A commuter is a wage earner that spends the night away from home because of work.
If you are a commuter, you might be entitled to tax deductions for your additional expenses for food, accommodation and travel to and from the commuter home.
The travel deduction calculator calculates how much you can claim in travel deduction between your home and workplace (in Norwegian only).
When you have logged in, you can order, view or change your tax deduction card. If you earn NOK 60,000 or less during the year, you do not have to pay tax. In this case, you can order an exemption card instead.
An exemption card is a tax deduction card that shows that your employer should not deduct tax if you earn NOK 65,000 or less during the year (2022). If you at one point have received an exemption card, you do not have to apply for a new one. If you earn more than NOK 65,000, you must order a tax deduction card instead.
The Service Centre for Foreign Workers (SUA) is a centre where the Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet), the Police (politiet), the Tax Administration (skatteetaten) and the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) work together towards foreigners arriving to Norway for employment purposes, with the aim of providing them appropriate guidance and a shortening of the time used for processing their applications. You will find information in Norwegian, English, Lithuanian, Polish and Russian.
This information is for you who have created a MinID account at the tax office, and have registered by mobile phone. The advantages for you as an employee is among others that you can order your tax deduction card and receive your tax return online.
Do you work in one country but live in another, returning daily or weekly? You are a cross-border commuter. Make sure you check what benefits and obligations you might have in both countries. Also find information on commuting on the Norwegian Tax Administration's web site.