- Important information
- You do not have to apply to receive the tax reduction
- You do not have to apply to receive the tax reduction. If you qualify, the Danish Tax and Customs Administration will automatically pay the tax reduction to you.
- You received a letter in June. Check the information.
- If you were born between 1946 and 1949, you received a letter in June. Please check the information given in the letter - it is important to your tax reduction entitlement.
Tax Reduction for Senior Citizens is:
- a scheme for people born between 1946 until (and including) 1952
- a scheme designed to encourage senior citizens to remain longer in the labour market against receiving a tax reduction
- is managed by the Danish Tax and Customs Administration (SKAT) and ATP. ATP provides the Danish Tax and Customs Administration with information about your employment rate
- the Danish Tax and Customs Administration automatically pays the tax reduction into your NemKonto (Easy Account)
- the scheme has been adopted by statute by the Danish Parliament. Click here to download the act
- is "accrued" by DKK 20,000 per year
The Scheme is temporary and subject to reassessment in 2010 depending on the pressure on the labour market.
For more information
For more information about Tax Reduction for Senior Citizens, go to your tax folder on the website of the Danish Tax and Customs Administration.
How do I qualify for the tax reduction?
You do not have to apply to receive the tax reduction. If you qualify, the Danish Tax and Customs Administration will automatically pay the tax reduction to you.
FAQ
- What do I have to do to receive the tax reduction?
- You do not have to apply to receive the tax reduction. If you qualify, the Danish Tax and Customs Administration will automatically pay the tax reduction to you. They will let you know whether you qualify for the tax reduction.
- How much tax reduction do I get?
- As a starting point, the tax reduction is DKK 100,000 (2008 level). The reduction is accrued by 60-64-year-olds by DKK 20,000 a year. However, if you were born in 1946 and 1947, the maximum amount payable to you is DKK 60,000 and DKK 80,000.
- How much do I have to work?
- In order to qualify for a tax reduction, you have to work full-time from the year you turn 60 until (and including) the year you turn 64.
- For how long will I be included in the scheme?
- You accrue the tax reduction from the year you turn 60 until (and including) the year you turn 64.
- I have worked abroad?
- Certain foreign earnings are included in your income. For more information, please contact
- the Danish Tax and Customs Administration
Contact Tax Reduction for Senior Citizens
Phone: +45 70 11 25 00
Opening hours:
Monday - Thursday: from 8 am - 4 pm and Friday: from 8 am - 3.30 pm
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