Tax, tax card and tax return
Here you will find useful information about tax reporting and tax settlements.
Ordinary tax
Ordinary tax in Norway is calculated at a tax rate that varies based on how much you earn during the year. You will receive a tax return in March or April each year. The tax return should show what you owned and earned in Norway and abroad last year. You must check that the figures in the tax return are correct.
If anything in your tax return is incorrect or missing, you must make changes and submit it. The deadline for submitting your tax return is April 30th.
After the Norwegian Tax Administration has processed your tax return, you will receive a tax settlement. This shows whether you have paid too much or too little tax. If you have paid too little tax, you must pay what you owe. If you have paid too much tax, you will get money back.
Most people receive their tax settlement during June, but some only receive it between August and November.
The Tax Administration cannot give you a date for when you will receive your tax statement. If you have an electronic ID, you will receive an SMS or email when your tax statement is ready. If you do not have an electronic ID, you will receive your tax statement in the mail.
Withholding tax on wages
Most foreign workers who are new to Norway are automatically enrolled in a voluntary tax scheme called withholding tax on wages when they apply for a tax card. In this tax scheme, you pay a fixed percentage of tax, which your employer deducts from your salary. You do not receive a tax return or tax settlement.
In the summer of the year after you have worked, you will receive a tax receipt showing how much salary and tax your employer has reported to the Tax Administration.
If you do not want to participate in withholding tax on the salary scheme, you can opt out of the scheme and pay tax according to ordinary rules.