland Spring]

Taxes are high in Sweden but if you are resident there and control your UK company from there it will likely be classed as a Swedish for tax purposes, leaving your paying UK Corporation tax then the difference again in Sweden, so might be better registering there from the time you move.