Quote from: D.H. on October 21, 2013, 07:45:00 PM

First of all, they state that exchanging between regular currency and Bitcoin does not imply consumtion, i.e. Bitcoin is not treated as a good or a service, so there is no VAT on bitcoins themselves. With regards to VAT it is treated as any other currency.

Second of all, they reach the decision that the service that I provide is also excempt from VAT, i.e. there should be no VAT added to the commission that I would take.

I only have it on paper right now but the ruling will be public on the homepage of Skatträttsnämnden, hopefully later this week.

Great work and great news! As you might have read in the Scandinavian sub-forum we (Justcoin) received a similar answer from the Norwegian tax agency in August, followed by a withdrawal of their statement earlier this month. Both the original statement concluding trading in Bitcoin is exempt taxation and the withdrawal of this statement can be found here.

I am interested in getting in touch with you and possibly receive a copy of the documentation you have received from Skatterattsnamnden? It could be highly useful as a precedent when speaking to the Norwegian tax agency. My mail is klaus@justcoin.com.