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    Tax and pension abroad

    The pension fund does not give advisory services about tax rules abroad. We refer to the tax authorities of the country in question or an accounting firm. Here we give a short introduction, and otherwise we recommend that you contact Skat

    If you are not resident in Denmark, or you leave Denmark, we recommend that you contact Skat. They can advise you how to respond to your pension scheme in the pension fund. You may e.g. have the possibility of applying for exemption from paying pension return tax. If you are granted exemption from paying pension return tax, you must forward a copy of the letter to the pension fund.

    If you are liable to pay tax to Greenland, you can pay contributions to your pension scheme without tax deductions. You can only pay contributions to a lifelong retirement pension.

    If you have paid contributions to a pension scheme, while you have been resident in the Faroe Islands, you have had a tax relief until 1 July 2012. This means that when these amounts are paid as benefits, you must pay income tax of the monthly payments or a tax if a lump sum is paid.


    Contributions paid after 1 July 2012 have already been taxed and are paid tax-free. However, there may be a tax on the capital return of the interest gain.