[euopendata] corporate taxes returns - transparency

Mon Nov 11 11:31:13 UTC 2013

Yes, Sweden is often used a s a good example of transparency, but we
are still struggling with open data. Our whole notion of transparency
is based on requesting access to individual documents in paper form
rather than access to actively published electronic data in machine
readable form (our FOIA actually only gives the right to documents in
paper form. Electronic version is at the mercy of the agency - even if
many agencies are fully digitized today).

/Peter

2013/11/11 Niels Erik Kaaber Rasmussen <niels at buhlrasmussen.eu>:
> 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
>
> ---
> http://www.buhlrasmussen.eu
> (+45) 2680 9492
>
> 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
>>> ---
>>> 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/
>>>> [6] http://www.skatteetaten.no/
>>>> [7] http://skattelister.no/
>>>> [8]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://taxjustice.blogspot.sk/2009/07/paying-taxes-is-public-in-finland.html
>>>>
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