Tax return for advance tax assessment - foreign workers
Here you'll find information on what to do if you want to apply for early submission of the tax return (advance tax assessment).
If you’re a foreign worker who is not a tax resident in Norway, you can apply for early submission of the tax return (advance tax assessment) so we can process your tax return before your work stay in Norway is over.
You can use this tax return for salary income only. If you’ve had any other type of income, you must use the ordinary tax return.
Spesific information if you
are a foreign worker with a temporary work-related stay in Norway, who is not tax resident in Norway, who has a limited tax liability for salary for work carried out in Norway.
What you need to do
You can log in at My tax to apply for early submission of the tax return (advance tax assessment). The tax return for advance tax assessment is not available if you are part of the PAYE scheme or if you are tax resident in Norway.
If you want to apply for early submittal of the tax return (advance tax assessment) and pay tax according to the ordinary tax rules, you must opt out of the PAYE scheme to get assess to early submission.
Opting out of the PAYE scheme (Pay As You Earn) for foreign workers
If you are tax resident in Norway, you usually cannot submit the tax return early. However, should you fulfill certain conditions you can claim cessation of tax residence. You claim tax emigration in the tax return of the year you want your tax residence to end. After you have been granted cessation of tax residence in Norway, you can apply for early submission of the tax return.
Download and complete the tax return for advance tax assessment.
In the field “The tax return is submitted for”, you must tick the box for “Foreign worker”, and in the field “Requests advance tax assessment”, you must tick the box for “Yes” if you:
- are not a tax resident in Norway, and
- you only have a salary income in Norway
Before you consider ticking the box for “No”, read the information under “Private individual who has not received a pre-filled tax return”.
Complete the rest of the form, sign and submit to:
Skatteetaten
Postboks 9200 Grønland
0134 Oslo
Norway
If you’re part of the PAYE scheme for foreign workers and you choose to submit this tax return, you’ll be removed from the PAYE scheme. You will then pay tax according to the ordinary tax rules.
You cannot go back to the PAYE scheme in this income year. This applies regardless of the reason you opt out of the scheme – even if you do so by mistake. At the turn of the year, you can choose to re-join the scheme.