Taxation in Denmark on foreign pensions (country, pay, work, taxes)

[N M]

This question is from a non-Danish EU citizen with US-source pensions. The US-Denmark tax treaty indicates that the pensions are taxable only in the USA (I believe). Can someone familiar with that please verify if it is a correct assumption? If so, does that include municipal taxes, or only country-wide taxes?


Would a pensioner already receiving a Social Security pension from another country be required to pay into the Danish Social Security system?

Retiring to Denmark in that situation (as a self-sufficient person) with US source pensions and US social security, assuming they are untaxed, is it possible to pay to be covered by the Danish healthcare system?

According to EU regulations self-sufficient persons have to have comprehensive sickness insurance so as to not be a burden on the host country. So, private insurance is a requirement, but at some point does the Danish health system become available?


I have been unable to find a website with the answers to these questions, so if you can point me to one, it would be most appreciated. Thanks!

[elnina]

Will this answer your question?
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizen...k/index_en.htm
http://skat.dk/skat.aspx?oid=2244351

[N M]

Hi. Thanks for those. Unfortunately not. The first deals with employed/self-employed and not pensioners. The second discusses, in passing, tax treaties but makes no mention as to the pensions being excludable income for specific types of income tax. I would assume it would exclude from national tax, but can't find anything regarding municipal tax.


I also have not yet found anything about healthcare tax - since EU regulations require that a person of self-sufficient means must have private health insurance, I'm not sure how Denmark handles healthcare for foreign nationals. I ~think~ I read that for the first year you have to have comprehensive sickness cover, but after a year you could qualify for the state-run medical system. (But I could be confusing that with Sweden.)


I think I'm going to have to contact a tax professional in Denmark, or write to their government information service. Unless someone here knows? Thanks again for trying.

[barneyg]

Regardless of whether «*someone here knows*» I encourage you to obtain the services of a tax professional.