How to file your VAT return
Your VAT return tells us about your purchases and sales for the period. Remember, you also need to file a VAT return even if you had no transactions. This is called a zero declaration (nulindberetning).
You can file as soon as the period starts, but be aware that you can only make the payment 5 days before the deadline. If you want to pay earlier, you need to increase the payment limit on your business Tax Account.
Read more about payment at How to pay VAT
Video: How to declare and pay your VAT
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You file your VAT return in E-tax for businesses (TastSelv Erhverv).
Log on to E-tax for businessesv
- Select VAT
- Select VAT return
- Select File your VAT return
- Find the relevant periode and select File your VAT return
- Enter your contact details so we can contact you if we have any questions.
- Now you do the actual reporting. Complete all relevant fields - those marked with a red *. The blue question marks are there to help you.
- At the bottom of the page you select Accept
- Next you will get a receipt on the screen where you cans e how much you have to pay or will get. Read more at How to pay VAT.
Video: How to file your VAT return in E-tax for businesses (TastSelv Erhverv) (currently in Danish)
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If you use accounting software approved by the Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen), you can file your VAT return to E-tax for businesses via your accounting software and get a receipt. However, you or your accountant has to approve the final VAT return.
Before you can file your VAT return via your accounting software, you have to authorise the software to submit data about your VAT return on your behalf.
This is what you do, if you want to authorise the provider of your accounting software to log on to E-tax for businesses on your behalf.
First, you log on to E-tax for businesses:
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Click Profile information and contact details
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Click Rights and access ot E-tax
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Click Authorise accountant etc.
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Click 'NemVirksomhed -adgang for regnskabssystemudbyder' (NemVirksomhed - access for accounting software providers) in the dropdown menu under 'Rettighed' (Rights). There is a red mark under the field.
Next, click the arrow to the right of NemVirksomhed - adgang for regnskabssystemudbyder.
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Enter SE (VAT) or CVR number of the provider of your accounting software in the next field to the right.
Click the arrow next to the SE or CVR number.
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In the field under 'Slutdato' (End date), you enter the end date of the access.
Click 'Gem' (Save).
You have now granted your accounting software provider access to log on to E-tax for businesses on your behalf for a period of your choice.
You may recall the access at any time by highlighting the right and click 'Slet autorisation' (Recall authorisation).
- When you have set up your accounting software to transfer VAT numbers, you will be transferred to E-tax for businesses where you will have to log on using MitID before you can see your VAT return.
- Check the VAT return and click Accept.
- You have now filed your VAT return. The receipt will be sent to your accounting software.
Please note that your business is still responsible for the making sure that your VAT return is filed correctly. We can't take the responsibility for VAT returns filed this way.
If you have to pay VAT, the procedure is unchanged.
You have to file your VAT return - even for reporting periods with not purchases or sale. This means that you have to file a VAT return of DKK 0. We call this a 'zero declaration' (nulindberetning).
You file DKK 0 (zero declaration) VAT in E-tax for businesses.
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Click VAT
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Click VAT return
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Click File your VAT return
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Find the period you need to report for and select 'Nulindberet' (zero declaration)
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All relevant fields are prefilled with 0. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Accept
You can find receipts for earlier VAT returns in E-tax for businesses.
- Log on to E-tax for businesses
- Click VAT
- Click VAT return
- Click See previous VAT returns
- You open the relevant VAT return by clicking on the eye in the column 'Vis' (View).