Danish Tax Allowance and SkatKort

[syntel]

Hi! I have just received an employment in Denmark (Swedish citizen) and I have a few questions regarding taxation and the personal allowance. I have sent in all the neccessary papers in order to obtain a CPR number, tax card and bank account. However it's all a big whoop of bureaucracy and time is running out. My first salary should be paid out the last of November, hopefully I will have a danish bank account by then. However it is doubtful that I will have a danish tax card. 1. Do I need to have a tax card before the salary can be payed? 2. If not. Will my employer deduct a preliminary tax of 60%? As I only will recieve salary for November and December I will likely not exceed my personal allowance (which for 2008 should be around 40k DKR right?)? And therefore should not pay any taxes on my salary this year. However, is this done automatically? Or will they deduct 60% if I do not have a tax card even when the salary has not exceeded the personal allowance? Thank you in advance!

[Nils]

I don't think the bureaucrats see it as "a big whoop of bureaucracy" to send you a tax-card, :) so maybe you should just wait and see... If you don't have an account by the end of the month, you can ask your employer to hold back your salary till next pay-day in december, and give you an advance-check if necessary. This arrangement will make the accountant's head explode, but it will buy you an extra month for the paperwork.