[euopendata] corporate taxes returns - transparency

Mon Nov 11 10:15:32 UTC 2013

Thanks for this clarification.

In Denmark the Swedish example of (apparently not so open) taxation 
data has been use as an example to push for open tax data.

/Niels Erik
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On 2013-11-11 10:01, Peter Krantz wrote:
> upplysning.se and taxeringskalendern.se är two private initiatives
> (they buy data for their products).
>
> All companies send their profit and loss statements to the Swedish
> registrar of companies - Bolagsverket 
> (http://www.bolagsverket.se/en).
> This agency is funded by charging for information so you can not get
> open data from them. This means that open data about companies is 
> very
> limited in Sweden. In fact, you can not even get the registration
> number and name for a company as open data.
>
> / Peter
>
>
>
> 2013/11/11 Niels Erik Kaaber Rasmussen <niels at buhlrasmussen.eu>:
>> 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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>> http://www.buhlrasmussen.eu
>> (+45) 2680 9492
>>
>>
>> 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-----
>>>> From: euopendata-bounces at lists.okfn.org
>>>> [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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>>> [5] http://skat.dk/
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>>> [7] http://skattelister.no/
>>> [8]
>>> 
>>> http://taxjustice.blogspot.sk/2009/07/paying-taxes-is-public-in-finland.html
>>>
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