A public pillory or a way for citizens to scrutinize companies. The debate was large and divisive when the S-R-SF government decided in 2012 to publish how much tax companies pay in Denmark. Successive governments have not changed what the red majority decided back then, and therefore the lists are still publicly available.
In 2022, which are the latest available figures, Novo Nordisk topped the list, contributing 8.6 billion DKK to the state treasury. In total, more than 94 billion was paid in corporate tax in 2022. The tax is 22 percent of the year's profit.
1: Lollands Bank A/S, Nakskov - Corporate tax: 13,465,276 DKK
A major local player with branches in Nakskov, Maribo, Nykøbing Falster, and Vordingborg. The bank offers financial solutions to both private and business customers. The bank emphasizes being a solid, locally rooted bank with close relationships with its customers.
Taxable income: 61,205,840 DKK
2: Møns Bank A/S, Stege - Corporate tax: 11,765,003 DKK
Møns Bank is a local bank headquartered in Stege on Møn. The bank offers financial solutions to both private and business customers with a focus on personal advice and local anchoring. Møns Bank has branches in several cities in Zealand and Lolland-Falster and emphasizes proximity to customers and solid local knowledge.
The tax lists are public and can be found on the tax authority's website. We then matched the list with CVR numbers from the companies that have filed accounts in Vordingborg, Guldborgsund, and Lolland Municipality.
Financing company specialized in leasing and financial solutions for businesses. Now called INV Finans.
REFA is an environmental company that handles waste and energy in Lolland-Falster. The company offers waste collection, recycling, and energy production to both private households and businesses in the area.
If you drink a Carlsberg or Heineken, it might contain barley from local farmers in the region. Viking Malt exclusively uses locally grown barley, and its customers are precisely the large breweries. Viking Malt is part of a Finnish privately-owned group with six malt houses in Europe.
The company specializes in consulting, teaching, and educational activities. They offer, among other things, Preparatory Adult Education (FVU) in Danish and mathematics, dyslexia teaching, and career guidance.
Taxable income: 10,292,613 DKK
10: IBKA A/S - Corporate tax: 2,228,754 DKK
IBKA A/S is one of Denmark's leading companies in industrial cleaning. They offer services such as high-pressure cleaning, dry material suction, industrial sludge suction, and decanting of sludge products.
Ellehavegaard is a modern farm. The operation includes 440 hectares of own land and 35 hectares of leased land, where crops such as feed wheat, malting barley, winter rapeseed, grass seed, and sugar beets are grown. Additionally, around 9,000 slaughter pigs are produced annually.
The company offers roofing solutions for both private and business customers in Zealand and Lolland-Falster. Their services include new construction, renovation, roof insulation, and sheet metal work.
Manufacturer of air filtration systems for the industry. In 2016, Nordic Air Filtration became part of the Hengst Group, an internationally recognized company in filtration technology. At the end of 2023, the name was changed to Hengst Air Filtration Denmark A/S as part of a global branding strategy.
Karl Mertz Holding A/S owns, among others, Karl Mertz A/S, which specializes in the sale and service of agricultural and construction machinery. The company has branches in Nakskov, Sakskøbing, Horreby on Falster, Rønnede in South Zealand, and Sorø. Taxable income: 7,538,668 DKK.
17: Dansk Revision København A/S, Vordingborg - Corporate Tax: 1,376,496 DKK
Audit and advisory firm focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises.
Taxable income: 6,256,814 DKK.
