Check and change your assessment for 2026

Has anything changed? Remember to update your preliminary income assessment (forskudsopgørelse) if your personal or financial sitation changes. See such examples here.

When you update your assessment, you actually manage your tax affairs:

flueben You avoid a tax bill in your 2027 tax assessment notice
flueben You pay the correct tax each month
flueben You get the right deductions
flueben Your tax card will be adjusted

See and change your preliminary income assessment

Can you get a transport deduction?

Remember to enter your deduction for transport between home and work in your preliminary income assessment (field 417). Enter the expected number of days you'll be travelling to and from work.

Let's help you claim your transport deduction.

Did you buy or sell a home?

You need to update your preliminary income assessment if you buy or sell a home – this way you pay the correct housing tax each month.

Let's help you change your preliminary income assessment.

See examples of situations where you have to make the corrections yourself. Use the guide in the fields in E-tax (TastSelv).

Any changes in your personal or financial situation? Select one or more situations relevant to you

When your income changes

Remember to update your preliminary income assessment when your salary changes or if you start getting benefits, including parental leave, pension and early retirement and cash benefits.

Let's help you understand what you need to update and how you do it

Your preliminary income assessment is kind of your tax budget of your expected income and tax for 2026.

See guidance and examples here

What's new in 2026?

In 2026, a new top-bracket tax and an additional top-bracket tax will be introduced. The former top-backet tax will be known as middle-bracket tax from 2026.
See tax rates and thresholds

As of 2026, children no longer have to pay labour market contributions. So from 2026, this contribution applies from the calendar year you turn 18.
About the labour market contribution

From 2026, an additional senior employment allowance will be introduced for everybody who works and only has 1 or 2 years left before they reach state pension age.
About the senior employment allowance

Are you young or a student?

Find help to manage your preliminary income assessment with guides particularly aimed at young people and students (Currently in Danish).

Go to skat.dk/ung (currently in Danish)

Video: Understand your preliminary income assessment in 2 minutes

Are you getting the right deductions?

Try our guide to see the deductions that are relevant for you. The guide is aimed at wage earners.

Find your deductions

Do you have non-Danish income?

Do you have income from outside Denmark? Remember to enter your non-income in your preliminary income assessment.