This guide explains how to apply for an accounting firm-specific certificate from Netvisor for statutory notifications. 

You can open the view used to apply for the certificate by selecting the Netvisor homepage or the Financial Management or Payroll homepage and using the widget “Certificate for sending statutory notifications”.

  • The certificate is applied for through the widget named “Certificate for sending statutory notifications”.
  • The widget can be found on the Netvisor homepage as well as on the Financial Management and Payroll homepages.
  • Before applying for the certificate, make sure that at least one client is linked under the accounting firm.
  • With the accounting firm-specific certificate, you can send notifications for all client companies with which the accounting firm has a valid service agreement and authorisation to send notifications.
  • The accounting firm-specific certificate works for both income register notifications and other statutory notifications. 

The widget directs you to apply for the certificate through the tax authority's website. The application for the adoption of the income register's technical interface is made in the tax authority's electronic service. The application initiates the certificate order. 

The application for the adoption of the technical interface can only be made by a person with the right to sign for the applicant organization:

  • CEO
  • Deputy CEO
  • Officer with sole representation rights
  • Entrepreneur.

When the application is made by an accounting firm or another payroll outsourcing partner, it must have a valid service agreement and authorisation to act on behalf of its client company.

The accounting firm creates the certificate and manages notifications on behalf of all clients with one certificate.

Proceed as follows in the tax authority's electronic service:

  1. Log in to the tax authority's electronic service at https://www.vero.fi/tietoa-verohallinnosta/kehittaja/varmennepalvelu/tuotantovarmenteet/.
  2. Submit an application for the adoption of the income register's technical interface according to the instructions.
  3. Note that the application initiates the certificate order.
  4. If you need help with the application, ask for assistance and advice directly from the authority.

Remember these:

  • Apply for separate transfer IDs for Netvisor.
  • On the Payroll side, use Vero API to retrieve tax cards and the income register to send earning payment reports. 
  • Select delayed Web Service interface as Netvisor's channel, do not select the SFTP option. 
  • In the "on whose behalf" field, also select both if the accounting firm's own notifications are sent from Netvisor.
  • Set the technical contact person as the accounting firm's user.
  • Note that the certificate order starts automatically.

The person marked as the technical contact receives a secure email and a pin code via text message from the authority to open the secure email.




Proceed as follows when you receive the secure email and transfer IDs:

  1. Open the secure email using the pin code.
  2. Check the transfer ID and one-time password in the secure email.
  3. Make sure that the user who enters the information in Netvisor is set as the company's Netvisor administrator.
  4. Also ensure that the user has one of the following rights:
    • At least "edit rights" in Payroll function-specific rights for "Payroll" or 
    • At least “edit rights” in Accounting rights in the roles of Accountant or User administrator.

Enter the transfer ID and one-time password in Netvisor as follows:

  1. Select the Netvisor homepage or the Financial Management or Payroll homepage and find the widget “Certificate for statutory notifications”.
  2. Click the widget text "Certificate for data delivery".
  3. In the view that opens, enter the transfer ID and one-time password.
  4. Click "Send certificate retrieval request". 

After this, Netvisor takes care of the certificate retrieval process.


When the certificate is in order, it looks like this.



If the accounting firm has a Netvisor certificate, but should have an accounting firm certificate:

Proceed as follows if the accounting firm has a Netvisor certificate, but should have an accounting firm certificate:

  1. Note that with just the Netvisor certificate, you can only send the accounting firm's own material.
  2. Understand that sending client companies' material is not possible unless they have their own Netvisor certificate.
  3. Go to the Netvisor homepage and open the certificate valid widget.
  4. Check whether the widget says "Netvisor certificate". This only covers one company.
  5. Make sure that the widget should say "Accounting firm-specific certificate".
  6. Ask the administrator to revoke the certificate by pressing the "Revoke authorization" button.
  7. After this, start from the beginning of this guide and apply for the accounting firm certificate again.
  8. Note that this causes a break of a few days in sending notifications.
  9. Make sure that applying for the accounting firm certificate is possible: the company must be an accounting firm and at least one client must be linked under it. 





Frequently asked questions

Question: Where do I apply for the accounting firm-specific certificate in Netvisor?

Answer: Apply for the certificate using the widget “Certificate for sending statutory notifications” on the Netvisor homepage or on the Financial Management or Payroll homepages. The widget directs you to the tax authority's electronic service.

Question: Who can submit the application for the adoption of the income register's technical interface?

Answer: The application can only be submitted by a person with the right to sign for the applicant organization: CEO, Deputy CEO, officer with sole representation rights, or entrepreneur.

Question: What rights must a Netvisor user have in order to enter the transfer ID and one-time password?

Answer: The user must be the company's Netvisor administrator and must have either at least "edit rights" in Payroll function-specific rights for "Payroll" or at least “edit rights” in Accounting rights in the roles of Accountant or User administrator.

Question: What is the difference between a Netvisor certificate and an accounting firm-specific certificate?

Answer: A Netvisor certificate covers only one company and can be used to send only the accounting firm's own material. With an accounting firm-specific certificate, the accounting firm can send notifications on behalf of all client companies with which there is a valid service agreement and authorisation to send notifications.

Question: What happens if I revoke the current Netvisor certificate and apply for an accounting firm certificate?

Answer: When you revoke the Netvisor certificate with the "Revoke authorization" button and apply for the accounting firm certificate according to this guide, there will be a break of a few days during which sending notifications is not possible until the new accounting firm-specific certificate is in use.

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This article has been translated using an AI-based translation tool. The contents or wording of these instructions may differ from those in other instructions or in the software.


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