TAX REFUND FROM NORWAY

Tax refund process

At the beginning of 2019, Norway switched to the simplified taxation system for temporary foreign workers who live and work in Norway by introducing a fixed tax rate of 25 %.
In order to be eligible for a tax refund, you should be enrolled into the traditional taxation system in Norway. You can switch to this taxation system for the year 2020 until the 30th of April 2023, therefore, we strongly advise you to contact us without delay to initiate the procedure.

Registration

Register for a tax return. Immediately after the registration you shall receive the documents submission form and further instructions. Our consultants shall contact you in 24 hours and answer all potential questions.

You can also download the documents submission form on your own. Find its filling examples here. After filling it in, you will have to gather all the documents necessary for a tax return.

Documents necessary for a tax return:

A copy of your passport or ID card;

Official documents certifying the holder’s identity and citizenship.

Arsoppgave form or last payslips from all employments;

Årsoppgave form – document provided by your employer which states your total income and paid taxes.

Last payslip – document provided by your employer along with your salary. Last payslip states your total income and paid taxes.

Examples:

Last Payslip

 

Arsoppgave

Skattemelding form (Tax return) (if you received it from Norway Tax Authorities);

Skattemelding is a document issued by Norwegian Tax Administration. It contains full information on employee‘s income and taxes. In the end of March these forms are sent to everybody who works in Norway.

Examples:

Skattemelding

 

Tax Return

Tax Assessment Notice (Skatteoppgjor) (if you have one);

Skatteoppgjor is a tax calculation issued by Norwegian Tax Administration at the end of the tax year.

Example:

Skatteopgjor

 

Tax Assessment Notice

Copy of Skattekort – tax deduction card (if you have one)

Everybody who works in Norway must have a form called Skattekort. It has a person‘s Fodselsnummer or a so called D-number on it. Employers use this document to calculate how much taxes should be deducted from employee‘s salary. A new Skattekort is issued to employees in December every year.

Example:

Tax Deduction Card

At the beginning of 2019, Norway switched to the simplified taxation system for temporary foreign workers who live and work in Norway by introducing a fixed tax rate of 25 %.
In order to be eligible for a tax refund, you should be enrolled into the traditional taxation system in Norway. You can switch to this taxation system for the year 2020 until the 30th of April 2021, therefore, we strongly advise you to contact us without delay to initiate the procedure.

NOTE: If you do not have all the necessary documents – no problem! You can still start your tax return process. Our experienced tax return specialists will retrieve your missing documents.

Submission of documents

Submit all the necessary documents and the documents submission form to us. Bring or send all the documents to our representative office via mail:

RT Tax
E. Ožeškienės 15
LT-44254 Kaunas
Lithuania

Having received your documents, we will begin your tax return process immediately and inform you. You can follow the process by logging in to an online account, created especially for you.

When the foreign tax office returns your taxes, you will be informed by e-mail about the successful tax refund.