How it works

The RUT deduction for cleaning

The RUT deduction is a tax reduction for household services that makes professional cleaning significantly cheaper: you only pay half the labour cost and we handle all the paperwork with the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket). Here we walk through how it works, with worked examples and answers to the most common questions.

How it works at We Clean Green

We Clean Green's services in most cases qualify for a tax reduction under the rules for household services, known as the RUT deduction. That means you as a customer only pay 50 % of the labour cost to us. The tax reduction is handled through the payment solution in our app and is automatically reported to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) after each completed service – you don't need to apply for anything yourself.

The RUT deduction in brief

• The RUT deduction is 50 % of the labour cost, up to SEK 75,000 per person per year.
• The ROT deduction is 30 % of the labour cost, up to SEK 50,000 per person per year.
• The combined cap for ROT and RUT is SEK 75,000 per person per year.
• The deduction is personal – two adults in the same household each have their own cap.
• The deduction is applied directly when you pay; we report automatically to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket).

Worked examples

• Home cleaning with a labour cost of SEK 1,200: the RUT deduction is SEK 600, so you pay SEK 600.
• Move-out cleaning with a labour cost of SEK 6,000: the RUT deduction is SEK 3,000, so you pay SEK 3,000.
• Fortnightly cleaning at SEK 1,200 in labour cost over a year costs around SEK 15,600 after the RUT deduction – well under the SEK 75,000 cap.

Which of our services qualify for the RUT deduction?

The RUT deduction applies to household services in your home. Here's how it works for our services:

• Home cleaning – yes, qualifies for the RUT deduction.
• Move-out cleaning – yes, qualifies for the RUT deduction.
• Office cleaning – no, RUT doesn't apply to companies. You'll instead receive a regular invoice.

We Clean Green reserves the right to request additional payment from you as a customer if the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) rejects the tax reduction, for any reason.

Full terms are available at the Swedish Tax Agency's information on the RUT deduction.