Highest fuel prices so far in 2019
Highest fuel prices so far in 2019 If more and more toll stations popping up like toadstools across Norway is not enough, fuel prices are…
Tax
Tax director wants to tax Facebook and Google
Tax Director, Hans Christian Holte, fears confidence in the tax system weakens when global players such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook escape tax claims. The…
Tax Fairness Act for US Citizens Abroad
Tax Fairness Act for American Citizens Abroad Congressman Holding has introduced a bill (The Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act of 2018, H.R. 7358) providing Americans…
Near doubling of petroleum tax last year
Near doubling of the petroleum tax in Norway last year Increased oil prices have contributed to a jump in tax revenues. The petroleum tax for…
Sp in favour of tourist fee in Norway
The Centre Party in favour of tourist fee in Norway The Leader of the Norwegian Industry Committee in the Parliament pictures a national model for…
Nav forgot to deduct tax – users must repay
Nav forgot to deduct tax – 4,000 users must repay 4,000 users have been deducted to little tax due to an error at Nav in…
Tax returns arrive today
Today, over 4 million wage earners and pensioners receive their tax settlement. 2.7 million will receive an average of 11,300 kroner. The 2.7 million…
When will the tax money come?
Have you received money back on tax and wonder when they can be expected on account? The tax office will provide exact figures on…
Tips rules affect employees & businesses
Altered tips rules can affect both employees and businesses If altered tax rules cause employers to refuse employees from receiving tips, it can have major…
Here are Siv Jensen’s three pieces of tax advice
Check the numbers, remember deductions and make a budget. Finance Minister Siv Jensen of Fremskrittsparti (Frp) has three brief pieces of advice to Norwegians who…
TRUMP: Amazon Undercuts Competition
U.S. President Donald Trump is criticizing e-commerce giant Amazon, stating that Amazon pays little tax revenue and undercuts traditional retail businesses. On Twitter, President…
Facebook, Google, Alibaba beware
Facebook, Google, Alibaba and others beware Shareholders of Facebook, Google, Alibaba and others should tremble, the European Union (EU), including the European Economic Union (EØS)…
Google and Facebook risk Norwegian tax of NOK 150 million
If the EU’s new rules are adopted this week, and apply to Norway,Google and Facebook may have to pay more than NOK 150 million in…
Association believes crypto currency can lead to tax evasion
Norway’s Bitcoin and Block Chains Association believes several Norwegians who own crypto currency may end up cheating on the tax due to the cumbersome regulations….
You may have paid too much tax in January
An error by the Tax Administration allowed persons receiving payments from Nav to possibly be deducted too much in tax this month. Individuals affected by…
Says no to tax cuts for small breweries
Authority says no to tax cuts for small breweries The Competition Authority is opposed to the proposed tax cut on beer from micro breweries. They…
Telenor disputes massive Indian tax claim
Telenor disputes massive tax claim from India Indian authorities demand NOK 775 million in additional taxes from Telenor. The Group contests the claim, according to…
Norwegian-born citizens pay almost twice the tax of immigrants
Figures from Statistics Norway (SSB) show that Ola Nordmann paid NOK 112,800 in tax in 2015. Persons who were not born in Norway, paid only…
Artist Odd Nerdrum pardoned, and avoids punishment
Tax-dodger, Odd Nerdrum has been pardoned, thus avoiding imprisonment, reported Dagens Næringsliv (DN) newspaper. Nerdrum was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for…
Agreement in the fight against crime in road operations
Agreement in the fight against crime related to road operations The Norwegian Public Road Administration and the Tax Authorities enter into an agreement to strengthen…