Latvia: employer's monthly report (darba devēja ziņojums) due by the 17th
Every month, due by the 17th. · Applies only in months when at least one employee or board member received reportable employment income. Deadline set by MK noteikumi Nr. 827 (7 September 2010), Section 21.
What changes
Employers with staff must submit a monthly "darba devēja ziņojums" to VID, reporting each employee's mandatory state social insurance (VSAOI) contribution base and the personal income tax (IIN) withheld for the previous reporting month.
Who is affected
Every Latvia-registered employer, including a one-person SIA where the board member is on payroll, that paid at least one person reportable employment income in the reporting month.
Sizes: micro, small, medium, large · Sectors: All sectors · Applies if: We employ staff
What to do
Submit the darba devēja ziņojums via VID EDS by the 17th of the month following the reporting month, listing each employee's income and contribution base. Reconcile it with payroll records ahead of the separate 23rd-of-month VSAOI/IIN payment deadline.
Next occurrences
Penalty
Administrative fine for late or non-submission of the report under the Law On Taxes and Duties; an inaccurate or late report that understates the tax due can also trigger a nokavējuma nauda of 0.05% per day on the shortfall.
Sources
- likumi.lv – Noteikumi par valsts sociālās apdrošināšanas obligāto iemaksu veicēju reģistrāciju un ziņojumiem par VSAOI un IIN (MK noteikumi Nr. 827, Section 21: 17th-of-month deadline) (likumi.lv)
- Valsts ieņēmumu dienests – Valsts sociālās apdrošināšanas obligātās iemaksas (VSAOI) (www.vid.gov.lv)
Last verified 8 September 2026. Informational only, not legal advice.