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The Danish Tax Assessment Council (Skatterådet) confirms in SKM2026.161.SR that paying compensation for a seafarer’s home-country income tax is consistent with the net pay condition under the Danish Seafarers’ Tax Act.
New EU ruling reshapes A1 certificate calculations: third country work must be included A recent judgment from the European Court of Justice (C-743/23, A vs.
The Court of Justice’s recent judgment in Case C-27/24 clarifies how the concept of “substantial activity” under Regulation 883/2004 should be applied to cross-border workers. By confirming that only measurable working time and remuneration count towards the 25% threshold, the ruling provides much-needed certainty for employers navigating EU social security compliance.
Denmark’s high tax rates can make it challenging to attract and retain international talent. However, the inbound expat tax regime – commonly known as the researcher tax scheme – offers a unique solution. By significantly lowering the tax burden on foreign specialists and researchers, companies can recruit internationally without inflating salaries or losing competitive edge.
If you own a property abroad, in the Faroe Islands, or in Greenland, and are also liable to pay tax in Denmark, you must pay property value tax on your overseas property.
The Danish year end tax statement can be quite confusing even to Danes, so while it is now availble in English for foreigner, it can still be a cause for confusion, especially for individuals with international elements, e.g. individuals who have residence, income, or assets abroad, who have relocated to or from Denmark during the tax year, or if certain tax schemes apply, such as the frontier worker or the tax scheme for researchers.
The year-end statement (årsopgørelse) is now available in English, making it easier for non-Danish speakers to review and correct their tax information. However, certain elements-such as foreign income, property, or investments-still require manual reporting and are easily overlooked.
In Denmark, timely and accurate tax reporting is essential for both individuals and businesses, with the primary deadline for submitting tax information set for January 20th of the year following the income year, and a correction period until February 15th to ensure all data is accurate and up-to-date.
The Danish Tax Agency (Skattestyrelsen) will open access to the annual tax statements for 2024 on the 24th of March, 2025. For the first time, homeowners will be able to see their total property tax payments on the statement. Approximately 4.9 million citizens will be able to view their statements on TastSelv and check if they have paid too much or too little tax. The new property tax rules, effective from the 1st of January, 2024, mean that homeowners have been paying both land tax and property value tax throughout the year.
From January 1, 2025, a new Øresund Agreement between Denmark and Sweden has come into effect, bringing significant changes to the taxation rules for cross-border workers.
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