February 2021
New tax requirements to be introduced for shipyards
Currently, anyone who has been engaged to work at a construction site or on an installation project in Finland must apply to the Tax Administration for a tax number (veronumero) before commencing employment. In addition, before the tax number can be issued, the worker must have obtained a Finnish personal identity code. When actually working at the site, workers must wear a name tag with their photo and tax number. Each individual’s tax number will also have been entered in the Tax Administration’s tax number register.
On February 4, 2021, the Finnish Government proposed (HE 2/2021 vp) that all employees and self-employed persons working in shipyards must also apply for the tax number. The tax number registration is valid for a fixed-term of three years, after which time the worker should renew the registration. When passed into law, this new requirement would apply only to bigger shipyards where vessels longer than 24 meters are built or repaired. The requirement would enter into force on July 1, 2022.
On February 4, 2021, the Finnish Government proposed (HE 2/2021 vp) that all employees and self-employed persons working in shipyards must also apply for the tax number. The tax number registration is valid for a fixed-term of three years, after which time the worker should renew the registration. When passed into law, this new requirement would apply only to bigger shipyards where vessels longer than 24 meters are built or repaired. The requirement would enter into force on July 1, 2022.
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