Correct your preliminary income assessment when you no longer receive a state education grant or production school grant.

Here is what to you should do:

 

    1. Log on to skat.dk/tastselv.
    2. Select Forskudsopgørelsen 2020 (Preliminary income assessment 2020).
    3. If your production school grant ends, you should correct the amount in the field 216 Kontanthjælp, delpension, orlovs-/fleks-/ledighedsydelse, flekslønstilskud m.m. (Cash benefits, partial pension, leave/flexible/unemployment benefits, etc.), You enter the amount you have received before tax.
    4. If you no longer receive a state educational grant (SU), we will be informed by the Danish Agency for Institutions and Educational Grants (Styrelsen for Institutioner og Uddannelsesstøtte). The field will automatically be corrected when you click Beregn (Calculate) at the bottom of your preliminary income assessment (see item 7). If you still wish to change it, you must change the amount in field 306 Stipendier fra SU (Scholarships from SU). You write the amount you have received in 2020 before tax.
    5. Go to Oftest tilføjede felter (Frequently added fields), select Nyt job (New job) and fill in the field that is relevant for you. You enter the amount before tax.
      • Har du fået job (did you get a new job): enter your expected salary for the rest of the year in field 201 - Lønindkomst mv. (Earned income etc.). Click the question mark for more information.
      • Får du dagpenge (are you receiving unemployment benefits): enter the amount you expect to receive for the rest of the year in field 304 - Sygedagpenge og arbejdsløshedsdagpenge (Sick leave benefits and unemployment benefits).
      • Får du kontanthjælp (are you receiving cash benefits): enter the amount you expect to receive for the rest of the year in field 216 - Kontanthjælp, delpension, orlovs-/fleks-/ledighedsydelse, flekslønstilskud m.m. (Cash benefits, partial pension,  leave/flexible/unemployment benefits, etc.).
      • If you have income showing in one of the fields, you need to check that the amounts reflect your expected income for the year.
      • Remember that the amounts should reflect your expected income for the year before tax.
    6. If you have already received a state educational grant or production school grant during the year, you need to check that the correct amounts are entered in your preliminary income assessment. The amounts should be entered before tax.
      • Go to Oftest tilføjede felter (Frequently added fields) and select Indkomst og betalt skat indtil ændring (Income and tax paid up to date of change).
      • You will find three calculators next to the fields. They will give you an overview of your income and paid A-tax that we have registered about you up until now. Click on one of the calculators and check that the numbers are correct. If you did not receive a salary, state educational grant or production grant for one or more months and did not pay A-tax, please enter a "0" in the relevant fields for that month.
      • Click Overfør (Transfer) in the bottom left corner.
    7. Select Beregn (Calculate) at the bottom of the page and check that the entered the correct number.
    8. Select Godkend (Approve).

Thank you - you are done!

Please contact the Danish Tax Agency (Skattestyrelsen) if you have any questions.

 

Facts

State education grant is paid in advance. If, for example, you have used your primary tax card for your grant for June, no other employer can use it before 1 July.

Production grants, on the other hand, are paid in arrears.