Per Diem, Mileage and Time & Attendance in Norway

Per diem rates in Norway, 2026

Per diems for travel without accommodation:

1. 6-12 hours: NOK 397
2. Over 12 hours: NOK 736

Per diems for travel with accommodation:

1. Over 12 hours: NOK 1012

The per diem is tax-exempt if the allowance does not exceed the given values. If the reimbursement exceeds the given rates, the excess becomes taxable. The amount of per diem depends on the duration of the trip and where the employee is staying.

An employee may receive per diem from travel that does not require staying overnight if the destination is more than 15 kilometers from the employee’s home and the commute takes at least 6 hours. An employee must spend at least five hours of the night away from home to be eligible for the per diem rates with accommodation. The night on this occasion is between 10 pm, and 06 am. If the travel continues for more than 6 hours the day after the accommodation, the employee is entitled to a full per diem.

Meal deductions from Per Diems

If an employee is compensated for a meal or meals by the employer, customer, or event organizer, the meal allowances should be deducted from the per diem paid. The deduction is stated in percentages, and the final deduction is rounded to the nearest whole crown.

1. Breakfast — 20%
2. Lunch — 30%
3. Dinner — 50%

With Bezala, you can claim tax-free per diems defined by the Norwegian Tax Administration, whether they apply within Norway or abroad.

Mileage allowance in Norway, 2026

Tax free amounts:

1. Car (including electric car): NOK 3.50 / km
2. Motorboat: NOK 7.50 / km
3. Snowmobile or ATV: NOK 10.00 / km
4. Heavy motorcycle (over 125 ccm): NOK 2.95 / km
5. Moped, light motorcycle (less than 125 ccm) and other motor vehicles: NOK 2.00 / km

There may also be some additions to the allowances:

1. Passenger on board: NOK 1.00 / km per passenger
2. Driving in forest or construction roads: NOK 1.00 / km
3. Transport of large and heavy materials or equipment (trailer required, etc.): NOK 1.00 / km.

Companies can also choose to pay employees government car allowance. This rate is NOK 5.30 / km. In practice, the difference between these two mileage allowance rates is that the employee pays tax on the last NOK 1.80 / km of the government car allowance.

In Bezala there is two ways to handle government car allowance:

1) Mileage allowance can be set to NOK 3.50 / km, and the company must take care of the taxable part on the NOK 1.80 / km in accounting. (Default method)

2) Mileage allowance cab be set to NOK 5.3 / km, and the company manually reports 1.80 / km to Tax administration.

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