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Austria has a general corporate income tax rate of 23% since 2024; it was 25% up to 2022 and 24% in 2023. Capital gains are subject to the same tax rate as regular corporate income. Companies are required to make installment payments by quarter, with the final settlement due one month after the annual assessment. The CIT return is usually due on June 30 of the next year, but if submitted by a registered tax advisor, it is due on March 31 of the second year. The general VAT rate is 20%. For non-residents, withholding tax under domestic law is 23% on dividends paid to corporations and 27.5% on dividends paid to other recipients, 20% on royalties, and 0% on interest paid to non-resident companies, while for residents it can be 0%, 27.5%, or 23%.
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Austria Corporate Tax Brief

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Corporate Income Tax (CIT)

General CIT Rate:
23 (since 2024; 25% up to 2022, 24% in 2023)
CIT Return Due Date:
Usually: June 30 of the next year; if submitted by a registered tax advisor: March 31 of the second year.
CIT Payment Due Date:
The final settlement should take place after the annual assessment (payment should be due one month after the assessment).
CIT Estimated Payment Due Date:
Installment payments by quarter.

Withholding Tax (WHT)

Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
0 or 23/ 0 or 23/ 0
Non-Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
23/0/20

Value-Added Tax (VAT)

General VAT Rate:
20
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Capital Gain Tax (CGT)

General Capital Gain Tax Rate:
Capital gains are subject to the normal corporate income tax rate constraints.

Effective Tax Rate (ETR)

Composite Effective Average Tax Rate:
22.91%
Composite Effective Marginal Tax Rate:
21.96%

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Austria Corporate Income Tax

CIT:

  1. general corporate income tax rate is 23%
  2. due date:30 June of the following year
  3. CIT final payment due date: Final settlement is due subsequent to the annual assessment (payment falls due one month after assessment).

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Austria VAT

Overview of VAT in Austria:
There are four types of VAT rates: 20%, 10%, 13% and 4.9%.

  1. The standard VAT rate is 20%.
  2. The VAT rate of 10% applies tobooks, food, restaurants, passenger transportation, medicine, hotel accommodation.
  3. 13% VAT rate applies to the animals, seeds and plants, cultural services, museums, zoos, film screenings, wood, ex-vineyard sales of wines, domestic air travel, public pools, youth care, athletic events
  4. Since 1 July 2026, the VAT rate of 4.9% applies to selected staple foods listed in Annex 3 to the VAT Act.

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Excise taxes

Excise taxes:
Excise taxes are imposed on certain products, including petroleum (approximately EUR 40 to EUR 600 per 1,000 litres), tobacco products (13% to 47% of price), and alcoholic beverages (tax rate depends on type of alcohol).

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Personal income tax (PIT) rates

Personal income tax (PIT) rates:

  1. PIT rates are progressive: income up to EUR 13,539 (2026) is tax-free, and graduated rates of up to 55% apply above that;
  2. due date:
a.Paper form: 30 April of the following year;
b.Electronic filing: 30 June of the following year;

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Digital Service Tax

From 1 January 2020, large multinational companies with a worldwide revenue of at least EUR 750 million and a yearly domestic revenue at least EUR 25 million from providing online advertising services in Austria are subject to 5% digital services tax.

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