Viewing the processing status

To track the stages of processing of a pre-completed tax return, go to Payment status on MyTax home page.

Processing status of tax return shows the following stages:

• You have filed a pre-completed tax return. This stage is shown when you have successfully submitted the return using MyTax.
• Your tax assessment process is still ongoing. After it has been completed, you will receive a new tax decision. Shown whenever our work process is still ongoing.
• A request for additional information has been sent to you. Shown when the Tax Administration is expecting you to answer a letter requesting additional information.

Besides that, after you have received the decision on your tax assessment for the year, this stage will show you details related to the decision.

You can track the following corporate returns on the home page:

• Tax return for housing and real estate companies (4)
• Tax return − benefit under joint administration, government body, foreign estate of a deceased person, etc. (6)
• Business tax return − Corporation (6B)
• Tax return – associations, foundations, municipalities, parishes, etc. (6C)
• Business tax return – foreign corporate entity (6U)

Current stage is on the home page under Payment status.

Processing status of income tax assessment shows the following stages:

• Corporate income tax return or information related to corporate income tax assessment has been filed. Shown when you have successfully submitted the return using MyTax.
• Corporate income tax return or information related to corporate income tax assessment was received. Shown when you have successfully submitted the return, either through MyTax or any other way, and the Tax Administration has uploaded the content into the IT system. Also shown after the corporate entity replies to a request for information.
• A request for additional information concerning the corporate income tax return has been sent to you. Shown when the Tax Administration is expecting your corporate entity to answer a letter requesting additional information.

In addition, if there is more than one accounting period, and you have sent the tax returns for them, this stage will also show the accounting periods ending during the tax year and the processing status of each tax return.

Besides that, after your entity has received the decision on tax assessment for the year, this stage will show you details related to the decision.

Click on Show details on car tax to view details on reported vehicles and the processing status of vehicle-specific car tax returns. The “Vehicles reported” tab is at the bottom of the car tax page.

The processing status shown in MyTax may be Received, Being processed, Respond to an information request, or Open the decision.

Tracking is available if you have filed one of the following:

• Application for an advance ruling
• Request for written guidance on VAT
• Request for refund of car tax based on disability
• Application for right to refund of car tax based on disability
• Claim for adjustment (except for adjustments concerning inheritance tax in Finland)
• Application for a special permit for deducting losses
• Application for transfer tax refund

First go to the Activities tab, and then select Status of returns and requests and View the processing status.

Current status of processing is shown as one of the following: Received, Being processed, Waiting for further information, Finished. If we have cancelled your request as groundless, the status will be Groundless. In the case of an advance ruling, the status may also be Cancelled.