Taxes

In accordance with the Tax Administration's guidelines, the Unemployment Fund collects at least 25 % tax from earnings-related allowances if tax information based on wage income is used. For example, if the Fund has a tax card based on your wage income, with a tax rate of 18 %, the tax deduction on earnings-related allowance will still be 25 %.

You can order a revised tax card for benefits from the Tax Administration's MyTax service. When selecting the ”Palvelualojen työttömyyskassa” as the benefit payer, the revised tax card will be sent automatically to the Fund on the next business day.

With a revised tax card for benefits, the Unemployment Fund withholds tax on earnings-related allowance according to the revised percentage.

Even if your earnings-related allowance is lower than your salary, the level of taxation will not necessarily decrease. This is because, in taxation, the same deductions cannot be made from the unemployment benefits as from wage income.

There is an annual income limit on the tax deduction card. When your annual income limit is exceeded, withholding tax is made in accordance with the additional percentage.

If you are about to exceed your income limit, you can order a revised tax card for benefits. When selecting the ”Palvelualojen työttömyyskassa” as the benefit payer, the revised tax card will be sent automatically to the Fund on the next business day.

You can check your income information from the Incomes Register. If you wish, you can order a revised tax card for benefits and submit it to the Unemployment Fund.

You can also check the benefits paid by the Unemployment Fund through our eService or from your latest payment notification.

The Unemployment Fund usually receives tax information directly from the Tax Administration. You do not need to submit a tax deduction card separately. You can check from our eService whether the Fund has received your tax information.