Work in Lebanon for a corporation based in Sweden
Can I work remotely for a company in Sweden while being in Lebanon?
It is usually doable, but we recommand to check the following key points first:
- Are you allowed to work in Sweden?
- What is the exact nature of the work you will do?
- Are you allowed to work in Lebanon?
- Do you have a passport?
- Do you have a visa?
- Do you have a residence permit?
- What are the visa conditions?
How to live in Lebanon and find remote work in Sweden?
Finding remote work in Sweden if you are located in Lebanon might be difficult, therefore we recommend that you follow the steps below:
Register yourself with the Swedish Embassy in Lebanon
The Swedish Embassy in Lebanon has a dedicated website for foreign residents in Lebanon.
How a company in Sweden can send my salary in Lebanon?
When working remotely for a corporation in Sweden, you salary can be send to Lebanon but only if you are a Swedish citizen. In this case, you have to go to Lebanon and pick it up.
If you are an EU citizen, you don’t need to do this. You can just send your salary to Lebanon and it will be automatically taken care of by the Swedish company.
If you are a non-EU citizen, you will have to go to Lebanon to pick up your salary.
How to go to Lebanon?
If you are a Swedish citizen, you can go to Lebanon to pick up your salary. You just need to go to the Swedish Embassy in Lebanon and ask for a visa.
If you are an EU citizen, you don’t need to go to Lebanon to pick up your salary.
If you are a non-EU citizen, you can go to Lebanon to pick up your salary.
What about taxes?
You will have to pay taxes in Lebanon.
If you are an EU citizen, you don’t have to pay taxes.
If you are a non-EU citizen, you will have to pay taxes.
How to get your salary back?
When you are back in Sweden, you will have to go to the Swedish embassy in Lebanon and ask for a refund.
Where to pay my taxes when working remotely in Lebanon for a company in Sweden?
If you are working remotely in Lebanon for a corporation established in Sweden, taxes could seem complicated but in fact , it is not.
In this article, I will explain how to calculate the taxes for a remote employee in Lebanon.
In Lebanon, there are two types of taxes:
Corporate Income Tax
VAT
Both are payable by the corporation in Lebanon and by the employee in Lebanon.
Corporate Income Tax (CIT) is the tax paid by the corporation in Lebanon.
The CIT is calculated based on the corporation’s profits.
In order to calculate the CIT, the corporation must deduct its expenses.
The expenses are:
Salaries
Other expenses
Taxes
The CIT is calculated as follows:
CIT = Total income – Expenses
Expenses are deducted from the total income.
The corporation’s profits are calculated as follows:
Profit = Revenue – Expenses
The corporation’s revenue is the total amount of money received from the corporation’s clients.
The corporation’s expenses are the total amount of money spent by the corporation to provide its services to its clients.
Other expenses are the expenses that are not included in the revenue or in the expenses.