Questions we are asked most

An accountant records what happened and files it correctly. That is a different discipline from deciding what should happen and when. Most of the measures we recommend must be put in place before the transaction or before year end — by the time the accounts are being prepared, the opportunity has usually passed. We work alongside your accountant, not instead of them, and we are happy for them to attend every meeting.

It depends entirely on your structure, and anyone who quotes a percentage before reading your accounts is guessing. As a rough guide, across the diagnostic reviews we completed in 2024 the median identified annual saving was NOK 168 000, the lower quartile NOK 41 000 and the upper quartile NOK 590 000. Roughly one client in seven was told there was nothing material to gain — and we said so before invoicing anything further.

Certain filings do attract attention — a demerger, a large loss claim or a first-time group contribution will be looked at. That is not a reason to avoid them; it is a reason to document them properly. Every measure we implement is issued with a written position memo at the time it is made, so if a question comes three years later the answer already exists in your file rather than having to be reconstructed under pressure.

Nothing. The online tax check and the follow-up call are free and carry no obligation. If we believe a paid review is worth commissioning, you receive a fixed-fee quotation in writing and you decide. We do not invoice for the conversation in which we tell you whether there is a case.

No. Every engagement is quoted as a fixed fee before work starts, and the quotation is binding. If the scope changes materially — a company we did not know about, a Skatteetaten enquiry opening mid-engagement — we stop, requote and wait for your approval. Nothing is added to an invoice after the fact.

Ten to fourteen working days from the date we receive a complete document set. Incomplete documentation is the only thing that reliably extends it, which is why we send a specific list rather than a generic one. Urgent work before a transaction deadline can normally be accommodated at a surcharge agreed in advance.

Yes — roughly half our clients are outside the capital. We have offices in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim, and most of the work is done by encrypted document exchange and video meetings. Where a physical meeting matters, we travel, and travel within Norway is included in the fixed fee.

We handle the correspondence, prepare the supporting file and, if necessary, the appeal — at our own cost, for any position we recommended and documented. We also carry professional indemnity insurance as required for our authorisation. In 2024 we had no position overturned on appeal.

Norwegian and English, both to a professional standard. Reports for international groups are delivered in English with the statutory references given in Norwegian, since that is how they will be cited if the position is ever examined. We also correspond in Swedish and Danish.

Structural measures — mergers, demergers, share transfers, holding company establishment — generally need to be registered before 31 December to affect the current income year. Group contributions must be resolved by the general meeting that adopts the annual accounts. Dividend decisions and the salary/dividend split can be adjusted much later. If you contact us in November, there is usually still time; in late December there frequently is not.

Usually yes. The Tax Administration Act generally permits a taxpayer to amend a return for three years back, and Skatteetaten can reassess for longer where the information given was incomplete. A voluntary correction filed before a case is opened normally avoids the additional tax penalty, so if you suspect an error, speed is worth more than certainty.