Tax for personal tax payers, 2010

Income taxes

The number of persons with surtax of gross income is the same in 2010 as in 2009, but total surtax of gross income increased by 4.5 per cent.

Ordinary income increased by 6.3 per cent to NOK 1 012 billion. County and community tax increased by 6.6 per cent from the previous year.

Property tax

Taxable net wealth increased by 52 per cent¹ from 2009 to 2010. This is mostly due to changes in taxable value in dwellings. The free amount for wealth tax has increased. The tax free amount for wealth tax increased from NOK 470 000 in 2009 to 700 000 in 2010. The total assessed wealth tax increased by 2 per cent from 2009.

Tax deductions

Total tax deductions increased by 10 per cent from 2009. About 600 000 persons had tax limitation due to low ordinary income. This is an increase of 23 000 persons, and total tax limitations amounted to NOK 6.9 billion in 2010.

Tables:

• Table 1 Survey of tax assessment, residents 17 years and older. 2009-2010 NOK million, number of persons and average
• Table 2 Taxable income for residents 17 years and older. 2009 and 2010. NOK million, number of persons and average
• Table 3 Taxable property for residents 17 years and older. 2009 and 2010. NOK million, number of persons and average