A packed schedule of financial deadlines
Taxpayers and insured individuals are facing a dense cluster of obligations approaching 31.01.2026 covering vehicle fees property declarations insurance contributions and VAT submissions.
Multiple duties converging at the end of January
The final 10 days of January bring together essential payments and filings including vehicle circulation fees E9 property updates insurance category selection for non salaried workers and periodic VAT declarations for professionals and companies.
Vehicle circulation fees dominate obligations
The largest volume of pending tasks concerns the 2026 vehicle circulation fees for those who missed the 31.12.2025 deadline. Out of 6.75 million vehicles fees were paid on time for 5.94 million reaching a compliance rate of 88 percent while around 790000 owners now fall into the late category. Additionally 208976 vehicles were formally placed in inactivity status.
Penalties now apply progressively
Late payment penalties are now scaled. A 25 percent surcharge applies for payments made up to 02.02.2026 rising to 50 percent for payments by 02.03.2026. From 03.03.2026 onwards or in cases of partial or non payment the penalty equals the total fee amount. The tax authority notes that these penalties are halved for taxis trucks and buses altering the financial impact for many professionals.
The critical deadline for E9 property declarations
In real estate matters 31.01.2026 serves as the final date for accurate E9 property reporting for any changes made in 2025. Updates may include purchases sales donations inheritances square meter changes co ownership percentages or rights modifications. Correct E9 reporting is essential since it informs the ENFIA calculation and errors can lead to higher charges or later corrections.
Short term rental statements due earlier
Owners with properties in short term rental schemes face a closer deadline of 20.01.2026. According to instructions each stay must be declared by the 20th of the month following the departure date. Therefore December 2025 departures must be submitted by 20.01.2026 to ensure accurate rental records.
Insurance category selection for non salaried workers
For the insurance sector non salaried workers including freelancers self employed individuals and farmers have until Saturday 31.01.2026 to choose their 2026 insurance category through the e EFKA system which will determine their contributions for the year.
VAT filing deadlines across bookkeeping systems
In the VAT domain 30.01.2026 the last business day of the month is the key deadline. Taxpayers with double entry books must submit their December periodic declaration while those with single entry books must file for the quarter covering October to December. For those under electronic commerce special VAT regimes 31.01.2026 marks the deadline for the unified VAT declaration for the October to December period and the December tax period.
Additional reporting requirements for cross border transactions
Businesses engaged in intracommunity transactions also face an intermediate milestone on 26.01.2026 covering INTRASTAT statistical filings and recapitulative statements where applicable.
