[euopendata] corporate taxes returns - transparency

Mon Nov 11 08:35:54 UTC 2013

Hi Matej

Sweden should provide open data on taxes as well (not open as in open 
definition, but public available for a small fee at least). The best I 
could find is this link: http://www.upplysning.se/ and 
http://taxeringskalendern.se/

Best, Niels Erik
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On 2013-11-09 16:25, Matej Kurian wrote:
> Thank you, Andrew.
>
> Interestingly enough - the full P&L sheets have to be filled and are
> generally open (xml) but the amount due is not published and filled
> with Tax Authority. Calculating dues It is not quite straightforward
> as a result of potential individual tax breaks and write-offs.
>
> Will report back to the group if I find out more. All I know so far 
> is this:
>
> Denmark - http://skat.dk/ [5]
> Norway - http://www.skatteetaten.no/ [6]; http://skattelister.no/ [7]
> Finland -
> 
>  http://taxjustice.blogspot.sk/2009/07/paying-taxes-is-public-in-finland.html
> [8]
>
> Best,
> Matej
>
> On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Andrew Stott 
> <andrew.stott at dirdigeng.com> wrote:
>
>> Matej
>>
>> Corporate tax returns are certainly not open in the UK - in a 
>> cluster of
>> recent cases here HM Revenue and Customs applied taxpayer 
>> confidentiality to
>> corporations as much as to individuals, and refused to give details 
>> of some
>> controversial cases even to a Parliamentary Committee.
>>
>> The payment of taxes (or the lack of it) may show up in company 
>> accounts
>> filed with the Company Registry, which are public (although not yet 
>> all full
>> "open data")
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Andrew Stott
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:euopendata-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Matej Kurian
>> Sent: 09 November 2013 14:14
>> To: euopendata at lists.okfn.org
>> Subject: [euopendata] corporate taxes returns - transparency
>>
>> (apologies for cross-posting)
>>
>> Hello friends,
>>
>> do you know of any jurisdictions (ideally European) where tax 
>> returns filled
>> by the corporations are public?
>>
>> e.g. - amount of corporate taxes paid by IKEA in the Netherlands 
>> and/or
>> Starbucks in the UK (in any of the myriad forms they might have).
>>
>> So far I know of the Scandinavian countries, but wonder what is the
>> situation like in other places.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Matej
>>
>> --
>> Matej Kurian
>> programovy koordinator
>> Transparency International Slovensko
>> kurian at transparency.sk
>> (+421.2).5341.72.07 [1]
>>
>> www.transparency.sk [2]
>>
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