"The majority report and pay as they should. But what has come as a big surprise to many registered in Denmark is the Swedish rule of representation responsibility, which is not the same in Denmark," task group member Karsten Olsen told Swedish Radio.
"When the due date for tax payment is exceeded, we send a letter to the board that it is best that the company pays up in full, otherwise questions of personal responsibility may be raised," Olsen said, adding this praxis has proven rather effective.
According to Olsen, 120 such letters with an average requirement of 500,000 krona (60,000 dollars) were sent last year.
Although the tax authorities have become better at finding the concealed money, it has become increasingly difficult to estimate the exact volume of tax evasion. One of the reason is that Sweden in 2007 abolished its so-called "wealth registry," an individual-based registry controlling private assets and liabilities. Since 2012, Statistics Sweden has studied alternative sources and methods to be able to set up a reliably property registry again.
Sweden has a harsh taxation system on income that combines income tax (paid by the employee) with social security contributions that are paid by the employer.
