The Swedish Tax Agency is fully backing the EU’s ViDA package and mandatory e-invoicing, citing real-world results in VAT fraud prevention.
On 14 April 2025, the Swedish Tax Agency reported stopping incorrect VAT payments totaling SEK 534 million. This success was part of a broader effort to safeguard the VAT system from fraud and manipulation.
Why the ViDA package matters
The agency’s announcement underscored the critical role of the ViDA package in modernizing VAT reporting across the EU. Central to this modernization is mandatory e-invoicing, which the agency sees as a powerful tool to combat fraud.
Currently, many of these fraud attempts are identified and stopped manually. However, with e-invoicing, the agency believes these attacks could be prevented altogether—automatically and at scale.
E‑invoicing as a preventive shield
By introducing real-time data exchange through structured digital invoices, e-invoicing offers more than just administrative ease. It creates a transparent, trackable, and verifiable audit trail. For tax authorities, that means fewer loopholes. For businesses, it translates into faster processes and fewer compliance risks.
According to the Swedish Tax Agency, national e-invoicing would make it nearly impossible to implement the types of fraud they’ve just stopped. It’s not just a technological upgrade—it’s a strategic defense mechanism.
Where Sweden stands
Sweden is now joining the growing support within the EU for a unified, digital-first VAT system. With the demonstrated impact of its control measures and the promising future of e-invoicing, the country’s tax authority has made its position clear.
Their message? The EU can’t afford to wait.
Read the full announcement
You can read the full announcement from the Swedish Tax Agency here.
