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Claim for adjustment of a registration matter

These instructions concern companies and organisations.

You can claim for adjustment of a decision that concerns your registration in the

  • VAT register
  • prepayment register
  • register of car tax filers
  • excise duty register.

Please note that you cannot claim adjustment of a decision that concerns registration as an employer.

What to do before submitting a claim for adjustment

VAT register: First request an appealable registration decision in MyTax. Note that you cannot make a claim for adjustment directly based on the notice of registration that the company or organisation receives from the VAT register.

Once you have received an appealable decision, you can file a claim for adjustment following the instructions given on this page. Go to MyTax

Prepayment register: You can submit a claim for adjustment of a decision according to which the Tax Administration has removed the company or organisation from the prepayment register or decided not to enter it in the register.

Note that you do not need to file a claim for adjustment if the Tax Administration has removed the company or organisation from the register due to negligence. When the company or organisation has remedied the negligence, it can be re-registered. Submit a new registration request to the Tax Administration. Even in the case of repeated negligence, the Tax Administration can re-enter the company in the register within one year from the removal, unless it seems obvious that the negligence will continue.

Excise duty register and register of car tax filers: When a company or an organisation is registered, it is always sent an appealable decision, and it can directly claim adjustment of the decision in accordance with the instructions given on this page.

Instructions on claims for adjustment

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When can a claim for adjustment be filed?

A company or organisation can file a claim for adjustment within 60 days from receiving the decision.

If the last day of the filing deadline is a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, the due date is the next business day. The claim for adjustment must arrive at the Tax Administration by 4.15 pm on the due date.

Example: On 3 November 2022, a company received a notification saying that it had been entered in the VAT register. The company then requested an appealable decision from the Tax Administration, and it received the decision on 21 November 2022. In this case, the claim for adjustment must arrive at the Tax Administration by 20 January 2023 by 4.15 pm.

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How to make a claim for adjustment

You can file a claim for adjustment in MyTax.

Go to MyTax

  1. Log in to MyTax and select the Activities tab.
  2. Select All adjustment matters in the Claims for adjustment section.
  3. Click Claim for adjustment to the Assessment Adjustment Board.
  4. Fill in the items that you request to be adjusted. Finally, submit the claim.

If you cannot use MyTax: you can claim adjustment by submitting a paper form and a free-form request on paper.

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After you have made the claim for adjustment

Even if you are claiming adjustment of a registration decision issued to a company or an organisation, you must comply with the decision until the matter is resolved.

You can follow the processing of your request in MyTax: Go to the Activities tab, select Status of returns and requests and then View the processing status.

Further information and instructions on adjustment

You can cancel a claim for adjustment fully or partially. In MyTax, go to the ‘Activity’ tab. Select ‘Cancel a claim for adjustment’ under ‘Claims for adjustment’.

A decision on a claim for adjustment can be requested to be rectified by lodging an appeal to the administrative court. The deadline and instructions for appealing are in the appeal instructions appended to the decision.

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Page last updated 1/17/2023