Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson is one of Sweden’s biggest martial arts stars.
Now his company The Mauler AB has been stuck in a review of the Swedish Tax Agency.
The limited company has been denied a deduction of a quarter of a million for expenses of private nature – including a car, children’s clothing and several children’s buffets at Böda Beach Club.
Former martial arts Star Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson.
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The Swede faces a UFC match.
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Böda Camping.
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Alexander Gustafsson, 38, is one of Sweden’s largest martial arts with three title matches in the UFC on the track record. In 2020, “The Mauler” was elected to the UFC Hall of Fame with Jon Jones, for their title feud in September 2013.
Gustafsson went his last match three years ago, against Ukrainian Mykyta “Nikita” Krylov. At that time he was knocked after only 67 seconds. The Swedish fourth straight loss.
Now the martial arts company The Mauler AB has been stuck in a review conducted by the Swedish Tax Agency, something that the news agency Siren was the first to report on.
The review concerns the company’s reported VAT deduction for the period July to September 2024. In it, a number of unauthorized deductions of private nature were discovered, including the purchase of children’s clothing, snacks at Arlanda, fast food at Sibylla, accessories for a caravan, home alarm, garden tools and several children’s buffets at Böda Beach Club.
In a response to the Swedish Tax Agency, Gustafsson has stated that in the role of a board member for the company, many contacts are made in various industries over a lunch or at a sheep.
The explanation for the Swedish Tax Agency
The authority’s replicated with that because ”Most cash receipts refer to the purchase of children’s meals, juice, soda, drinking yogurt and snacks, it is not likely that it is representation ”.
“Nor is it likely that representation would take place in places such as a road bar, at an airport, a sausage kiosk or a fast food place”the Swedish Tax Agency writes.
The clearly largest deduction that has been denied is the purchase of a car of model Ford F-150 Lariat, which the authority does not consider has a sufficiently strong connection to the company’s business operations.
In total, this is a deduction of over SEK 250,000, which has been denied by the Swedish Tax Agency.
In addition to the decided value added tax, the company must also pay a tax surcharge of approximately SEK 7,500 and interest of approximately SEK 3,000.
The Express has applied for Alexander Gustafsson.
