Contracting in Denmark

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stek replied

25 July 2018, 15:09
Expat scheme tax in Denmark is 30% flat rate for first year or second too I think. I found it very easy and not too expensive to live there if u go Aldi not Irma and accom is way cheaper than Dublin. But it’s boring...
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Swamp Thing replied

25 July 2018, 09:55
Originally posted by stokesy View Post

Thanks for that, some useful information.

I'm inclined to think it's going to be financially not worth the while if I end up earning pretty much the same as I would on a local contract £200 per day cheaper.

Yep, been there, done it and came off much poorer for it. You'd be taxed at least 45% on the full slice of your income (back in my day I was taxed at 52% on what equated to a GBP £45,000 income ). Plus, the Danish equivalent of HMRC (Told & Skat) always find inventive ways to take more than you think. It's no accident that there is a Told & Skat for each of the 260+ local authorities in that tiny country.

The Danes have a saying and a joke:
Saying: You can kill your wife and kids and get a few years for it, but if you ever default on your taxes, you'll be thrown in jail for life.
Joke: There are only 3 truly communist countries left in the world: Cuba, N Korea and Denmark.

Decide carefully.
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stokesy replied

25 July 2018, 07:01
Thanks for that, some useful information.

I'm inclined to think it's going to be financially not worth the while if I end up earning pretty much the same as I would on a local contract £200 per day cheaper.
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northernladuk replied

24 July 2018, 20:44
https://www.google.co.uk/search?clie....1._Eu0E-5Uw88

Anything in there help?
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stokesy started a topic Contracting in Denmark

24 July 2018, 17:58
Contracting in Denmark

Hi,

I've been approached about the potential to work on an interesting six month contract in Denmark.

One of the complications is that I would be required to go on local payroll (not entirely sure why) and pay tax in Denmark rather than invoicing from my ltd company.

I'm assuming that when self-assessment time comes next year that this would be treated as income and I might need to "top up" my UK tax and potentially pay back child benefit etc.

Also, this would mean that my ltd company would make a trading loss for the year as I wouldn't have any income going through the company.

Has anyone had any experience of this and does anyone see any other issues I might not have considered?

Cheers
Stokesy
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