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Apply for transfer of tax liability

You can apply to transfer vehicle tax liability if you are the vehicle’s first owner and want to transfer the tax liability from the holder to yourself.

When can you apply to transfer tax liability?

You can apply to transfer tax liability if you are registered as the vehicle’s first owner in the transport register and a holder has also been registered for the vehicle.

With the application, you can transfer the tax liability for a vehicle you own from the holder to yourself eller terminate an agreement on the transfer of tax liability.

With this application, you cannot

  • submit registration notifications, such as a change of owner or holder
  • apply for a refund of vehicle tax.

Company and organisation customers can submit the application in My e-Services. You can submit the application if you have the "Handling vehicle tax-related matters” mandate.

My e-Services and acting on behalf of another person or organisation

How to apply for transfer of tax liability

  1. Step 1

    Log in to My e-Services

    After authentication, choose “Acting on behalf of a company/organisation” as your user role.

  2. Step 2

    Fill in the application

    Under Vehicle taxation, select Apply to transfer tax liability.

    On the front page, select Vehicle taxation and then the service Apply for transfer of tax liability.

    With the application, you can

    • transfer tax liability
    • terminate a valid transfer agreement.
  3. Step 3

    Check the details and submit the application

    Check the application details before submitting it.

    You can print the confirmation or save it as a PDF file. The confirmation will also be saved in the My activities section.

    After processing your application, Traficom will send a written confirmation to the email address or postal address given in the application.

Personal customers and others who cannot use My e-Services can apply for the transfer of tax liability with a paper form.

Send the application to:

Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
P.O. Box 320
FI-00059 Traficom

Fill in, print out and sign the application form Transfer of liability for vehicle tax (pdf, available in Finnish) Ulkoinen verkkopalvelu.

Processing time for an application for transfer of tax liability

The average processing time for applications is approximately one month.

Applications are processed in the order they are received. If we need additional information to process your application, we will contact you.

Frequently asked questions about the transfer of tax liability

The transfer will enter into force for each vehicle as a new tax period begins, as long as the transfer notification or its modification has been approve.

Only companies/organisations can apply for the transfer of tax liability in the electronic service. You can submit the application if you have the "Handling vehicle tax-related matters” mandate.

Electronic transport services and Suomi.fi e-Authorizations

No. My e-Services is available for companies and organisations. Private customers can apply to transfer tax liability using a paper form.

Vehicle Tax Act

Read Vehicle Tax Act Ulkoinen verkkopalvelu.

1281/2003Valid from: 01/01/2004

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