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© 2026 OpenAccountants. The free accounting and tax plugin for your AI.

OpenAccountants is a trading name of Glimpse Ltd, a company registered in Malta. We do accounting and tax work for business owners under a separate written engagement. We are not a US CPA firm and do not perform audits; US returns are signed by a US CPA or enrolled agent named in your engagement. Our free skills and automated outputs are general reference material; using them does not create an engagement or submit a filing.

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Cross Border in Austria

AustriaCross-BorderTax year 2026

Austrian tax when a person or company crosses the Austrian border. Covers unlimited and limited tax liability for individuals (home, habitual abode, the six-month rule, the 70-day second-home rule) and for companies (seat or place of management); the inbound Zuzugsbegünstigung for researchers (30% allowance for five years); the exit tax on leaving (Wegzugsbesteuerung) with deferral or instalments for EU/EEA moves; non-residents with Austrian employment, rental or capital income and the add-on of EUR 11,077; withholding on outbound payments (KESt 27.5% and 25%, the § 99 EStG withholding of 20%); treaty relief and the refund route; tax year 2026 (calendar year). Trigger phrases: moving to Austria, leaving Austria, non-resident Austria, expat, exit tax, Wegzug, Zuzug, digital nomad, beschränkte Steuerpflicht. Out of scope: the full tariff and E 1 return (at-income-tax), corporate tax (at-corporate-income-tax), SVS contributions (at-svs-contributions), VAT (at-vat-return).

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Tax Overview in Austria

AustriaIncome TaxTax year 2026

Tax overview for Austria (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.

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VAT Return in Austria

AustriaVAT / GSTTax year 2026

Austrian VAT (Umsatzsteuer) for tax year 2026, worked box by box: how to turn a business's bank statement and invoices into the advance return (Umsatzsteuervoranmeldung, UVA, form U 30) and the annual return (U 1) under the Umsatzsteuergesetz 1994 as in force on 26 October 2026. Covers the 20%, 13% and 10% rates, the 4.9% rate on listed basic foods from 1 July 2026, the end of the 0% photovoltaic rate, the small business exemption (EUR 55,000 with the 10% tolerance) and the EU SME scheme (EUR 100,000 EU-wide), monthly or quarterly UVA periods, the 15th of the second following month, the U 1 by 30 April or 30 June, reverse charge, the recapitulative statement (ZM), the Kennzahl map, the 12 items of Anlage 3, catering and drinks, crossing the tolerance mid-year, input VAT blocks, late-payment and late-filing surcharges, VAT interest and self-disclosure.

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Transfer Pricing in Austria

AustriaTransfer PricingTax year 2026

Austrian transfer pricing (Verrechnungspreise) for tax year 2026: Austrian companies and permanent establishments dealing with related companies abroad. Covers the arm's length rule in § 6 Z 6 EStG and treaty Article 9, hidden distributions under § 8(2) KStG and the KESt that follows (27.5%, or 23% for a company shareholder, grossed up when the company bears it), the VPR 2021 guidelines (methods, low value-adding services at cost plus 5%, financing), the VPDG master file and local file above EUR 50m revenue in both preceding years, country-by-country reporting at EUR 750m, fines up to EUR 50,000, § 118 BAO rulings (fee EUR 1,500 to 20,000), APAs, MAP and the EU-BStbG.

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Payroll And Social Insurance in Austria

AustriaPayrollTax year 2026

Austrian payroll in tax year 2026: monthly wage tax (Lohnsteuer), the 13th and 14th salaries at 6% within the Jahressechstel, employee and employer social insurance under the ASVG (18.07% and 20.98% outside Vienna), the EUR 6,930 maximum contribution base, the employer's levies (DB 3.7%, DZ, Kommunalsteuer 3%, MV 1.53%), tax-free supplements under EStG § 68 (EUR 400 a month for dirt, hardship, danger, Sunday, holiday and night work, plus 50% overtime supplements for the first 15 hours up to EUR 170 in 2026), and termination pay (old-system Abfertigung at 6%, BV-Kasse payouts, Kündigungsentschädigung and settlements with a tax-free fifth, Urlaubsersatzleistung). Covers monthly and annual deadlines and penalties. Trigger phrases: Lohnverrechnung, Lohnsteuer, Überstundenzuschlag, SEG-Zulage, Abfertigung, Urlaubsersatzleistung, Austrian payroll. Out of scope: the annual tariff and the employee's L 1 or E 1 return (at-income-tax), self-employed SVS (at-svs-contributions), arriving and leaving (at-cross-border), company tax (at-corporate-income-tax).

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Company Formation in Austria

AustriaCompany FormationTax year 2026

Company formation & entity choice for Austria (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.

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Income Tax in Austria

AustriaIncome TaxTax year 2026

Austrian income tax (Einkommensteuer) for resident individuals, tax year 2026: employees, pensioners, sole traders, freelancers and private landlords. Covers the 2026 bands (0/20/30/40/48/50/55%) as indexed by two thirds of 2.6% inflation, the credits (Verkehrsabsetzbetrag, sole-earner and single-parent, pensioner, Pendlereuro), Familienbonus Plus and Kindermehrbetrag, the Gewinnfreibetrag (15% on the first EUR 33,000), the Basispauschalierung (6% or 15%, EUR 420,000 limit), the 2026 investment allowance, special and extraordinary expenses, losses, the E 1 and L 1 returns, deadlines (30 April paper, 30 June FinanzOnline), prepayments, Anspruchszinsen and surcharges.

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Svs Contributions in Austria

AustriaPayrollTax year 2026

Austrian social insurance for the self-employed, tax year 2026, collected by the SVS: pension (18.5% GSVG, 20% FSVG), health (6.8%), accident insurance (EUR 12.95 a month) and the Selbständigenvorsorge (1.53%), for trade licence holders (Gewerbetreibende), Neue Selbständige and FSVG freelancers. Covers the 2026 minimum base (EUR 551.10 a month) and maximum base (EUR 8,085 a month, EUR 97,020 a year), the provisional base for new businesses and from year four (factor 1.181), the Nachbemessung, quarterly due dates, the Versicherungsgrenze and the small business exemption (EUR 6,613.20 income, EUR 55,000 turnover), the health contribution credit, ASVG overlap and deductibility.

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Corporate Income Tax in Austria

AustriaCorporate TaxTax year 2026

Austrian corporate income tax (Körperschaftsteuer, KöSt) for tax year 2026: GmbH, AG, FlexCo and foreign companies with Austrian income. Covers liability (seat or management), the 23% rate (KStG § 22(1)) and the enacted 24% on income above EUR 1,000,000 for financial years starting after 31 December 2027, the minimum tax (EUR 500 a year for a GmbH, EUR 3,500 for an AG), the 75% loss offset limit (§ 8(4) Z 2), the participation exemption and international participations (§§ 10 and 10a), group taxation (§ 9), the interest limit (§ 12a), the clearing-account rule from 2027 (§ 8(2a)), KESt on distributions (27.5%, or 23% to a company), filing deadlines, quarterly prepayments, late-filing surcharge and Anspruchszinsen.

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