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ENK Engelsk - 2022
ENK Engelsk - 2022
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• skatteetaten.no and altinn.no
• business
• advance tax
• accounting and book-keeping
• Income
• tax deductions
• reporting
• value added tax (VAT)
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Social media
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Business activity
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Starting a business
• Is it a tax-free hobby or is it taxable
business activity?
• What do you do during the start-up
period?
• Check skatteetaten.no/rf1298
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Profit / loss
You are paying taxes from the profit.
There is no salary when you are self-employed.
You can use the profit as you like, this has no effect on the taxes.
Eksempel:
Sales kr 1 150 000
Costs kr 350 000
Profit kr 800 000
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Advance tax
Will be calculated based on the expected profit.
Advance tax
• Income from business and personal
income/decuctions should be stated.
• Persons who pays advance tax gets a bill four
times a year, with due dates March 15, Jun15,
September 15 and December 15
See skatteetaten.no/forskuddsskatt
Accounting and book-keeping
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Accounting requirements:
• order and summary – Norsk Standard Kontoplan
• all transactions must be documented
• income must be recorded when earned
When to update
The accounting has to be done on a regular
basis.
Requirements:
• cash transactions: daily
• VAT-liable: updated every other month
• Accounts updated at least every fourth
month
• less than 600 receipts: once a year
Filing
Accounts and receipts must be kept for 5 years
• electronically or on paper
• protected against destruction or accidential loss
• in an way that makes it possible to read/print the
material in the future
• must be kept even after ending the business
• filing abroad: separate rules
oppbevaring
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Income
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Invoice
• Must be sent as soon as possible and
no later than one month after delivery.
Invoice no.
Date Invoice
Due date
Delivery place
Buyer / Adress
Specifications
Total
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Cash sales
Are paid here and now by:
• cash
• bank accept
• credit card
• other electronic solutions
Cash register
If you have cash sales, you
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Exceptions
You don’t need a cash register if
Specification
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VAT
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Tax deductions
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Topics
• deduction guide • work wear
• cash payment • electronic communication
• cost of sales • food and beverage
• depriciations • gifts and advertising
• car • education
• home office • pension
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Tax deductions
You can deduct the costs you have had to
obtain your income as self-employed.
You have a right to a deduction if the
costs:
• can be documented
• are connected to the business
• are correct according to the law
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Cash payment
• No deduction for cash payments (tax and VAT)
over kr 10 000.
• If you split the payment it is still the total
amount that counts.
• Same rules for salary.
• Both businesses and private persons may be
responsible for evasions.
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Cost of sales
Calculated like this:
stock per 1 Jan.
+ purchase throughout the year
- stock per 31 Dec.
= cost of sales
Depriciations
Investment
Yes No
Decrease in value when used?
No
Cost > 15 000?
Yes
No
Duration period > 3 år?
Yes
Depreciations
Anna runs a business. She buys a machine for the business.
The price is kr 40 000. The machine is supposed to last more than 3 years.
The sale leads to a profit of kr 5 400. This is an income that will be taxed for Anna.
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Car
You can deduct the cost you have when you
use your car for business purposes.
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Costs + depriciations
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Exceptions
• Car older than 3 years: 75% of list price.
• Random use: under 1000 km / under 10 days. No private benefit
• A typical business car (eg. plumber’s car): Reduction of list price with 50%,
max kr 150 000, before private benefit is calculated.
• Electric car: 80% of list price. Not for business car.
• Business driving over 40 000 km a year. 75% of list price even for new cars.
Must be documented with an electronic travel log (kjørebok).
• Private benefit must not exceed 75% of the total costs.
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Home office
Separate room.
Two options:
• standard deduction kr 1 850 per year
• actual costs including part of joint costs
Work wear
Expences for work wear are only
deductible if they are not suitable for
private use.
Example:
• protective clothing
• uniform
• special work wear for some businesses
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Elektronic communication
Mobile phone, Internet
• subcription costs
• use
• set-up and installation costs
Private use
Income kr 4 392 regardless of the
number of services covered.
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Representation
General rule: No deduction
Advertising articles
• Must be an object
• Value less than kr 281 incl. VAT
• Intended as advertising
• With company logo/name
• Many copies
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Education / courses
Main rule:
No decuction for basic education, higher
education or specialization.
Nevertheless; deduction for expenses to
maintain your education or to be updated
in the specific field.
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Sickness benefit
• Insurance premium with the National
Insurance Scheme
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Reporting
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Sanctions
• The Tax Administration has the right to change the
assessment up to 5 years back in time.
• Incorrect or incomplete information gives the tax
authorities right to determine the income by discretion.
• Tax penalty up to 60%.
• Penalty for late delivery.
• Prison penalty up to 6 years.
Appeal / changes
In most cases you can change the tax return
yourself, even if it is past the due date.
• You need to change it yourself if you discover
mistakes, or if you have received new information.
• You can make a an appeal if you have received
at notice from the tax authorities saying that we
have changed your tax return.
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Value Added Tax (VAT)
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VAT
VAT is a tax to the state on the sale of goods
and services.
General rule:
All sales and withdrawals are subject to VAT.
They are:
• 25 % general rate
• 15 % food and beverage
• 12 % transportation, hotels, cinema
tickets, etc.
• 11,11 % fish sold to approved fish
landings
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E.g. a hotel:
• 25 % in the restaurant
• 15 % food bought in the lobby shop
• 12 % room rental
• excempt: newspaper
VAT Register
The company must never collect VAT before the
business is registred in the VAT Register.
Requirement for registration:
• Business activity
• Turnover exceeds kr 50 000 during a 12-month period
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12 month period
– not calender year
The company must register the business in the Value Added Tax Register
(Merverdiavgiftsregisteret) because it has exceeded the kr 50 000 limit.
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VAT on invoice
VAT must not be included on the invoices
before registration in the VAT Register
(Merverdiavgiftsregisteret).
After registration
• «MVA» after the organisation number.
• VAT must be calculated and specified on the
invoices, unless it is except or exempt from
VAT.
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Pre-registration
In some cases, the company may apply for
registration in the VAT Register
(Merverdiavgiftsregisteret) before the limit is
exceeded.
• If the expected turnover will exceed
kr 50 000 within 3 weeks.
• If significant investments/purchases have
been made, they exceed kr 250 000
including VAT, and turnover limit will not be
reached within 4 months after the
application is submitted.
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Example - sale
The company «Løp & kjøp» sells on credit in Norway for kr 5 000 + VAT.
The sale is recorded like this:
Vou. Dat3 Text 1500 Customer 3000 Sale 2700 output vat
Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit
53 01.03.2019 Sale 6 250 5 000 1 250
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Example - purchase
«Løp & kjøp» buys office supplies on credit in Norway for kr 1 000 + VAT.
It is recorded like this:
Vou. Date Text 2400 Supplier 6800 Office supply 2710 Input VAT
Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit
64 15.03.2019 Office supplies 1 250 1 000 250
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Settlement VAT
Term 2 is over and the company has to make a settlement.
It looks like this:
Vou Date Text 2700 Output VAT 2710 Input VAT 2740 settlem. VAT
Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit
53 01.03.2019 Sale 1 250
Example VAT
- input and output
Anna runs a company. She buys materials for kr 15 000 + VAT. She makes
mailbox stands, and sells them for kr 25 000 + VAT.
Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit
Purchase 18 750 15 000 3 750
Sale 31 250 25 000 6 250
After this, she has to pay kr 2 500 to the state. This is the VAT on the value that
has been added (25 000 – 15 000 = 10 000).
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VAT on import
For businesses inside the VAT system
VAT in import must be reported on the tax return
for VAT. There will be nothing to pay here, if the
entire business is VAT liable.
For businesses outside the VAT system
• Special fees and input VAT must, as earlier, be
paid when crossing the border.
• Payment and information goes to the Tax
Administration (Skatteetaten), which has the
responsibility to handle this.
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Proportionate deduction
Trond runs a company where he sells education and consulting services.
He buys a computer he will use in both parts of the business.
He has a right to demand partial deduction for VAT:
Purchase kr 10 000
+ 25 % mva kr 2 500
Total kr 12 500
Estimated use: Consulting 80 % / Education 20 %
Deduction for input VAT kr 2 500 x 80 % = kr 2 000
The rest kr 500 is a deduction in the accounts. (10 000 + 500 = 10 500)
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Limitations
Some costs will not give the company the right to deduct
input VAT.
• Dining and entertainment.
• Payments to owner, management, employees.
• Gifts and advertising articles over kr 100.
• Car: purchase, use, maintenance.
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Periods / deadlines
1. term (Jan/Feb) 10 April
2. term (Mar/Apr) 10 June
3. term (May/June) 31 August
4. term (Jul/Aug) 10 October
5. term (Sept/Oct) 10 December
6. term (Nov/Dec) 10 Februar
Annual 10 March
Agriculture 10 April
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If payment is overdue:
• interest
• reminder
After 14 days:
• enforcement
• payment record
• demand for bankruptcy
NB: Not possible to get a postponement.
Deregistration
If the business has an annual turnover
under kr 50 000 for 2 consecutive years,
we will consider to delete it from the VAT
Register (Merverdiavgiftsregisteret).
Skatteetaten will notify the company
before doing this
If the turnover exceeds kr 50 000 within
a 12-month period, after deregistration,
then the company has to register in the
VAT Register (Merverdiavgiftsregisteret)
again.
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Skatteetaten wishes
you good luck as a
business owner!
Attachments
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• registration – deleting
• changes
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• Laws and regulations
Private benefit - car
«75 % rule»
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104 500
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Counting goods - list
• Pre-numbered Firma:________________ Varetelling per: _______
• Product number Varenr Beskrivelse Antall Måleenhet Pris Samlet Nedskr.
/art (stk/kg/etc) per verdi verdi
• quantity enhet (ukurans)
Specification
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Specification
Kvalifiseringsspørsmål Fylle ut næringsspesifikasjon
Turids’s accounts
Combination of VAT-liable turnover and turnover except VAT:
Vou. Date Text 1900 Bank 3000 sales, 3220 Sals 2700 output VAT
equipment physical therapy
Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit
86 15.09.2019 Sale (both) 3 500 2 000 1 000 500