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E-invoices are easy to pay, and they help you comply with due dates. Payment details are pre-completed on the invoice, so you do not need to enter them separately.
E-invoices can be used by individual taxpayers and self-employed individuals.
Self-employed individuals and other corporate taxpayers with a web invoicing address can also receive web invoices for taxes. Read more about the web invoice.
You can request e-invoicing for real estate tax, back taxes, prepayments, inheritance tax, and gift tax.
The request automatically covers all of these tax types. You cannot receive e-invoices for any other taxes. Please note that you cannot receive an e-invoice for additional prepayments or instalments of a payment arrangement.
You can request e-invoicing in two ways:
You can make the request at any time. For any taxes that are falling due, you will receive an e-invoice for paying the tax if you request e-invoicing at least 2 weeks before the due date.
If you have already requested e-invoicing from the Tax Administration, you will receive an e-invoice in your e-bank approximately 3 weeks before the due date. The e-invoice for real estate tax arrives even earlier: you will receive it in your e-bank approximately 2 months before the due date.
If you are not sure whether you have already requested e-invoicing from the Tax Administration, you can check the selected payment method in MyTax (Paying taxes and payment details page) or in the field for the euro amount on the bank transfer form associated with the tax decision. You can also check the matter in your e-bank.
You can cancel the e-invoicing request in your e-bank.
Please note, however, that if you cancel the request, you will stop receiving e-invoices for all tax types. In other words, you cannot cancel e-invoicing separately for just one tax type.
Yes, you can. You can change the due date and the payment amount stated in the e-invoice after you have received the invoice in your e-bank. For example, you can change the due date to the current date and pay the tax as soon as you have received the invoice.
You can also increase or reduce the payment amount. If you make the amount smaller and there is more than 5 business days between the current date and the due date, we will send you a new e-invoice for the remaining amount. If there is not enough time to receive the new e-invoice before the due date, pay the missing amount yourself in your e-bank or in MyTax.
You can also increase the amount, for example if you wish to pay two instalments of tax at the same time.
If you have timed the payment of the tax yourself in your e-bank beforehand and also requested e-invoicing from the Tax Administration, you may have two invoices for the same tax.
You only need to pay the tax once, so you can delete one of the invoices. We recommend using the Tax Administration’s e-invoice for paying the tax.
If you have already made both payments and paid the tax twice, we will use the additional payment to cover the next instalment of the tax. If there are no further instalments and you have no other taxes overdue or debts in enforcement, we will refund the extra payment to you.
You cannot pay taxes with an e-invoice from a foreign bank account because e-invoicing is a service provided by banks operating in Finland. Further, the Tax Administration does not use SEPA direct debit.
You can pay taxes in other ways, for example in your online bank.
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