Submission of income information

The early childhood education client fee is based on gross income.

The fee for early childhood education is determined by the family's monthly income. If the monthly income varies, an average is taken over a longer period.
When determining the payment, the taxable earned and capital income and tax-exempt income of the child, his or her parent or other guardian, and of the person living with them in a joint household, in marriage or in marriage-like circumstances, are taken into account.

Income does not include child allowance, benefits under the Disability Benefits Act (570/2007), child increase under the National Pensions Act (568/2007), housing allowance, medical care and research expenses paid on the basis of accident insurance, military allowance, study grant, adult education allowance, housing allowance for study grants, activity allowance and travel allowance paid as income support, maintenance allowance under the Social Insurance Institution Rehabilitation Benefits and Rehabilitation Allowance Benefits Act (566/2005), expense allowance under the Public Employment and Enterprise Service Act (916/2012), scholarships and other similar grants paid for studies, compensation for family care costs, or child home care support.

Child support payments are taken into account as a deduction from income. An acceptable receipt must be presented for their payment. 

Income statements to be submitted: 

Employee 

• Salary certificate, pay slip or earnings record
• Possible explanation of negotiable unemployment benefits 

Student 

• Study certificate 
• Decision on study grant, unemployment benefit, rehabilitation grant/assistance, adult education grant or grant
• If you work while studying, please submit a salary certificate or pay slip showing your earnings. 

Beneficiary 

• Decision on unemployment benefits, rehabilitation allowance or money, flexible or partial care allowance, sickness allowance, job alternation leave compensation, etc.
• Statement of alimony or child support (as income for the recipient, as a deduction for the payer)

On parental leave 

• Decision on maternity and parental allowance, child care allowance or paternity allowance
• If you work a partial workweek or a shortened workday during the parental benefit period, you must also submit a salary certificate or pay slip showing your earnings. 

Pensioner 

• Decision on pension, including child's (e.g. survivor's pension)

Entrepreneur 

• Tax decision for the most recently completed tax return (found www.omavero.fi> Functions > Communication > Decisions and letters > Mailbox or Archive)

Capital, dividend, interest, rental and forestry income 

• Tax decision for the most recently completed tax return
  (found www.omavero.fi> Functions > Communication > Decisions and letters > Mailbox or Archive)
• Statement of dividend and interest income
• Statement of rental income
• A statement of the amount of forest (ha) and its location 

Reporting income information to determine customer fee

Checking income information

If the total monthly income on which the customer fee is based changes by at least 10%, the family is obliged to submit new income information for the purpose of checking the fee. According to the Customer Fee Act, if income increases, the municipality has the right to check the income retroactively. When the family submits its income information, the fee is checked to reflect the family's earnings. The check is always made from the beginning of the calendar month following the notification and these changes are valid for at least 3 months.