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Give account number for tax refunds

You can receive a refund of vehicle tax if your vehicle has changed ownership or been decommissioned, for example.

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When you may receive a vehicle tax refund?

A refund can be issued if:

  • the car is decommissioned or removed from the register
  • the taxpayer changes
  • the information marked on the register changes such that the vehicle becomes exempt from tax or the amount of tax due is reduced
  • the taxpayer is exempt from vehicle tax.

You can save an account number in My e-Services, in which case any future tax refunds will be automatically paid to the account 12 months of the creation of the refund, unless the refund has already been allocated to one of your vehicles.

Follow the steps below when you want to provide a bank account number or apply for a vehicle tax refund

  • Step 1

    Log in to My e-Services

    After authentication, choose your user role: personal services or acting on behalf of your company/organisation.

  • Step 2

    Submit your account number under Vehicle taxation

    Select Services and then Give account number for tax refunds. Enter the account number in IBAN format (the BIC code is automatically entered).

     

    If you have already submitted an account number and want the refund within 1–3 business days, go to the end of the notification (use the Next button) and accept the notification.

  • Step 3

    You have successfully saved your account number when you reach the confirmation view

    After successfully saving your account number, you can print out or save the PDF confirmation.

     

    The refund will appear in your account within 1–3 days if there was refundable vehicle tax at the time of saving the account number.

     

    Any future refunds will be automatically paid to the provided account 12 months after the creation of the refund. If there is no refundable tax, the refund has been automatically allocated to one of your vehicles or the refund has already been paid.

If you are unable to apply for a refund in My e-Services, you can apply for it with a printed form.

Send the application form to Traficom at Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, P.O. Box 320, 00059 Traficom.

Follow these instructions when applying for a vehicle tax refund for an estate

  • Step 1

    Open the electronic form

    Log in to the form using your identification.

  • Step 2

    Fill in the application

    The refund for the deceased estate can be paid to the estate’s account or to a To applicant’s account.

     

    The ownership in the estate must be verified by attaching an estate inventory deed, the deceased person's extract from the Population Information System (also called "virkatodistus" in Finnish) or a report on family relationships to the application.

  • Step 3

    The application is submitted once you see the confirmation page

    After a successful application, you can print or save a pdf confirmation if desired.

     

    The application will be processed within one week. Any refund will appear in the specified account within 1–2 weeks.

If you are unable to apply for a refund in the e-service, you can apply for it with a printed form.

The ownership in the estate must be verified by attaching an estate inventory deed, the deceased person's extract from the Population Information System (also called "virkatodistus" in Finnish) or a report on family relationships to the application.

Send the application form to Traficom at Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, P.O. Box 320, 00059 Traficom.

Frequently asked questions about vehicle tax refund

Use the Give account number for tax refunds service.

If it concerns a refund for a deceased estate, submit the application using the electronic deceased estate refund application.

If you do not redeem the transfer from Danske Bank by the last redemption date on the payment order, the money will be returned to Traficom, after which you can apply for a refund to your account in My e-Services. 

If Traficom has not received an account number for the refund, the refund will be paid to you as a payment order (money transfer) via Danske Bank.

If you have not applied for a refund within 12 months of the date on which the grounds for refund were created, and the refund has not been allocated to another vehicle, the refund will be paid to you (the taxpayer of the vehicle) without a separate application.

If you have incurred vehicle tax on another vehicle after the creation of the refund, the refund may have been used for the unpaid tax. The refunded tax is shown on the tax bill.

If you have not provided an account number, the refund is sent as a payment order to Danske Bank.

You can apply for a refund on behalf of another person by filling in the refund application. To do so, you need the taxpayer's consent or a power of attorney.

A company or organisation can grant an electronic Suomi.fi e-Authorization, which allows you to apply for a refund in My e-Services. The mandate is called Handling vehicle tax-related matters.

A private customer cannot save a bank account number or apply for a refund on behalf of another person with the Suomi.fi e-Authorization Handling vehicle tax-related matters. 

Excess vehicle tax is reimbursed in the following tax bill unless you apply for a refund. If you have not yet submitted your account number or want to receive the refund faster, use the Give account number for tax refunds service. If there is no refundable tax in My e-Services, the refund has been automatically allocated to one of your vehicles or the refund has already been paid. The refunded tax is shown on your tax bill.

Vehicle Tax Act

Read Vehicle Tax Act

1281/2003Valid from: 01/01/2004

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