Starting from 2025, the current year’s tax card will affect the withholding tax on daily allowance payments from January onward. Previously, earnings-related daily allowance could be paid in January based on the previous year’s tax rate.

The tax card effective at the beginning of January applies to salary income, which means the withholding tax rate for benefit payments will be raised to at least 25%, even if the tax rate on the card is lower.

We recommend that daily allowance recipients order a revised tax card for benefits, as this ensures the withholding tax rate is calculated based on benefit income. In this case, the withholding tax rate can be less than 25%. It is advisable to order the revised tax card as soon as possible.

We recommend that daily allowance recipients order a revised tax card for benefits, as this ensures the withholding tax rate is calculated based on benefit income. In this case, the withholding tax rate can be less than 25%. It is advisable to order the revised tax card as soon as possible.

The 2025 tax cards for salary income can be found in MyTax at www.vero.fi(you move to another service). Once your tax card is available in MyTax, you can order a revised tax card calculated for benefits directly from the same service. When ordering the tax card, select “Unemployment Fund for Education and Science” as the benefit payer. This ensures that the tax card details are automatically sent to the Unemployment Fund for Education and Science, and you do not need to submit a physical tax card to us.

You can find more information about the 2025 tax card on the Tax Administration’s website, which you can access via the button below.