MyTax allows individual taxpayers to take care of their taxes online
Tax Administration Bulletin, 11/14/2018The Tax Administration instructs individual taxpayers to start using the MyTax e-service to take care of their tax matters. MyTax will gradually replace almost all the e-services provided by the Tax Administration. Individual taxpayers are now able to make a tax card in MyTax and file additions to their tax return details. By Thursday 15 November, all households in Finland will receive a public bulletin from the Tax Administration regarding the upcoming changes in individual taxation.
MyTax will replace the Tax Card Online and Tax Return on the Web e-services previously provided for individual taxpayers. From now on, you can use MyTax to make a tax card and supplement your tax return details. In MyTax, you can view payment information relating to tax refunds and back taxes, you can pay taxes, manage your company's taxes and submit an account number for tax refunds. Limited liability companies and other corporations have already been using MyTax for a few years.
'The goal was that MyTax would be a taxpayer-friendly service that is easy to use. MyTax is comparable to online banking services: you can manage all your tax matters in just one place. The service makes it easy for the user to keep track of all their tax matters,' says Sanna Kuuri, MyTax Service Owner.
Electronic services benefit both the taxpayer and society
The Tax Administration's goal is to encourage taxpayers to use e-services. E-services benefit the taxpayer in many ways: the service is available around the clock, there are no queues, papers are never misplaced, and no time is needed for postal service.
In addition, e-services generate savings to society. For example, going to a local tax office to get a paper tax card costs eight times as much as making a tax card online. Even though the Tax Administration recommends the use of MyTax, telephone service, tax offices and chat will still be available to anyone needing assistance.
Revised tax cards now from MyTax
If a wage earner needs a revised tax card for the current year, they can make one in MyTax. Revised tax cards for 2018 can be made in MyTax until 18 December.
In 2019, tax cards and tax returns will change and payment dates will be brought forward
The following changes will take place in 2019:
Tax cards
The Tax Administration sends the 2019 tax cards to taxpayers by post. You can revise your tax card in MyTax once you have received it or from 13 December onwards at the latest. Starting next year, your tax card has only one income limit. All your employers use the same tax card, and you can give a copy of the tax card to the employer.
Tax returns
In 2019, you can file information for your tax return in MyTax throughout the year as deductions occur.
Dates of payment
Next year, most people will receive their tax refunds starting from August. The due dates for back taxes will also be brought forward.
Suomi.fi messages
If you want to stop receiving paper mail from the Tax Administration, you should enable electronic communication with public authorities by activating Suomi.fi messages.
More information about all tax-related changes is available in the Tax Administration Bulletin that will be distributed to all households.
Individual taxpayers' tax schedules for 2018–2019
November 2018: MyTax more widely available to individual taxpayers
Revised tax cards for 2018 can be made in MyTax.
4 December 2018 to 16 January 2019: Tax cards for 2019 delivered to taxpayers by post
If necessary, you can revise your tax card in MyTax as of 13 December.
As of 1 January 2019: Employers report the wages and salaries they pay to the Incomes Register.
Pay details reported to the Incomes Register will be automatically transmitted to MyTax, where wage earners can view their own pay details as of 7 February 2019. Pensions and benefits are reported to the Incomes Register as of 1 January 2020.
You can file deductions for your 2018 tax assessment in MyTax.
March–April 2019: Pre-completed tax returns for 2018 are available in MyTax.
You can supplement your tax return if necessary. The pre-completed tax return is delivered to you by post. If you do not want to receive your tax return on paper, activate Suomi.fi messages by 28 February 2019 to enable electronic communication.
July–December 2019: Payment of 2018 tax refunds
The Tax Administration will pay tax refunds between August and December. In other words, starting next year, tax refunds will no longer be paid to all individual taxpayers on the same day in December. The due dates for back taxes will also be brought forward.
Further information:
Public bulletin and changes in general: Nilla Hietamäki, Communications Manager, tel. 029 5125 292
MyTax: Sanna Kuuri, Service Owner, tel. 029 5130 340,
https://www.vero.fi/en/e-file/mytax/
Tax cards:
Minna Palomäki, Senior Adviser, tel. 029 5124 729
Laura Miettinen, Senior Adviser, tel. 029 51 27450
e-mail: firstname.lastname@vero.fi