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Tax deduction for commuting to work

If you drive more than 24 km between home and work you get a tax deduction of 2,16 DKK per km. Any method of...

Inequality

The difference between the poor and the rich has widened the most since income inequality started to be measured in 1987. If in 1987...

Christmas Help

12% more applications for the Blue Cross Christmas Aid compared to last year. 9.700 families have applied for support. If you cannot afford Christmas...

Pressure to end the “aconto” practice

The Consumer Council (Forbrugerråd) has called upon the energy companies to stop the practice of making the customers pay for a “predicted consumption” instead of the...

 The advance tax statement

According to experts, it is important to correct the advance tax statement (forskudsopgørelsen) this year. Why? To get the right amount of tax deductions. For example, if...