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Free tool · advance payments 2026

How much should your company pay before 12 October?

Without enough advance payments, corporate tax carries a 6.75 % surcharge. Enter your expected profit and what you have already paid: you get the amount for each remaining deadline that cancels it.

12 October
The 10th is a Saturday, so VA3 moves to Monday 12 October.
21 December
The 20th is a Sunday, so VA4 moves to Monday 21 December.
Missed one?
Paying more on a later deadline makes up for it. Any excess is refunded.

Your company

€

Financial year = calendar year 2026. Profit before corporate tax.

Already paid

Advances already transferred, by deadline.

An estimate from a few answers, not your tax return. Counzel does the real run from your books.

Pay by 10 April 2026
€ 8.125
Then by 10 July 2026
€ 8.125
Then by 12 October 2026
€ 8.125
Then by 21 December 2026
€ 8.125
Surcharge if you pay nothing more
€ 2.194
Surcharge if you follow this plan
€ 0
Estimated corporate tax: € 32.500

The four 2026 deadlines

DeadlineCreditPaidTo pay
VA1 · 10 April 20269 %–€ 8.125
VA2 · 10 July 20267,5 %–€ 8.125
VA3 · 12 October 20266 %–€ 8.125
VA4 · 21 December 20264,5 %–€ 8.125
How it is calculated
Corporate tax (20 % up to € 100.000 for a small company, 25 % above)€ 32.500
Surcharge with no advances (6.75 %)€ 2.194
Credits earned by advances (9 / 7.5 / 6 / 4.5 %)− € 0
Surcharge still due€ 2.194

No surcharge below the higher of € 100 or 0.5 % of the tax (art. 218 CIR 92).

Your advances, from your own books

Counzel forecasts the year's profit from your ledger, sizes each advance and reminds you before every deadline.

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Tax year 2027 (income 2026), financial year = calendar year. Surcharge 6.75 %, credits 9 / 7.5 / 6 / 4.5 % (art. 157–168 and 218 CIR 92, rates published by FPS Finance). The reduced rate needs the small-company conditions of art. 215 CIR 92, including the minimum director pay.