Tax calendar: Austria, 2026

Every tax, filing and contribution deadline for 2026 — Austria. Where a date falls on a weekend or a public holiday, we show what it moves to.

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Next deadline: October 15 — Monthly VAT return and payment

January

  • 15 ThuMonthly VAT return and paymentUmsatzsteuervoranmeldung (U 30) und Umsatzsteuer-VorauszahlungDue on the 15th of the SECOND month after the period: the January return is filed on 15 March. The monthly period is compulsory where turnover in the previous year exceeded EUR 100,000.VATVAT payers
  • 15 ThuEmployer’s payroll tax remittanceLohnsteuer, Dienstgeberbeitrag (DB), Zuschlag zum Dienstgeberbeitrag (DZ) und KommunalsteuerFor the previous calendar month. One date for four payments: Lohnsteuer, DB and DZ go to the tax office, Kommunalsteuer to the municipality where the establishment sits.Payroll taxesEmployers

February

  • 16 MonMonthly VAT return and paymentUmsatzsteuervoranmeldung (U 30) und Umsatzsteuer-VorauszahlungMoved from February 15: that day was a weekend or a public holiday.Due on the 15th of the SECOND month after the period: the January return is filed on 15 March. The monthly period is compulsory where turnover in the previous year exceeded EUR 100,000.VATVAT payers
  • 16 MonIncome tax advance paymentEinkommensteuer-VorauszahlungMoved from February 15: that day was a weekend or a public holiday.Four equal instalments of the advance for the current year. The amount is set by the tax office in the advance assessment notice, not worked out by the taxpayer.Income taxSelf-employed
  • 16 MonEmployer’s payroll tax remittanceLohnsteuer, Dienstgeberbeitrag (DB), Zuschlag zum Dienstgeberbeitrag (DZ) und KommunalsteuerMoved from February 15: that day was a weekend or a public holiday.For the previous calendar month. One date for four payments: Lohnsteuer, DB and DZ go to the tax office, Kommunalsteuer to the municipality where the establishment sits.Payroll taxesEmployers
  • 28 SatQuarterly SVS contribution for the self-employedBeitrag zur Sozialversicherung der Selbständigen (SVS)The last day of the second month of the quarter. This date does not move, even when it falls on a weekend or a public holiday: social insurance follows a different rule from tax. The contribution can still be paid within 15 days of it without default interest.ContributionsSelf-employed

March

  • 2 MonAnnual employee pay statement (L 16)Lohnzettel (L 16)Moved from February 28: that day was a weekend or a public holiday.For the previous calendar year, electronically. On paper by the end of January, and only where electronic transmission is not feasible.Payroll taxesEmployers
  • 16 MonMonthly VAT return and paymentUmsatzsteuervoranmeldung (U 30) und Umsatzsteuer-VorauszahlungMoved from March 15: that day was a weekend or a public holiday.Due on the 15th of the SECOND month after the period: the January return is filed on 15 March. The monthly period is compulsory where turnover in the previous year exceeded EUR 100,000.VATVAT payers
  • 16 MonEmployer’s payroll tax remittanceLohnsteuer, Dienstgeberbeitrag (DB), Zuschlag zum Dienstgeberbeitrag (DZ) und KommunalsteuerMoved from March 15: that day was a weekend or a public holiday.For the previous calendar month. One date for four payments: Lohnsteuer, DB and DZ go to the tax office, Kommunalsteuer to the municipality where the establishment sits.Payroll taxesEmployers
  • 31 TueAnnual income tax return filed by a tax adviserEinkommensteuererklärung im Rahmen der Quotenregelung (§ 134a BAO)Where a tax adviser files under the quota scheme, the deadline is 31 March of the second year after the tax year. So the return filed on this date is the one for the year before last, not for last year.Annual returnSelf-employed
  • 31 TueAnnual municipal payroll tax returnKommunalsteuererklärungFor the previous calendar year. Filed with the municipality, not with the tax office.Local taxEmployers

April

  • 15 WedMonthly VAT return and paymentUmsatzsteuervoranmeldung (U 30) und Umsatzsteuer-VorauszahlungDue on the 15th of the SECOND month after the period: the January return is filed on 15 March. The monthly period is compulsory where turnover in the previous year exceeded EUR 100,000.VATVAT payers
  • 15 WedEmployer’s payroll tax remittanceLohnsteuer, Dienstgeberbeitrag (DB), Zuschlag zum Dienstgeberbeitrag (DZ) und KommunalsteuerFor the previous calendar month. One date for four payments: Lohnsteuer, DB and DZ go to the tax office, Kommunalsteuer to the municipality where the establishment sits.Payroll taxesEmployers
  • 30 ThuAnnual income tax return, on paperEinkommensteuererklärung (E 1) bzw. Arbeitnehmerveranlagung (L 1), PapierformFor the previous calendar year. Paper is allowed only where electronic filing is not feasible, so for most people the real deadline is 30 June.Annual returnSelf-employed

May

  • 15 FriMonthly VAT return and paymentUmsatzsteuervoranmeldung (U 30) und Umsatzsteuer-VorauszahlungDue on the 15th of the SECOND month after the period: the January return is filed on 15 March. The monthly period is compulsory where turnover in the previous year exceeded EUR 100,000.VATVAT payers
  • 15 FriIncome tax advance paymentEinkommensteuer-VorauszahlungFour equal instalments of the advance for the current year. The amount is set by the tax office in the advance assessment notice, not worked out by the taxpayer.Income taxSelf-employed
  • 15 FriEmployer’s payroll tax remittanceLohnsteuer, Dienstgeberbeitrag (DB), Zuschlag zum Dienstgeberbeitrag (DZ) und KommunalsteuerFor the previous calendar month. One date for four payments: Lohnsteuer, DB and DZ go to the tax office, Kommunalsteuer to the municipality where the establishment sits.Payroll taxesEmployers
  • 31 SunQuarterly SVS contribution for the self-employedBeitrag zur Sozialversicherung der Selbständigen (SVS)The last day of the second month of the quarter. This date does not move, even when it falls on a weekend or a public holiday: social insurance follows a different rule from tax. The contribution can still be paid within 15 days of it without default interest.ContributionsSelf-employed

June

  • 15 MonMonthly VAT return and paymentUmsatzsteuervoranmeldung (U 30) und Umsatzsteuer-VorauszahlungDue on the 15th of the SECOND month after the period: the January return is filed on 15 March. The monthly period is compulsory where turnover in the previous year exceeded EUR 100,000.VATVAT payers
  • 15 MonEmployer’s payroll tax remittanceLohnsteuer, Dienstgeberbeitrag (DB), Zuschlag zum Dienstgeberbeitrag (DZ) und KommunalsteuerFor the previous calendar month. One date for four payments: Lohnsteuer, DB and DZ go to the tax office, Kommunalsteuer to the municipality where the establishment sits.Payroll taxesEmployers
  • 30 TueAnnual VAT returnUmsatzsteuererklärung (U 1)For the previous calendar year. 30 June is the deadline for filing through FinanzOnline. On paper the return is due by 30 April, and paper is allowed only where electronic filing is not feasible.VATVAT payers
  • 30 TueAnnual income tax return via FinanzOnlineEinkommensteuererklärung (E 1) bzw. Arbeitnehmerveranlagung (L 1) über FinanzOnlineFor the previous calendar year, and for most people this is the deadline that counts. An employee who is obliged to file has the same date. The voluntary Arbeitnehmerveranlagung is a different matter: it can be claimed within five years of the end of the year, so it has no fixed date in this calendar.Annual returnSelf-employed

July

  • 15 WedMonthly VAT return and paymentUmsatzsteuervoranmeldung (U 30) und Umsatzsteuer-VorauszahlungDue on the 15th of the SECOND month after the period: the January return is filed on 15 March. The monthly period is compulsory where turnover in the previous year exceeded EUR 100,000.VATVAT payers
  • 15 WedEmployer’s payroll tax remittanceLohnsteuer, Dienstgeberbeitrag (DB), Zuschlag zum Dienstgeberbeitrag (DZ) und KommunalsteuerFor the previous calendar month. One date for four payments: Lohnsteuer, DB and DZ go to the tax office, Kommunalsteuer to the municipality where the establishment sits.Payroll taxesEmployers

August

  • 17 MonMonthly VAT return and paymentUmsatzsteuervoranmeldung (U 30) und Umsatzsteuer-VorauszahlungMoved from August 15: that day was a weekend or a public holiday.Due on the 15th of the SECOND month after the period: the January return is filed on 15 March. The monthly period is compulsory where turnover in the previous year exceeded EUR 100,000.VATVAT payers
  • 17 MonIncome tax advance paymentEinkommensteuer-VorauszahlungMoved from August 15: that day was a weekend or a public holiday.Four equal instalments of the advance for the current year. The amount is set by the tax office in the advance assessment notice, not worked out by the taxpayer.Income taxSelf-employed
  • 17 MonEmployer’s payroll tax remittanceLohnsteuer, Dienstgeberbeitrag (DB), Zuschlag zum Dienstgeberbeitrag (DZ) und KommunalsteuerMoved from August 15: that day was a weekend or a public holiday.For the previous calendar month. One date for four payments: Lohnsteuer, DB and DZ go to the tax office, Kommunalsteuer to the municipality where the establishment sits.Payroll taxesEmployers
  • 31 MonQuarterly SVS contribution for the self-employedBeitrag zur Sozialversicherung der Selbständigen (SVS)The last day of the second month of the quarter. This date does not move, even when it falls on a weekend or a public holiday: social insurance follows a different rule from tax. The contribution can still be paid within 15 days of it without default interest.ContributionsSelf-employed

September

  • 15 TueMonthly VAT return and paymentUmsatzsteuervoranmeldung (U 30) und Umsatzsteuer-VorauszahlungDue on the 15th of the SECOND month after the period: the January return is filed on 15 March. The monthly period is compulsory where turnover in the previous year exceeded EUR 100,000.VATVAT payers
  • 15 TueEmployer’s payroll tax remittanceLohnsteuer, Dienstgeberbeitrag (DB), Zuschlag zum Dienstgeberbeitrag (DZ) und KommunalsteuerFor the previous calendar month. One date for four payments: Lohnsteuer, DB and DZ go to the tax office, Kommunalsteuer to the municipality where the establishment sits.Payroll taxesEmployers

October

  • 15 ThuMonthly VAT return and paymentUmsatzsteuervoranmeldung (U 30) und Umsatzsteuer-VorauszahlungDue on the 15th of the SECOND month after the period: the January return is filed on 15 March. The monthly period is compulsory where turnover in the previous year exceeded EUR 100,000.VATVAT payers
  • 15 ThuEmployer’s payroll tax remittanceLohnsteuer, Dienstgeberbeitrag (DB), Zuschlag zum Dienstgeberbeitrag (DZ) und KommunalsteuerFor the previous calendar month. One date for four payments: Lohnsteuer, DB and DZ go to the tax office, Kommunalsteuer to the municipality where the establishment sits.Payroll taxesEmployers

November

  • 16 MonMonthly VAT return and paymentUmsatzsteuervoranmeldung (U 30) und Umsatzsteuer-VorauszahlungMoved from November 15: that day was a weekend or a public holiday.Due on the 15th of the SECOND month after the period: the January return is filed on 15 March. The monthly period is compulsory where turnover in the previous year exceeded EUR 100,000.VATVAT payers
  • 16 MonIncome tax advance paymentEinkommensteuer-VorauszahlungMoved from November 15: that day was a weekend or a public holiday.Four equal instalments of the advance for the current year. The amount is set by the tax office in the advance assessment notice, not worked out by the taxpayer.Income taxSelf-employed
  • 16 MonEmployer’s payroll tax remittanceLohnsteuer, Dienstgeberbeitrag (DB), Zuschlag zum Dienstgeberbeitrag (DZ) und KommunalsteuerMoved from November 15: that day was a weekend or a public holiday.For the previous calendar month. One date for four payments: Lohnsteuer, DB and DZ go to the tax office, Kommunalsteuer to the municipality where the establishment sits.Payroll taxesEmployers
  • 30 MonQuarterly SVS contribution for the self-employedBeitrag zur Sozialversicherung der Selbständigen (SVS)The last day of the second month of the quarter. This date does not move, even when it falls on a weekend or a public holiday: social insurance follows a different rule from tax. The contribution can still be paid within 15 days of it without default interest.ContributionsSelf-employed

December

  • 15 TueMonthly VAT return and paymentUmsatzsteuervoranmeldung (U 30) und Umsatzsteuer-VorauszahlungDue on the 15th of the SECOND month after the period: the January return is filed on 15 March. The monthly period is compulsory where turnover in the previous year exceeded EUR 100,000.VATVAT payers
  • 15 TueEmployer’s payroll tax remittanceLohnsteuer, Dienstgeberbeitrag (DB), Zuschlag zum Dienstgeberbeitrag (DZ) und KommunalsteuerFor the previous calendar month. One date for four payments: Lohnsteuer, DB and DZ go to the tax office, Kommunalsteuer to the municipality where the establishment sits.Payroll taxesEmployers

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A tax deadline falling on a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday moves to the next working day. That rule does not cover every contribution, and where it does not apply we leave the original date.

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