The new tax return is sent on different days – E24

Many taxpayers adopted the new electronic tax return last year. The new solution, slightly simplified and easier to use, will be further offered. All that is required is that you be registered as an electronic user with the Tax Administration.

Simpler

If you entered the electronic world for the first time in the Tax Administration, there are many things that can be made easier. In the electronic tax return, there is no need to look for forms to be attached. These forms are available in the program. The more digital tax return also allows you to report changes until the filing deadline expires.

– The tax return is structured in a new way with a new look. Posts as we know them from previous years have been replaced by topics that belong together naturally. You will see the preliminary tax calculation with income tax or residual tax at the top of the screen. If you change a number on the tax return, you will see an updated tax calculation on the tax return right away, Marta Johanne Gjengedal tells NTB. She is the division director in the division of dialogue with users of the Tax Directorate.

Different dates

This year, it will be more difficult to walk around the neighborhood to trade if we receive residual taxes or money back. There is no longer a common date for shipping. Between March 16 and April 7, electronic users will have access to the tax return. The vast majority of self-employed and salaried workers who choose to receive their tax return on paper will receive it in the mail as of April 7.

Business trip

The tax authorities have already made a crown adjustment for taxpayers. On the 2020 tax return, business travel deductions are not filled in as before. Tax authorities anticipate that many people will have to change this item due to layoffs and home offices, and let taxpayers indicate how much they traveled.

– In 2020, you may have had a shorter commute route to work, more home offices, or, for other reasons, fewer business trips than the previous year. This year, therefore, business travel deductions are not prefilled on the tax return. Therefore, it is important to enter this information yourself, if you have had a normal travel route to your workplace, and therefore claim a deduction for this in 2020, says Gjengedal.

Possible to get money earlier

For some taxpayers, the tax assessment can be completed only a week or two after submitting the tax return. According to the Norwegian Tax Directorate, employees and pensioners who want a prior tax settlement must meet the following conditions:

* Use a new tax return.

* Both you and your spouse must submit.

* You cannot have unpaid claims.

* Your tax return should not be taken out for inspection.

You do not need to log in and verify until you have received an email or SMS from the Tax Administration that your tax return is available.

– If you try, you will get to a page that tells you that it is not available yet and that you should wait for a message. You will hear from us as soon as the tax return and your tax settlement are ready, says Gjengedal.

Tax settlement begins March 25. Many employees and pensioners can expect to receive their tax settlement in the period from April 2 to June 22. According to the Norwegian Tax Authority, most people will receive the agreement on June 22.