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Title:Authors:Advisors:Course:Seminar date:Key words:Purpose:Methodology:Theoreticalperspectives:Empiricalfoundation:Conclusions:
The relationship between accounting and taxation – What effectsmight occur in Sweden if the linkage between accounting andtaxation will be removed?Rikard Fransson and Sebastian Johnsson.Erling Green and Carl-Michael Unger.Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration,FEKK01 (15 ECTS).January 16th 2009.Accounting, taxation, SOU 2008:80, linkage, effects.The purpose of this bachelor thesis is:
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To present various parties’ opinions regarding an eventualremoval of the linkage between accounting and taxation,
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To discuss potential effects that might occur due to theremoval of the linkage between accounting and taxationand compare this with our respondents’ opinions and
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To present potential effects for various groups of companies.Our empirical study is primarily based on SOU 2008:80 and thismakes our approach generally deductive. Since our chosen area of study is rather complex, we’ve chosen a qualitative approachusing personal interviews for collecting our empirical data.Our theoretical perspective consists of standards and principlesthat are highly relevant for the linkage between accounting andtaxation. We’ll also present a brief overview of SOU 2008:80 andits key suggestions.Our empirical study consists of information collected from personal interviews. We’ve interviewed one tax auditor from theSwedish Tax authority, one auditor and one taxation expert.For the majority of Sweden’s companies a removal of the linkage between accounting and taxation will probably not result in anysubstantial effects compared to today. For the larger companiesthe administrative work will probably increase if the linkage will be removed. During a transitional time period the removal of thelinkage will lead to increased operational costs for the SwedishTax Authority and an increased requirement on accountants andauditors expertise and knowledge.
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