Statistics Norway

Tax return account statistics

1 Survey of tax assessment, residents 17 years and older. 2008-2009 NOK million, number of persons and average
  2008 2009
  NOK million NOK million Number of people Average for those with amount Average
Basis for surtax on gross income 1 193 622 1 246 301 3 669 277  339 700  326 800
Ordinary income after special deduction1  905 881  952 100 3 684 296  258 400  249 700
           
Personal income from pension  205 331  218 875 1 133 059  193 200 57 400
Personal income from wages and salaries  923 856  963 861 2 846 593  338 600  252 800
Personal income from agriculture/forestry/fishing 11 185 10 814 57 654  187 600 2 800
Personal income from other industry 51 512 50 968  191 423  266 300 13 400
           
Municipal wealth tax 7 433 7 446  746 804 10 000 2 000
County and municipal income tax  112 521  124 004 3 387 587 36 600 32 500
           
State wealth tax 3 960 4 250  746 123 5 700 1 100
Surtax of gross income 18 476 18 129  872 491 20 800 4 800
Community tax  101 801  100 726 3 387 145 29 700 26 400
           
Membership contribution to the national insurance 84 216 87 644 3 518 987 24 900 23 000
Delay duty 38 39 12 241 3 100 -
Additional tax  273  192 6 933 27 700  100
           
Finnmark deduction  671  696 62 568 11 100  200
Deduction for home investment savings2  509  694  286 895 2 400  200
Reduction of wealth tax  678 - - - -
Tax limitation 5 414 6 303  577 467 10 900 1 700
Deduction for foreign tax 1 146 1 245 12 794 97 300  300
Tax deduction for received dividends 45 39 1 316 29 700 -
           
Assessed taxes3  320 377  333 577 3 440 468 97 000 87 500
           
Number of residents 17 years and older 3 760 372 3 813 425      
1  Basis for calculation of incometax to county and municipality, negative amounts have been set to zero.
2  Included additional tax due to broken agreement of home investment savings for young people(BSU).
3  Total taxes minus deductions and tax reductions. The specified tax amounts are stated by gross amount, that is before deductions and reductions.
Source: Tax statistics. Income and property, 2009.

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