Updated agreement on EU-Norway VAT administration cooperation Norway has finalised the internal legal process for implementing a renegotiated agreement with the European Union on administrative cooperation in the field of VAT, aimed at combating cross-border VAT fraud. Storting approval On 4 June 2025, the Storting
2026 VAT liabilities and deduction changes consultation launched The Noreigan Ministry of Finance has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) rules for cross-border trade in remotely provided services. The consultation, open until 21 June 2025, aims to address discrepancies
EU and Norway update their VAT cooperation agreement Norway and the European Union have taken a significant step towards enhancing cooperation on value-added tax (VAT) with the signing of a renegotiated VAT agreement on 2 October 2024. This updated agreement aims to strengthen administrative collaboration
Ministry of Finance launches 2025 evaluation into e-invoicing and digital bookkeeping Skatteetaten, the Norwegian Tax Administration, is to review the options for the introduction of mandatory e-invoicing and digital bookkeeping. The Ministry of Finance has asked for initial proposals by June 2025, is already favouring
2025 Budget seeks to help less well off On 7th October 2024, the Norwegian government published its 2025 Budget. This includes a range of measures to support the less well off as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation spike The Government is
New 2025 schema for SAF-T eVAT returns Norway is to update its schema to version 1.3 from 2025 for its version of the OECD’s Standard Audit File for Tax (SAF-T). This includes v1.3 SAF-T Financial. Norway replaced its bi-monthly Value Added Tax return with SAF-T
VAT and customs duties due on all B2C imported consignments 1 January 2024 From 1 January 2024, Norwegian VAT and customs duties is payable on all B2C import consignments. This ends the NOK 350 (approx. €31) exemption threshold which was introduced on 1 April 2020.
2024 launch of XML-listing of VAT transactions pushed back Long-standing plans for Norway to joining the list of countries requiring transactional digital reporting reports, Control Statements, to support VAT returns have been put off. The provisional plan had been for January 2024. This was originally
Remotely delivered non-digital services to come into VAT net 1 January 2023 The Norwegian VAT law has been updated to impose VAT on foreign providers of traditional services to consumers by non-resident providers. Such cross-border services include: Consulting Accounting and tax Architecture The Ministry of Finance
