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How to file an excise duty return on alcohol in MyTax

Log in to MyTax (opens in a new window). After you have logged in, do as follows: 

  1. Select the Tax matters.

  2. Go to Excise duties and click the link Excise duty activities.

  3. Go to Excise duty returns and click the link Excise duty return on alcohol.

  4. Select the tax period that the return concerns, and click the link File return.

  5. The process has 3 stages. You can see them in the breadcrumb trail below your name.

    Stage Basic details:

    • Go to Grounds for filing, and report what kind of activities you have had during the tax period. You can give details on multiple activities on one return.
    • If you have ordered alcohol products from another EU country and you have previously filed an advance notice, you can see it here.
    • If necessary, change the contact information of the person providing further information. 
  6. Stage Activity details:

      • If you have had multiple types of activities during the tax period, click the title of an activity to enter details. Enter details on each activity separately. If you have had only one type of activity, the details are automatically shown on the return.
      • You can see the details that you submitted in the advance notice here. Check that the details are correct.
  7. Add a new product or edit the details of an existing product by clicking Open specification.

  8. If necessary, select Add new to add a new product group. A new window opens. Enter the details on the taxable products and click OK.

    You can edit the details of an existing product group – such as the product volume and the percentage of alcohol – by clicking the name of the group.

  9. When everything is correct, click OK.

  10. Stage Preview and send: Check that the details are correct. Finally, click Submit.

Page last updated 4/5/2024