Apply for online access to other people's tax affairs when you have a lasting power of attorney
You can apply for online access to other people's tax affairs, such as their tax deduction card, tax return, and tax assessment, when you have a lasting power of attorney that has entered into force. When you've been granted access, you do not need to apply again next year.
Who can apply?
You can apply for online access if you have a lasting power of attorney that has entered into force. The fact that it has entered into force means that the person who has given you the lasting power of attorney is no longer able to look after their own interests. This usually happens when their health is significantly impaired or when mental disorders such as dementia have developed.
If you have only signed the lasting power of attorney and it has not yet entered into force, you cannot use it to get online access.
How to apply
Before you apply
Confirmation by the County Governor
Confirmation means that the lasting power of attorney is formally declared as having been entered into force. The benefit of confirmation by the County Governor is that it may be easier for you to represent the person granting the power of attorney before third parties.
When the County Governor has confirmed that the lasting power of attorney has entered into force, they will register this with the National Population Register. Then the Tax Administration's processing of the case will be slightly quicker.
You can apply for online access without confirmation, but then you must upload more supporting documents.
Have the supporting documents at hand
If the lasting power of attorney has been confirmed by the County Governor, you only need to upload the lasting power of attorney itself when you apply.
If the lasting power of attorney has not been confirmed, you must also upload:
- A doctor's certificate confirming that the person granting the power of attorney is no longer able to look after their interests.
- Supporting documents showing that the next of kin has been notified about the contents of the lasting power of attorney and that it has entered into force.
Log in, complete, and submit the application
- Log in.
- Answer No to the question of whether you have an ongoing case.
- Answer Yes to the question of whether you're contacting us on behalf of someone else.
- Enter the national identity number of the person granting the power of attorney and upload the lasting power of attorney.
- You can write "need online access" in the free text field.
- Upload the doctor's certificate and other supporting documents if the lasting power of attorney has not been confirmed.
- Submit the form.
This happens after you’ve applied
We'll process your application
When you've submitted the form, we'll process your application manually. The case processing time is normally up to 4 weeks. We'll contact you if anything is missing from the supporting documents you've submitted.
We'll send you a confirmation
When we’ve processed your application, we'll let you know that you've been granted online access.
Some emails may be stopped by the spam filter. Check your junk mail if you don't hear from us.
You'll receive access and can log in
When you've received a confirmation from us, you can log in to our website and choose to see your own or other people's tax affairs.
Deleting access you've been granted
If you're no longer going to have the lasting power of attorney, you can delete the access you’ve been granted.
- Log in to Altinn
- Select to report on behalf of the person whose access you’re deleting
- Select "Profile" in the menu
- Select "Forms and services you have rights to"
- Select the option to delete one or more rights
If the person you have lasting power of attorney for dies, you do not have to do anything. The access will then be automatically deleted.