Application for tax amnesty in Norway – Skatteamnesti

If you have income and/or assets in Norway and/or abroad which has not been previously reported to the Norwegian Tax Office, you can avoid additional tax by submitting an application for the so-called tax amnesty. This will allow you to avoiding penalties from the office.

She should use this service any person who has not reported in their tax return things that should have been reported, and it has passed appointment to correct the tax return (more than 3 years have passed since the tax year).

1. What does the service include?

The service includes:

• Verification the need to apply for amnesty
• Help in completing the application for tax amnesty
• Package application to the office
• Information about the application and further procedure
• Administrative if you have any additional questions

WARNING: Decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of the application and the approval of data is on the side of the Norwegian tax office. The service only includes mediation between you and the office.

2. Until when can changes be made?

Overdue information can be reported to the office up to 10 years ago.

3. What is tax amnesty?

Tax amnesty relies on voluntarily correcting or supplementing information, which were not previously provided in the annual settlement or were incorrect. This is to be correct calculation of tax due, which should be paid due to income and assets. In order for the tax to be determined correctly, it is necessary providing complete and correct information. In addition, you also need to provide information about origin assets/income.

4. What if I don't use it?

Most importantly, if the office receives information suggesting that something has not been reported by you or he will figure it out himself during the inspection, this will result in the need to pay additional tax. Moreover, the office will charge additional tax interest, which we should have paid, which we didn't. In practice this may turn out to be the case very painful for the wallet, therefore it is worth presenting all information always on time in accordance with the actual situation.