Bookkeeping software for Norway: what Finn handles
Finn keeps your books in Norwegian kroner, with dates in the DD.MM.YYYY format and amounts shown the way you expect. Upload a bank statement as a CSV or PDF, or connect Mercury, Wise, Stripe or Revolut, and Finn categorises each line using what it knows about your business, your open invoices and your recent activity. Anything it is unsure about goes into a short review list instead of being guessed.
Receipts do not need filing. Photograph one and send it by WhatsApp, forward it by email, or drop it into Telegram or Slack. Finn reads the supplier, date, amount and MVA, links the receipt to the matching bank line and posts it to the ledger. Foreign currency purchases are converted and recorded, so the books stay in NOK.
- Bank statements imported from CSV or PDF, with AI column mapping for any bank's layout
- Mercury, Wise, Stripe and Revolut connections
- Receipts and invoices accepted by WhatsApp, email, Telegram, Slack or upload
- Double-entry ledger with a chart of accounts you can customise
5 OctThe A-melding for September lands on 5 Oct. Finn puts it on your calendar and reminds you ahead of it.
MVA return software: merverdiavgift explained
Merverdiavgift (MVA, Norwegian VAT) is 25% as standard, with 15% on food and 12% on passenger transport, accommodation and cinema. Books, e-books and newspapers are zero-rated, and exports are zero-rated too. You must register once taxable turnover passes NOK 50,000 over a rolling 12 months. Finn tracks that turnover for you and warns you as you approach it.
Once you are registered, the MVA-melding (VAT return) is filed bi-monthly, in six terms a year, and is due one month and 10 days after each term ends. Annual filing is allowed for turnover under NOK 1 million. Finn builds the MVA figures from your ledger and shows how each one was built. You check it and file it through Altinn, because Finn does not submit to Skatteetaten on your behalf.
- Six MVA terms a year, each with its own deadline in your calendar
- MVA split by rate on every sale and purchase
- Norwegian VAT numbers end in MVA and are not checked in VIES
- VOEC guidance for foreign sellers of low-value goods to Norwegian consumers
Skatteetaten compliant accounting: company tax in Norway
Norwegian company tax (selskapsskatt) is a flat 22% on ordinary income. The financial sector pays 25%, and petroleum and hydropower have their own resource-rent regimes, but an ordinary founder is on the flat 22%. The financial year is the calendar year, and a deviating year is only allowed in limited cases.
The company tax return (skattemelding) is due 31 May. Advance tax (forskuddsskatt) is paid in two equal instalments on 15 February and 15 April, with an optional top-up by 31 May to avoid interest. Finn puts every date in your calendar, builds the profit figures from your ledger and flags anything that needs a tax adjustment. You file the skattemelding through Altinn.
Payroll in Norway: arbeidsgiveravgift and the a-melding
Employers pay arbeidsgiveravgift (employer's national insurance), and the rate depends on the zone where the employee works. The base rate is 14.1% in Zone I, falling to 10.6%, 6.4%, 5.1%, 7.9% and 0% in the other zones. Employees pay trygdeavgift of 7.7% on salary. The extra 5% on salary above NOK 850,000 was abolished from 1 January 2025.
You withhold tax (forskuddstrekk) from each employee and file the a-melding every month by the 5th of the following month, through Altinn. Employers must also pay at least 2% of salary into a mandatory occupational pension (OTP). Finn records payroll costs, tracks the monthly deadline and reminds you about pension duties. Payroll itself is run in your payroll system.
Brønnøysundregistrene: annual accounts and the AS
Most Norwegian businesses are an AS (aksjeselskap, private limited company), which needs share capital of NOK 30,000. An ASA (public limited company) needs NOK 1,000,000. Other forms include the ANS and DA partnerships and the NUF, a Norwegian-registered branch of a foreign company. Every entity gets a nine-digit organisasjonsnummer from Brønnøysundregistrene.
Accounting-obligated entities file their annual accounts (årsregnskap) with the Regnskapsregisteret by 31 July. Late filing brings escalating fees and, in the end, compulsory dissolution. Finn gives you the year-end figures from your ledger, keeps the deadline visible well ahead of time and flags gaps in your books before they become a problem. You review the accounts and file them with Brønnøysund.
Enkeltpersonforetak (ENK): sole traders in Norway
A sole trader runs an enkeltpersonforetak (ENK), which needs no share capital but carries unlimited personal liability. Finn keeps the same clean books for an ENK as for an AS: income, expenses, receipts, invoices and MVA if you are registered. That gives you a clear view of profit throughout the year rather than a scramble at filing time.
Personal tax in Norway has two parts. There is a flat 22% on ordinary income, plus a progressive bracket tax (trinnskatt) on gross income. Self-employed people pay trygdeavgift at 10.9% on business income, against 7.7% on salary. Finn can explain how these apply to your figures and show them against your ledger. For a personal tax decision, confirm the detail with Skatteetaten or a local adviser.
Fiken alternative: switching from Fiken, Tripletex or Visma
If you use Fiken, Tripletex or Visma today, you do not have to start from scratch. Export your transactions, chart of accounts, customers, suppliers and open invoices as CSV files and upload them to Finn. The migration importer uses AI to map the columns, so you do not need to match a fixed template or reformat anything by hand.
There is no lock-in. Your data stays exportable whenever you want it, so you can leave as easily as you arrived. Many people run Finn alongside their current software for a month or two, check that the figures agree, and then switch over once they trust the numbers. An accountant or regnskapsfører can be given access if you work with one.
- CSV export from your current software, no special format needed
- AI maps your columns and your chart of accounts
- Run both systems side by side before you switch
- Your data remains exportable at any time