How to read your Danish årsopgørelse: what each section means, how restskat and refunds work, and what expats need to check before the deadline.

Forskudsopgørelse explained for expats: how Denmark’s preliminary tax assessment sets your withholding rate, what to update, and when restskat becomes a risk.

Denmark gift tax (gaveafgift) applies to transfers from abroad: the DKK 80,600 threshold covers parents in any country, but only a few have double-tax treaties with Denmark.

Quick SummaryMost expats living in Denmark leave money on the table at tax time, usually because the system reports some deductions automatically and forces you to claim others manually. Relevant to expats with employment income in Denmark. If you are taxed under the researcher scheme (forskerordningen) at , almost none of these deductions apply to you. The single most-missed deduction is the commuting deduction (befordringsfradrag), which is not calculated automatically and pays per km between 25 and 120 km daily. Other commonly missed items: household services (servicefradrag, up to per person), the green craftsman deduction (håndværkerfradrag, up to per person), and a-kasse contributions (fully deductible, no cap).Denmark has a high tax rate and a generous list of deductions that partially soften the blow. The catch is that some of them are reported to SKAT automatically and some are not. The ones you have to claim yourself are the ones expats most often miss, ofte…

A-skat vs B-skat in Denmark: how B-income works, what to set aside, and how to avoid a restskat bill. Includes 2026 bracket thresholds and VAT rules.