Windfall tax return

Main information

If you are a windfall tax payer, you are legally required to submit a Windfall Tax Return (hereinafter referred to as the "tax return"). The windfall tax applies to the calendar years 2023 to 2025, however, due to the statutory assessment period, the service will remain valid beyond 2025, allowing you to submit a supplementary tax return even after this period.

If an overpaid tax arises, you can include a request for refund directly in your tax return. This request will be processed automatically together with your tax return.

This applies to you if

You are a taxpayer liable for windfall tax.

When to use this service

Submit your tax return no later than 3 months after the end of the taxable period. 

This deadline is extended to:

  • 4 months after the end of the taxable period, if the tax return was not submitted within 3 months and is subsequently submitted electronically, or
  • 6 months after the end of the taxable period, if you are legally required to have your financial statements audited, or if the tax return was not submitted within 3 months and is subsequently submitted by a tax advisor.
In specific cases such as the dissolution of a legal entity, insolvency proceedings, or company transformations, different deadlines may apply.

Vyřízení služby - elektronicky

What you need if you are using this service

The Windfall Tax Return form available on the MOJE daně portal.

Where and how to solve this service

You can submit your tax return to the Specialised Tax Office via:

When submitting via a data mailbox, you must always ensure that the tax return is submitted in XML format and in the specified structure. To create the required XML file, you can use the electronic form in the Electronic Submissions for the Financial Administration (EPO) app.
Further information on electronic submission is available on the website of the Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.

How much will you pay

None

Additional information

What is the benefit of this service

By complying with the legal obligation to submit a tax return within the statutory deadline, you will avoid a penalty that would otherwise be imposed if you failed to comply with this obligation on time.

Appeal options

No appeal may be lodged against this service.

Legislation

Sanctions

If you fail to submit a windfall tax return or a supplementary windfall tax return, or if you submit it after the statutory time limit and the delay exceeds 5 working days, you are liable to pay a penalty of 0.05% of the assessed tax for each subsequent day of delay, up to a maximum of 5% of the assessed tax.

No penalty for late submission will be imposed if the calculated amount is less than CZK 1,000.  

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find more information on the windfall tax?

Frequently asked questions and answers concerning the windfall tax are available on the website of the Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.

Who is liable for the Windfall Tax?

A taxpayer liable for the windfall tax is a corporate income tax payer who, in the taxable period or period for which a tax return is submitted (at least partly falling within the windfall tax period), has qualifying income for the windfall tax of at least CZK 50,000,000, if the taxpayer:

  • is not a bank and
  1. is part of a group of companies with windfall profits during the tax period, or
  2. had qualifying income for the windfall tax of at least CZK 2,000,000,000 for the first accounting period ending on or after 1 January 2021, or
  • is a bank and had qualifying income for the windfall tax of at least CZK 6,000,000,000 for the first accounting period ending on or after 1 January 2021.

A taxpayer defined by law may also be subject to the windfall tax.