Collect tax in Norway

In Norway, Stripe Tax supports calculation and collection of VAT.

When to register for tax collection

See Thresholds to get insights about your potential tax registration obligations in Norway. Stripe also notifies you with email and Dashboard alerts when you need to register to collect tax. Learn more about how the monitoring tool works.

If you’re based outside Norway, you must register in Norway as soon as your taxable sales in Norway reach 50,000 NOK during a period of 12 months and no reverse charge applies. Businesses located in the European Economic Area can register directly with the Norwegian tax administration. Businesses located outside the EEA must appoint a Norwegian VAT representative unless they use the simplified registration procedure (VOEC), which is available for B2C sales of digital services and low-value goods (< ​3,000 NOK).

For example, if you’re based in the US, sell digital services to Norwegian consumers and exceed the threshold during a period of 12 months (from February of the past year to January of the current year), you must register in Norway. However, if you sell digital services only to Norwegian businesses, you don’t need to register because these services are subject to reverse charge.

Threshold: 50,000 NOK

Period: 12 months

Included transactions: Any taxable transactions that reverse charge doesn’t apply to.

Register to collect tax

Find more information on how to register for VAT in Norway on the government website:

• General information about VAT in Norway
• How to register

After you’ve registered to collect tax in Norway, go to Registrations to add your registrations to Stripe in the Dashboard. This turns on tax calculation and collection in Stripe for your transactions in Norway.

Learn more about how to add your registration in the Dashboard.

How we calculate taxes

Stripe calculates VAT for your transactions in Norway.

Generally, most transactions are taxable in the jurisdiction where your customer is. Stripe assumes the sale of most goods or services to be taxable unless specifically exempted.

In Norway, there are some territories outside of the scope of the standard tax system and might have different rules that apply. Stripe won’t calculate tax for customers based there, even if you’ve added a registration for Norway. Learn more about how Stripe handles excluded territories. This applies to the following locations:

• Jan Mayen
• Svalbard

Report and file your taxes

Stripe provides reports of your completed tax transactions. Go to Registrations to access these reports. Learn more about the different types of reports.

You’re responsible for filing and remitting your taxes to Norway. Stripe doesn’t file taxes on your behalf. However, we do have trusted partners who can help manage your filing and remittance.