Paying Taxes in Denmark

The table below addresses the taxes and mandatory contributions that a medium-size company must pay or withhold in a given year in Denmark, as well as measures of administrative burden in paying taxes.

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Tax or mandatory contributionPayments (number)Notes on PaymentsTime (hours)Statutory tax rateTax baseTotal tax rate (% profit)Notes on TTR
Corporate income tax3 2525.0%taxable profits22 
Property tax1 -various rates 1.9 
Injury insurance contribution0paid jointly-fixed amount (DKK 4,000 per employee) 1.4 
ATP contribution0paid jointly-fixed amount (DKK 3,840 per employee) 1.4 
Fuel tax1 - included in the fuel price1.3 
Social security contributions1online filing70fixed amount (DKK 2,160 per employee) 0.8 
Tax on insurance contracts1 -15.0%insurance contracts0.3 
Vehicle tax1 -fixed amount (DKK 4,000) 0 
Value added tax (VAT)1online filing4025.0%value added not included
Totals:9 135  29.2 


Notes:
Name of taxes have been standardized. For instance income tax, profit tax, tax on company's income are all named corporate income tax in this table.
The hours for VAT include all the VAT and sales taxes applicable.
The hours for Social Security include all the hours for labor taxes and mandatory contributions in general.