Wage deduction instructions for employers
Employers are required to collect tax debts and unpaid public fees from their employees' wages.
This is called a wage deduction.
Notification of wage deduction
If you need to deduct money from employee]s wages, yuo will recieve a notiication on My Pages at Ísland.is
How to submit electronically
Monthly, Fjársýslan sends a text file containing tax debt information to the email address provided when applying for electronic submissions.
The employer imports this file into the accounting software.
Once the import is complete, send the resulting file as attachement to tbrkrafa@runuvinnsla.is.
The employer transfers the wage deduction within 6 days of salary payment.
If the file does not arrive, your email address may be registered incorrectly. Update it by sending your correct information to tbrkrafa@runuvinnsla.is.
Bank details
Within 6 days of paying salaries, the employer trasnfers the wage deductionamount to:
Identification number: 540360-0570
Bank account number: 0101-26-7649
Send receipts to 7649@skatturinn.is
This process is repeated monthly until employere tax debts are paid in full.
No receipt is issued for tax debt and public fee payments.
Employees can track their status on My Pages at Ísland.is under Finances.
Service provider
Skatturinn - Iceland Revenue and Customs