Income taxes in Norway

Everyone who works in Norway must have a tax card. This card will be filled out and delivered (or sent) to you by the local tax office. Subsequently you hand in your tax card to your employer. The tax card shows how much tax your employer must calculate (withdraw) before payin your wa es. !n order to be able to calculate the correct taxes" the local tax office must have information about your anticipated income in Norway and how lon you intend to stay here. There are two different types of tax cards# $. Table %ou are iven a table (normally no. &$''). (y a card like this" taxes may differ accordin to ross pay for the period" usually for a month. The pay slip always shows how much ross income you have and how much tax you pay. ). *ercenta e. +ith a tax card like this" the tax office has calculated tax to a percenta e of your ross pay" normally this is about ), -. +hat kind of card you are iven" depends to some extend where in Norway you live and work. !ncome tax has to be paid for each time salary is paid (pay slip). . calculation can be done before you leave the country to see if you have paid too much or too little income tax. This will be re ulated at the end of your stay in Norway (last pay slip) /emember# 0The vacation money1" $)-" will be added to your ross pay and paid with your last salary. These are also submitted to taxation.