Czech personal income tax for employees and other non-business income, tax year 2026. Covers the 15% and 23% rates and the 2026 threshold of CZK 1,762,812 (36 times the average wage), the employment income base (gross pay, no super-gross), monthly advances withheld by the employer, the signed tax…
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| Item | Rate or amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate on the tax base up to 36 times the average wage | 15% | 2026 | ITA § 16(1)(a) |
| Rate on the tax base above 36 times the average wage | 23% | 2026 | ITA § 16(1)(b) |
| Average wage for tax purposes (the social insurance figure, ITA § 21g(2)) | CZK 48,967: general assessment base for 2024 of CZK 46,278 times coefficient 1.0581, rounded up | 2026 | Act 589/1992 § 23b(4); Government Regulation 365/2025 § 1 |
| 23% threshold, annual (36 × 48,967) | CZK 1,762,812 | 2026 | computed from the two rows above |
| 23% threshold for monthly advances (3 × 48,967) | CZK 146,901 a month | 2026 | ITA § 38h(2); computed |
| Basic taxpayer credit (sleva na poplatníka) | CZK 30,840 a year (CZK 2,570 a month in payroll) | 2026 | ITA § 35ba(1)(a), § 35d(2) |
| Spouse credit (sleva na manžela) | CZK 24,840; double if the spouse holds a ZTP/P card. Only if the couple lives with the taxpayer's child under 3 and the spouse's own income is at most CZK 68,000 | 2026 | ITA § 35bb(1), (2) |
| Basic disability credit (disability pension, grade 1 or 2) | CZK 2,520 | 2026 | ITA § 35ba(1)(c) |
| Extended disability credit (grade 3) | CZK 5,040 | 2026 | ITA § 35ba(1)(d) |
| ZTP/P card holder credit | CZK 16,140 | 2026 | ITA § 35ba(1)(e) |
| Student credit | None for 2026: § 35ba(1) lists no student credit. Act 180/2026 restores it at CZK 4,020 from tax year 2027 (its transitional provision keeps the old text for 2026) | 2026 | ITA § 35ba(1); Act 180/2026 Part Two, § 31(1), § 36 |
| Child tax benefit (daňové zvýhodnění), first child | CZK 15,204 a year | 2026 | ITA § 35c(1) |
| Child tax benefit, second child | CZK 22,320 a year | 2026 | ITA § 35c(1) |
| Child tax benefit, third and each further child | CZK 27,840 a year; doubled for a child with a ZTP/P card | 2026 | ITA § 35c(1), (7) |
| Minimum annual tax bonus | CZK 100 (monthly bonus: CZK 50) | 2026 | ITA § 35c(3), § 35d(4) |
| Income needed for a tax bonus | Employment or business income of at least 6 times the minimum wage: CZK 134,400. Monthly bonus in payroll: at least half the minimum wage, CZK 11,200, in the month | 2026 | ITA § 35c(4), § 35d(4), § 21g(1); MPSV, minimum wage 2026 (CZK 22,400 a month) |
| Pension products, private life insurance, long-term investment product and long-term care insurance | Deduction of up to CZK 48,000 a year in total | 2026 | ITA § 15(6), (7) |
| Employer contributions to those products | Exempt for the employee up to CZK 50,000 a year | 2026 | ITA § 6(9)(m) |
| Mortgage and building-savings loan interest for own housing | Deduction of up to CZK 150,000 a year per household; CZK 300,000 where the housing was acquired before 1 January 2021; one twelfth of the cap per month if interest is paid for part of the year | 2026 | ITA § 15(3), (4); Finanční správa, interest cap note |
| Donations to qualifying recipients | Deductible if the total is more than 2% of the tax base or at least CZK 1,000; capped at 15% of the tax base | 2026 | ITA § 15(1) |
| Filing threshold | Return required if income subject to tax (not counting exempt income or income taxed by final withholding) exceeds CZK 50,000, or if there is a tax loss | 2026 | ITA § 38g(1) |
| Other income an employee may have without filing | Up to CZK 20,000 of income under §§ 7 to 10 | 2026 | ITA § 38g(2) |
| Small payments taxed by 15% final withholding when no declaration is signed | DPP pay below CZK 12,000 a month with that payer; other employment pay below CZK 4,500 a month with that payer | 2026 | ITA § 6(4), § 36(2); Act 187/2006 § 6(2) and § 7a(1); MPSV Communication 396/2025 (DPP CZK 12,000 from 1 January 2026); ČSSZ, key figures for 2026 (CZK 4,500 unchanged) |
| Final withholding on dividends and on interest from deposits paid to individuals | 15% | 2026 | ITA § 36(2) |
| Rental income: expense lump sum | 30% of rent, at most CZK 600,000 | 2026 | ITA § 9(4) |
| Late payment interest | CNB repo rate on the first day of the half-year plus 8 points: 11.50% for 1 January to 30 June 2026, 11.75% for 1 July to 31 December 2026 | 2026 | Tax Code § 252(4), § 251a(5); Government Regulation 351/2013 § 2; CNB repo history |
Source-cited draft. No accountant has reviewed this skill yet. Every figure comes from the Income Taxes Act as published in e-Sbírka (version in force 1 August to 31 December 2026), the Tax Code, government regulations, MPSV and the Financial Administration, all read on 23 October 2026. It prepares working papers. It is not authority to file or pay.
This skill covers individuals whose income is employment income under § 6 of Act No. 586/1992 Coll. on Income Taxes ("ITA"), plus rental, capital and other income that does not come from a business. It links to the other skills in the pack rather than repeating them:
Tax year: the calendar year. Currency: Czech koruna (CZK). Authority: the Financial Administration (Finanční správa).
| Item | Rate or amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate on the tax base up to 36 times the average wage | 15% | 2026 | ITA § 16(1)(a) |
| Rate on the tax base above 36 times the average wage | 23% | 2026 | ITA § 16(1)(b) |
| Average wage for tax purposes (the social insurance figure, ITA § 21g(2)) | CZK 48,967: general assessment base for 2024 of CZK 46,278 times coefficient 1.0581, rounded up | 2026 | Act 589/1992 § 23b(4); Government Regulation 365/2025 § 1 |
| 23% threshold, annual (36 × 48,967) | CZK 1,762,812 | 2026 | computed from the two rows above |
| 23% threshold for monthly advances (3 × 48,967) | CZK 146,901 a month | 2026 | ITA § 38h(2); computed |
| Basic taxpayer credit (sleva na poplatníka) | CZK 30,840 a year (CZK 2,570 a month in payroll) | 2026 | ITA § 35ba(1)(a), § 35d(2) |
| Spouse credit (sleva na manžela) | CZK 24,840; double if the spouse holds a ZTP/P card. Only if the couple lives with the taxpayer's child under 3 and the spouse's own income is at most CZK 68,000 | 2026 | ITA § 35bb(1), (2) |
| Basic disability credit (disability pension, grade 1 or 2) | CZK 2,520 | 2026 | ITA § 35ba(1)(c) |
| Extended disability credit (grade 3) | CZK 5,040 | 2026 | ITA § 35ba(1)(d) |
| ZTP/P card holder credit | CZK 16,140 | 2026 | ITA § 35ba(1)(e) |
| Student credit | None for 2026: § 35ba(1) lists no student credit. Act 180/2026 restores it at CZK 4,020 from tax year 2027 (its transitional provision keeps the old text for 2026) | 2026 | ITA § 35ba(1); Act 180/2026 Part Two, § 31(1), § 36 |
| Child tax benefit (daňové zvýhodnění), first child | CZK 15,204 a year | 2026 | ITA § 35c(1) |
| Child tax benefit, second child | CZK 22,320 a year | 2026 | ITA § 35c(1) |
| Child tax benefit, third and each further child | CZK 27,840 a year; doubled for a child with a ZTP/P card | 2026 | ITA § 35c(1), (7) |
| Minimum annual tax bonus | CZK 100 (monthly bonus: CZK 50) | 2026 | ITA § 35c(3), § 35d(4) |
| Income needed for a tax bonus | Employment or business income of at least 6 times the minimum wage: CZK 134,400. Monthly bonus in payroll: at least half the minimum wage, CZK 11,200, in the month | 2026 | ITA § 35c(4), § 35d(4), § 21g(1); MPSV, minimum wage 2026 (CZK 22,400 a month) |
| Pension products, private life insurance, long-term investment product and long-term care insurance | Deduction of up to CZK 48,000 a year in total | 2026 | ITA § 15(6), (7) |
| Employer contributions to those products | Exempt for the employee up to CZK 50,000 a year | 2026 | ITA § 6(9)(m) |
| Mortgage and building-savings loan interest for own housing | Deduction of up to CZK 150,000 a year per household; CZK 300,000 where the housing was acquired before 1 January 2021; one twelfth of the cap per month if interest is paid for part of the year | 2026 | ITA § 15(3), (4); Finanční správa, interest cap note |
| Donations to qualifying recipients | Deductible if the total is more than 2% of the tax base or at least CZK 1,000; capped at 15% of the tax base | 2026 | ITA § 15(1) |
| Filing threshold | Return required if income subject to tax (not counting exempt income or income taxed by final withholding) exceeds CZK 50,000, or if there is a tax loss | 2026 | ITA § 38g(1) |
| Other income an employee may have without filing | Up to CZK 20,000 of income under §§ 7 to 10 | 2026 | ITA § 38g(2) |
| Small payments taxed by 15% final withholding when no declaration is signed | DPP pay below CZK 12,000 a month with that payer; other employment pay below CZK 4,500 a month with that payer | 2026 | ITA § 6(4), § 36(2); Act 187/2006 § 6(2) and § 7a(1); MPSV Communication 396/2025 (DPP CZK 12,000 from 1 January 2026); ČSSZ, key figures for 2026 (CZK 4,500 unchanged) |
| Final withholding on dividends and on interest from deposits paid to individuals | 15% | 2026 | ITA § 36(2) |
| Rental income: expense lump sum | 30% of rent, at most CZK 600,000 | 2026 | ITA § 9(4) |
| Late payment interest | CNB repo rate on the first day of the half-year plus 8 points: 11.50% for 1 January to 30 June 2026, 11.75% for 1 July to 31 December 2026 | 2026 | Tax Code § 252(4), § 251a(5); Government Regulation 351/2013 § 2; CNB repo history |
The annual tax is worked out on the base after deductions, rounded down to whole hundreds of CZK. It is the sum of each slice times its rate (ITA § 16(2)). The tax is then rounded up to whole CZK (Tax Code § 146(1)), in one step (§ 146(3)).
Employment income: gross pay. The tax base from employment is the employment income itself (ITA § 6(12)). There is no super-gross base: the employer's social and health insurance is not added, and the employee's own contributions are not deducted. Income includes cash and benefits in kind, regular or one-off, whether paid to the employee or to someone else for them (§ 6(3)).
Small payments taxed by final withholding. If the employee has not signed a tax declaration with the payer, these are taxed at 15% as a separate base with no credits (§ 6(4)). The thresholds:
A resident can put this income into a return instead and credit the tax withheld (ITA § 36(6)). From tax year 2027 this final withholding ends: the version of § 6(4) in force from 1 January 2027 makes this pay a separate base for advances instead (ITA as in force from 1 January 2027).
Deductions from the base (nezdanitelné části základu daně, ITA § 15). They come off the total base, before rounding and before the rates:
Credits and the child benefit. They come off the tax, in this order:
The basic credit is a full annual amount even for part of a year. The spouse, disability and ZTP/P credits and the child benefit are one twelfth for each month in which the conditions were met at the start of the month (§ 35ba(3), § 35c(10)). The child benefit can be claimed from the month of birth. Only one person in a household may claim it for the same child in the same month (§ 35c(9), (10)). A child counts up to age 18, or up to 26 while in full-time study or training (§ 35c(6)).
Capital income (§ 8). Dividends from Czech companies and interest on deposits paid to individuals are taxed by 15% final withholding at source. They do not go into the return (§ 36(2)). Foreign dividends and interest go into a resident's return as § 8 income. Gains on securities are other income under § 10. They are exempt if total proceeds in the year are at most CZK 100,000 (§ 4(1)(t)), or if the security was held for more than 3 years (§ 4(1)(u)). The detail is on the Financial Administration capital income page.
Rental income (§ 9). Rent from property not held in a business. The landlord deducts actual costs (including tax depreciation) or 30% of the rent, at most CZK 600,000 (§ 9(4)). The choice cannot be changed later for that year. See the Financial Administration landlord page.
Other income (§ 10). Occasional income, sales of property and securities, and similar items. Each type is exempt while its total in the year is at most CZK 50,000 (§ 10(3)(a)). Sales of a home and long-held property have their own exemptions in § 4(1)(a) and (b).
Through the employer: monthly advances (ITA § 38h).
Annual reconciliation by the employer (roční zúčtování, ITA § 38ch).
Filing a return (ITA § 38g). An employee must file if any of these applies:
Anyone whose income subject to tax is above CZK 50,000, not counting exempt income and income taxed by final withholding, must file unless the employee exception applies. A tax loss also means a return (§ 38g(1)).
Return deadlines for tax year 2026. The return is due within 3 months of the year end, 4 months if filed electronically after that, or 6 months if a tax adviser or advocate files it after that or an audit is compulsory (Tax Code § 136(1), (2)). A deadline that falls on a weekend or public holiday moves to the next working day (Tax Code § 33(4)). The Financial Administration counted the 2025 deadlines as 1 April, 4 May and 1 July 2026 (Finanční správa). Counting the same way for 2026:
Tax shown on the return is due on the last day for filing (Finanční správa). The return goes to the tax office for the person's place of residence. A person with a data box set up by law must file electronically (Tax Code § 72(6)).
She earns CZK 60,000 a month for all of 2026 from one employer. She signed the tax declaration in January and claims her only child. She pays CZK 24,000 a year into private life insurance. She has no other income, so she asks her employer for the annual reconciliation by 15 February 2027.
name: Employee CZK 60,000 a month, one child, CZK 24,000 life insurance (2026)
inputs:
monthly_pay: 60000
basic_credit: 30840
child_benefit: 15204
life_insurance: 24000
steps:
- monthly_advance: monthly_pay * 0.15
- monthly_after_credits: monthly_advance - basic_credit / 12 - child_benefit / 12
- withheld: monthly_after_credits * 12
- base: monthly_pay * 12 - min(life_insurance, 48000)
- tax: base * 0.15 - basic_credit - child_benefit
- overpayment: withheld - tax
expected:
monthly_advance: 9000
monthly_after_credits: 5163
withheld: 61956
base: 696000
tax: 58356
overpayment: 3600
He earns CZK 150,000 a month for all of 2026 from one employer and signed the declaration there. He also lets a flat for CZK 20,000 a month (CZK 240,000 for the year) and uses the 30% expense lump sum. He gave CZK 50,000 to a registered Czech charity. His rental income is above CZK 20,000, so he cannot use the annual reconciliation and must file a return.
The monthly payroll applies 23% only to pay above CZK 146,901 in each month. The rental income and the annual threshold are not visible to the employer, so the return produces a balance to pay.
name: Employee CZK 150,000 a month plus rent CZK 240,000 and donation CZK 50,000 (2026)
inputs:
monthly_pay: 150000
monthly_threshold: 146901
annual_threshold: 1762812
basic_credit: 30840
rent: 240000
donation: 50000
steps:
- monthly_advance: ceil(monthly_threshold * 0.15 + (monthly_pay - monthly_threshold) * 0.23)
- withheld: (monthly_advance - basic_credit / 12) * 12
- rental_base: rent - min(rent * 0.30, 600000)
- total_base: monthly_pay * 12 + rental_base
- donation_allowed: min(donation, total_base * 0.15)
- base: floor((total_base - donation_allowed) / 100) * 100
- tax_15: min(base, annual_threshold) * 0.15
- tax_23: max(base - annual_threshold, 0) * 0.23
- tax: ceil(tax_15 + tax_23) - basic_credit
- balance_due: tax - withheld
expected:
monthly_advance: 22748
withheld: 242136
rental_base: 168000
total_base: 1968000
base: 1918000
tax_15: 264421.80
tax_23: 35693.24
tax: 269276
balance_due: 27140
| Source | URL | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Act No. 586/1992 Coll., Income Taxes Act, version in force 1 August to 31 December 2026: §§ 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21g, 35ba, 35bb, 35c, 35d, 36, 38f, 38g, 38h, 38ch, 38i, 38j, 38k | https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/1992/586/2026-08-01 | 2026-10-23 |
| Act No. 280/2009 Coll., Tax Code, version in force from 1 January 2026: §§ 33, 72, 136, 146, 250, 251, 251a, 252 | https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/2009/280/2026-01-01 | 2026-10-23 |
| Act No. 589/1992 Coll., social security premiums, § 23b(4) (average wage) | https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/1992/589/2026-07-01 | 2026-10-23 |
| Act No. 187/2006 Coll., sickness insurance, § 6(2) and § 7a(1) (decisive income, DPP threshold) | https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/2006/187/2026-07-01 | 2026-10-23 |
| Act No. 586/1992 Coll., Income Taxes Act, future version in force from 1 January 2027: §§ 6(4), 35ba, 35bc | https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/1992/586/2027-01-01 | 2026-10-23 |
| Act No. 180/2026 Coll. (restores the student credit from 1 January 2027), Part Two §§ 31 and 36 | https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/2026/180 | 2026-10-23 |
| MPSV Communication No. 396/2025 Coll. (DPP threshold CZK 12,000 from 1 January 2026) | https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/2025/396 | 2026-10-23 |
| ČSSZ, Přehled nejdůležitějších údajů pro sociální zabezpečení v roce 2026 (decisive income CZK 4,500) | https://www.cssz.gov.cz/-/prehled-nejdulezitejsich-udaju-pro-socialni-zabezpeceni-v-roce-2026 | 2026-10-23 |
| Act No. 427/2011 Coll., supplementary pension savings, § 14(2) (CZK 1,700 for the maximum state contribution) | https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/2011/427/2026-08-01 | 2026-10-23 |
| Government Regulation No. 365/2025 Coll., § 1 (general assessment base 2024 and coefficient) | https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/2025/365 | 2026-10-23 |
| Government Regulation No. 351/2013 Coll., § 2 (late payment interest: repo plus 8 points) | https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/2013/351 | 2026-10-23 |
| MPSV, Minimální mzda (CZK 22,400 a month for 2026) | https://www.mpsv.cz/minimalni-mzda | 2026-10-23 |
| Finanční správa, Fyzické osoby: obecné informace (filing duty, deadlines, credits, child benefit) | https://financnisprava.gov.cz/cs/dane/dane/dan-z-prijmu/fyzicke-osoby/obecne-informace | 2026-10-23 |
| Finanční správa, information on the change in the interest cap (CZK 300,000 to CZK 150,000) | https://financnisprava.gov.cz/assets/cs/prilohy/d-seznam-dani/Informace-ke-zmene-vyse-limitu-uhrnne-castky-uroku.pdf | 2026-10-23 |
| Finanční správa, Kapitálové příjmy | https://financnisprava.gov.cz/cs/dane/dane/dan-z-prijmu/fyzicke-osoby/kapitalove-prijmy | 2026-10-23 |
| Finanční správa, Pronajímatel | https://financnisprava.gov.cz/cs/dane/dane/dan-z-prijmu/fyzicke-osoby/pronajimatel | 2026-10-23 |
| Czech National Bank, two-week repo rate history | https://www.cnb.cz/cs/faq/vyvoj_repo_historie.txt | 2026-10-23 |
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