Registering a bank account
The quickest and most secure way to receive refunds from your tax account is to register a bank account to which you would like the money transferred.
Use our e-services
If you have a Swedish e-identification, you can register a bank account in one of the following ways:
- using the e-service “Skattekonto” (“Tax account”)
- through “Mina sidor” (“My pages”) on the Swedish Tax Agency website
- when you file an income tax return using the e-service “Inkomstdeklaration” (“Income tax return”) via the Swedish Tax Agency website or our mobile app.
The bank account you register must be your own
Your tax refunds cannot be paid into someone else’s bank account.
Accounts with Swedish banks
Your tax refunds will continue to be paid into the Swedish bank account you have registered until the account number is deregistered by you or your bank.
If you have a five-digit clearing number, just fill in the first four digits when you register your bank account using the e-service. If you have a personal payment account (“personkonto”) with Nordea, please enter 3300 as your clearing number. If you would like to register a PlusGiro account, please enter your full account number (14 digits, starting with the clearing number 9960).
Requesting a refund from your tax account
If you have not registered a bank account well before a tax refund is due, you will need to request a payment to your bank account.
Request a refund payment to a Swedish bank account that you have not yet registered
If you do not have a Swedish e-identification
If you do not have a Swedish e-identification, you can register a Swedish bank account via the Bankgirot website. If you are a business owner, you also have the option of registering a Bankgiro number instead of a bank account number.
Changing or deregistering a Swedish bank account
If you would like to update the account details you have provided, please follow the same procedure as for registering a new bank account. The latest account registered will replace any details provided previously. If you no longer wish to have a bank account registered, you can deregister it. To do this, follow the same procedure as for registering a new account, but enter the bank’s clearing number followed by 12 zeros instead of your account number.
The Swedish Tax Agency cannot change or deregister a bank account unless you instruct us to do so via the e-service.
Non-Swedish bank accounts
In certain cases, a tax refund can be paid into a non-Swedish bank account. The documents you must send to the Swedish Tax Agency are listed in the following sections.
Please note that you must send us the original documents. The Swedish Tax Agency will not accept photocopies or copies of documents sent by email.
A refund request signed by a registered account holder – the refund request should include the following information:
- IBAN (International Bank Account Number)
- BIC (Bank Identifier Code, issued by SWIFT)
- The name and address of your bank
A document from your bank showing that you are the account holder and confirming the information listed above (IBAN, BIC and contact details). The document must:
- include contact details
- be signed by a bank official
- have been issued no more than six months before the application date
A refund request signed by an authorised signatory. If the company has several authorised signatories, then all must sign the refund request. The refund request should include the following information:
- IBAN (International Bank Account Number)
- BIC (Bank Identifier Code, issued by SWIFT)
- The name and address of your bank
A document from a registration authority or Notary Public showing that the refund applicant is an authorised signatory. In the case of non-Swedish legal entities, this could be an attested certificate of registration, for example. The document must:
- have the stamp of the registration authority or Notary Public
- be signed by an official
- have been issued no more than one month before the application date
A document from your bank showing that you are the holder of the account in question and confirming the IBAN, BIC and contact details. The document must:
- include contact details
- be signed by a bank official
- have been issued no more than six months before the application date.
Please submit your refund request, along with the original documents, to the following address:
Skatteverket
205 30 Malmö
A registered non-Swedish bank account is valid until you either deregister it or register a new account. If you wish to change to another non-Swedish account, please follow the steps that apply to registering a new bank account. If you no longer wish to have a non-Swedish bank account registered, you must notify the Swedish Tax Agency in writing.
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