Title: Dormant companies ? Taxation of closely held companiesProblem: Many companies are facing a business transfer and fall within a smaller company with a few owners and therefore that tax jurisdiction is current. They risk facing high taxes but it can be avoid by setting the company in an inactive status for five years.Purpose: The purpose is to describe the inactive company rules and the verdict from the Swedish Supreme Administrative Court. Also to investigate how this verdict will affect company sellers.Method: Based on a case study and by analyzing the Swedish Law conclusions has been determinate.Result: A dormant company must be inactive for five years, and then the company can benefit from a different taxation. The owner and it´s relatives can´t be active in the company during this five year period.

Idag finns i Sverige särskilda beskattningsregler för små och medelstora företag, de så kallade fåmansföretagen. Reglernas syfte är att hindra omvandling av förvärvsinkomst till kapitalinkomst. Reglerna går under benämningen 3:12-reglerna och är placerade i 57 kap. Inkomstskattelagen (SFS 1999:1229) (IL). 57 kap.