Remote payroll: This option allows businesses to operate under a single payroll system, by adding employees in Norway to your parent company’s payroll. However, these employees must operate under different regulations, which is likely to cause problems.
Internal payroll: You may operate payroll for your subsidiary, especially if you are committed to growing your company’s presence in Norway. However, this does require hiring dedicated HR staff who understand Norwegian employment and compliance laws.
Norway payroll processing company: If you are considering outsourcing, then working with a Norwegian payroll company will help in processing your payroll – but not when it comes to compliance.
Norway payroll outsourcing: However, there is another option available that solves both concerns – by working with Bradford Jacobs. We can handle payroll and compliance for all your employees in Norway. We lift the administrative stress from your shoulders so you can focus on what you do best.
Companies expanding into Norway open a wealth of opportunities for expansion throughout Scandinavia and further afield into Europe – but challenges come alongside the potential benefits. Payroll management is among those challenges, whether your company is considering moving employees abroad or hiring new staff in-country. Employment laws, payroll regulations and income tax regulations are areas where you cannot afford mistakes.
Bradford Jacobs’ Employer of Record (EOR) payroll solutions will navigate around these potential pitfalls effectively and efficiently by putting into action our comprehensive knowledge of tax and payroll regulations.
A foreign company must establish a legal entity in Norway if it wants to run payroll for its employees. Running payroll in Norway requires keeping up to date with employment, payroll and taxation laws. At Bradford Jacobs, as part of our service, we file returns and associated payments for wages tax, advance tax, and social insurance contributions directly from our payroll system to the relevant authorities.
Outsourcing your payroll in Norway through Bradford Jacobs will streamline your operations by dealing with the following:
- Registering the employee on the Aa Register of the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration (NAV), which logs virtually all employer-employee relationships, via the a-melding link.
- The Aa Register must include the employee’s Employment ID, type of employment, occupation code, start and end date, working hours and termination arrangements.
- Registering with the Tax Administration and Labour and Welfare Administration for remitting employees’ withheld tax and social insurance contributions.
- Creating contracts. Employment relationships should be based on written contracts as stipulated by the Working Environment Act.
The Aa Register is used by Norwegian organisations such as the Tax Administration, Labor and Welfare Administration, the Labour Inspection Authority, the Police Service, municipalities, and other regional authorities. References on the Aa Register are used to process entitlement to such as sickness and parental benefits.
Additional payroll support includes:
- Calculating employees’ monthly salary and sending their pay slips.
- Submitting employees’ and employers’ wage tax returns.
- Creating and submitting your company’s annual accounts and year-end statements.
- Creating payment schedules for salaries and any insurance contributions (if applicable).
- Ensuring accurate personal income tax returns are filed for you and your employees, where required.
