Survival Guide to Taxes in Denmark - Everything You Need To Know, Before Getting Paid

Taxes in Denmark can be complicated, without a proper survival guide!
In this video, we dive into all the important things that you need to know as a student. We'll tell you how to set up your tax cards, what is preliminary income, and other tricky things.
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Tax cards are a gateway between you and a salary in Denmark. Before your salary is paid out, it needs to be taxed. To make sure that you are paying the right amount of tax, you need to fill out your preliminary income, where you write how much you expect to earn in a year. Your tax card will then hold this information and whenever you switch a job, this information will be carried on with you.
We differentiate between an A-kort and B-kort. A-kort or A-card is your primary tax card, that contains fradrag, the tax-free monthly amount. B-kort or B-card is used for all your other incomes. This is the tax card that you should use for your regular job. If you are receiving SU or other public support, you should have this on A-kort.
Full series with Daniel from YourTax.dk: bit.ly/34GwC9u
Written version on our blog with all important links:
--Chapters: --
00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Tax Cards
02:33 - Getting First Job
03:10 - Fradrag
04:15 - SKAT.dk & Preliminary Income
07:25 - Deductions & Allowances
09:03 - Tax Returns
11:31 - Outro
--Things I've mentioned in this video: --
SKAT.dk - tax authority in Denmark
Boligstøtte - housing benefits for students - bit.ly/2GQpeA9
Kørselsfradrag - skat.dk/skat.aspx?oid=2234761
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[@kentheduck9193]

Dude, I was born and raised in Denmark I still didn't know this

[@t00mica]

Well done guys, keep it up! Learning from every video!

[@StudentSurvivalGuide]

CHEERS MATE! Happy to help

[@tomasbonanzea6142]

Nice video! Keep up the good work!

[@StudentSurvivalGuide]

Thanks, you too!

[@lukadavidjaic1910]

Great info ty soo much

[@StudentSurvivalGuide]

You're welcome mate :)

[@kiqueba]

Thank you so much for the info

[@StudentSurvivalGuide]

Our pleasure!

[@foysalchowdhury6069]

keep uploading!

[@StudentSurvivalGuide]

I will!

[@gabrielacrecescu9828]

Hello, could you please also make video about additional taxes for international orders? Price limit before a tax is established, how much is it charged, in which cases you won’t get charged taxes for orders. Thank you

[@shafayetislam8299]

Can you make a video for freelancer taxes? suppose working for wolt.

[@krzysztofbrodzik807]

What about preliminary income is it before or after taxes? The same with SU? Should I write expected amount before taxes? Or after? Thanks In advance 🙏🙌

[@brianpollstergaard7143]

Shouldn't the reference to 363 at 7:11 actually be column 221? Maybe it's changed since this video was published, but 363 is "sickness allowance" from B-income. Otherwise, great information.

[@prateek2265]

I just found a article saying that there is regressive tax system in denmark is that real ? and how does it work ? anyone can tell me please.

[@janinewieschalla]

I receive orphan's pension from the German government monthly, does this mean my orphan's pension will be taxed too? For example i receive 600 euro/month, will 38% of it go to tax? or does the pension not count as income?

[@emanuele2014]

This month my tax card was not ready so they put both su and Job on a-card. I think i'll be taxed 55% D:

[@manuj303]

What is the taxation on income for non residents if they are not eligible for applying under expat tax? Is the minimum income required to qualify under expat tax law 48e is 70,400 dkk? Is it amount after paying 8% union tax? If you can clarify that will be great.

[@lukadavidjaic1910]

one question, what if I am not sure how much I will earn per month because my work hours differ on the need of my boss, for instance, one week I work 13 hours the other 12? Should I put more hours than I am expected to work or fewer hours than I expect?

[@StudentSurvivalGuide]

I think it's better to put more

[@Siddharth2460]

What if my income changes what should I write in the yearly economy? Summing up both the income or just the latest one multiplied by 12?

[@StudentSurvivalGuide]

I am not sure if I understand your question but please try to reach out to SKAT

[@saschavonk9052]

I cannot find the columns with numbers.. Is it possible to show some screenshots? :)

[@StudentSurvivalGuide]

Not through youtube, I'm affraid. But I think that you've already found it by this time :D

[@rishabhsharma9698]

i have a question can international students who are not of EU countries can still recieve su ?

[@StudentSurvivalGuide]

Hey, unfortunately not

[@adityapathak2093]

@@StudentSurvivalGuide But after sometime like Working as Worker ,I think we can

[@MarineBregere]

Hi, I am a French student and I am going to carry out a 6-months internship in Copenhaguen. My internship is paid (8000DKK per month). Can you please tell me if I will have to pay some tax ? If yes, how much approximatly ?

[@StudentSurvivalGuide]

Hey, yes you need to pay taxes. One way of doing that is applying for a tax card. You can do that even without residence permit. You can read more on skat.dk . Taxes are usually 8% labor market contribution and then 38% from the rest. But you also get a monthly deduction or "tax-free" amount. That's around 1.500DKK to 2.000DKK. From this, you only pay the 8%.

[@MarineBregere]

@@StudentSurvivalGuide Thank you for your answer. Do you mean that I will pay almost 40% tax on my 8000 DKK salary ? Is not a reduction because is a small salary ?

[@cSharpIndonesia]

First!

[@StudentSurvivalGuide]

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