Årsopgørelse: how to check and correct it
In short
is the yearly statement from SKAT: how much you earned, how much tax you have already paid and what comes out of it. Either you get the overpayment back (), or you have to pay more ().
this is not a fine and not an audit — everyone gets this letter
Does this apply to me?
Yes, if you worked in Denmark last year or received payments here. The document arrives in and sits in on skat.dk.
Steps
Log in to TastSelv
Open skat.dk, click "Log på" and confirm the login in the app.
The green frame marks what to click.
Open "Se årsopgørelsen"
In the top menu choose "Årsopgørelse", then "Se årsopgørelsen" (see the calculation).
Find the result at the top
The first line tells you the main thing. There are two possibilities:
The whole document, line by line →Check your income and your tax
The lines "Lønindkomst" (income) and "Indeholdt A-skat" (tax withheld) have to match the totals on your for the year. The easiest one to look at is the December one — it has an "År til dato" column.
Where this is on your lønseddel →Check your deductions (fradrag)
SKAT enters some itself, others only you can enter. The ones people forget most often:
Something is wrong — correct it
Click "Ret årsopgørelsen / oplysningsskemaet", change the field you need and confirm. The new calculation appears straight away.
everything matches? then you do not need to do anything
What you will need
- MitID on your phone
- Lønsedler for the year, or the December one
- Distance from home to work, km
- Statements of income from abroad, if you had any
Danish words you will see
- Årsopgørelse
- The annual tax statement: your income and tax for last year, summed up.
- Overskydende skat
- Overpaid tax that will be refunded to you.
- Restskat
- Tax you underpaid during the year. You can see it in your årsopgørelse.
- Fradrag
- A deduction: the amount that is not taxed.
- TastSelv
- Your personal account on skat.dk.
Common mistakes
- Not opening it at all. "It is all automatic" — not always: nobody enters befordringsfradrag for you.
- Putting restskat off. After 1 July the debt grows.
- Mixing it up with the forskudsopgørelse. That one is the forecast for next year; this one is the summary of the last one.
- Not declaring income from abroad. If you had any, that is a separate topic — see the similar situations below.
Need to talk to a human?
With tax, SKAT itself helps fastest: you can speak English there. There are also free consultations for Ukrainians.
Where to turn and what to say →Where this information comes from
- Checked against sources: 21.09.2026
- Sources: skat.dk — Årsopgørelsen, skat.dk — Relevante datoer for årsopgørelsen, skat.dk — Betal restskat
This is an explanation in plain words, not legal advice. The final word always belongs to the authority. How we check
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