Tax Card
Tax Card
Skattkort
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Anyone who registers legal domicile with Þjóðskrá (National Registry) in Iceland will be posted a tax card which entitles its holder to a personal tax credit, kr. 42.205 pr. month.
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An individual who is registered in the temporary register (utangarðsskrá) with Þjóðskrá (National Registry) can apply for a temporary tax card while he waits for a final registration of legal domicile in Iceland. Applications are available at local tax offices (see locations here) and on the website www.skattur.is .
Application for a temporary tax card / (Umsókn um tímabundið skattkort)
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It is important to give the employer the tax card as soon as possible. If the employer doesn’t have the tax card a full tax reduction will be made as the employer has to deduct full tax from the salary, with out any tax credit, if he doesn’t have the tax card.
Citizens outside the EEA and citizens of Romania and Bulgaria must have work- and residence permit and present the permits when applying for a tax card. The validation of the tax card is usually the same as the duration of the work permit.
Links
Information about taxes on Island.is
Information about taxes on RSK
