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The tax education has been cut from 210 to 195 ECTS points

Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om uddannelsen til pro­fes­sions­bach­el­or i skat

Executive order · BEK nr. 319 af 18.02.2026 · Forsknings-, Uddannelses- og Di­git­al­iser­ings­min­is­ter­iet

In short

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  • What changes:
    • The professional bachelor's degree in tax is set at 195 ECTS points instead of 210.
    • The compulsory elements, the internship, the elective elements and the final exam together make up 195 ECTS points.
    • The compulsory elements are now 140 ECTS points instead of 145, and the elective elements are 10 instead of 20.
    • The bachelor's project has been replaced by a professional bachelor's exam worth 15 ECTS points.
  • Who: The rules apply to students on the professional bachelor's degree in tax. Students who started before 1 August 2026, and who can finish within the normal study time, but no later than 31 December 2029, follow the earlier rules. Students who started before 1 August 2026, but who cannot finish by 31 December 2029, are transferred to the new rules.
  • When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.

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  1. Issued · 18 February 2026
    Retsinformation.dk
  2. Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 25 February 2026
    Retsinformation.dk – bekendtgørelse nr. 319 offentliggjort
  3. In force · 1 August 2026
    Retsinformation.dk – BEK nr. 319 af 18-02-2026: »Bekendtgørelsen træder i kraft den 1. august 2026.«