Tag: taxes

State oil company keen to avoid taxes

Statoil, Norway's state-controlled oil company, was threatening this week to move some of its operations out of Norway if the government goes through with...

Norwegian tax officials ally themselves with Panama

Norwegians who may have stashed funds in Panama, to avoid taxes in Norway, suddenly face an uncertain future after news this week that authorities...

Tax lists released but harder to access

State tax authorities released their lists on Friday showing what all residents of Norway declared in terms of income and net worth, plus taxes...

Artist Odd Nerdrum fights back

UPDATED: Norway's most famous contemporary artist, Odd Nerdrum, was back in an Oslo courtroom on Monday, armed with new documentation in a case that...

High housing prices, low property tax

Housing prices rose again in Norway last month, to a level that now even worries real estate brokers. Homeowners and buyers, though, enjoy among...

Guest workers pay off in Norway

The Norwegian state profits from guest workers who pay considerably more in taxes than what they claim in benefits, according to recent research by state...

Politicians polled push for opening ‘polet’

Norway's state-controlled retailer of liquor and wine, Vinmonopolet, may get a political green light to expand its opening hours, the latest in a long...

Road toll system baffles visitors

Thousands of drivers of foreign-registered vehicles on Norwegian roads aren't paying road tolls, not necessarily because they're trying to cheat the system, but because...

Celebrities urged to stop drinking

State health authorities have enlisted the aid of well-known Norwegians to reduce alcohol consumption, by urging them to abstain from any wine, beer or...

Tax returns distributed nationwide

As part of their annual rite of spring, Norwegian tax authorities have begun sending out tax return forms to 4.4 million Norwegian taxpayers, who...
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