Poland: employer's monthly PIT advance payment on employee salaries due by the 20th
Every month, due by the 20th. · Applies only in months when the employer paid salary or other PIT-withholdable employment income; the annual PIT-4R return each year reconciles the year's advances rather than a monthly declaration.
What changes
Employers acting as PIT withholding agents (płatnik) must calculate, withhold and pay personal income tax advances on salaries and other reportable employment income by the 20th of the month following payment. There is no monthly PIT-4R filing - the withheld amounts are only reported once a year in the annual PIT-4R declaration.
Who is affected
Every Poland-registered employer paying salaries, board-member remuneration, or other employment income subject to PIT withholding.
Sizes: micro, small, medium, large · Sectors: All sectors · Applies if: We employ staff
What to do
Calculate and withhold PIT advances on wages paid during the month, then pay the withheld amount to the tax office's microrachunek podatkowy by the 20th of the following month. File the annual PIT-4R return (plus individual PIT-11 statements) after year-end; no monthly PIT-4R submission is required.
Next occurrences
Penalty
Late-payment interest under Article 53 of the Tax Ordinance; a płatnik who fails to withhold or remit PIT advances risks personal payer liability under the Tax Ordinance.
Sources
- biznes.gov.pl - Jak rozliczać PIT pracownika (20th-of-month PIT advance deadline) (www.biznes.gov.pl)
Last verified 8 September 2026. Informational only, not legal advice.