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Tax Calendar 2026

Every recurring deadline that applies to a Greek business, and what actually happens if you miss one.

This calendar covers the obligations that recur. It does not cover one-off events — transfers, restructurings, audits — because those depend on your circumstances and belong in a conversation rather than on a page.

Dates shift when they fall on weekends or public holidays. We issue each client a personalised version every January with only the deadlines that apply to them.

The recurring calendar

ObligationFrequencyDeadlineIf you miss it
VAT return (monthly filers)MonthlyLast working day of the following monthAutomatic penalty plus interest from day one
VAT return (quarterly filers)QuarterlyLast working day after quarter endAutomatic penalty plus interest
MyData transmissionContinuousWithin the statutory window per document typeMismatch flags, and questions much later
Payroll and Ergani filingsMonthly and event-drivenBefore the change takes effectFixed penalties per filing, per employee
Withholding tax returnsMonthlyEnd of the second following monthPenalty plus interest
Provisional corporate taxInstalmentsAs assessed on the annual returnInterest, and enforcement if left
Annual corporate returnAnnualStatutory deadline following year endEscalating penalties; audit risk rises
Personal return (E1/E2/E3)AnnualStatutory summer deadlinePenalty plus loss of instalment options
ENFIAAnnualAs assessedInterest; obstacles on any transfer
Recapitulative statementsMonthlyBy the 26th of the following monthPenalties, and questions about your OSS position

The nine-day clock

One deadline deserves separate mention. A tax pre-audit letter carries a nine-day response window, and it is not extended for good reasons, holidays, or the fact that your accountant is away.

Most of the work in answering one is assembling the file, and that takes the time it takes. If a letter arrives, call the same day.

Window
Nine days from receipt
Extensions
Not granted in practice
What we need
The letter, and access to the years it covers
Who handles it
Markos Vlantis, former AADE Athens-A

Want the version with only your deadlines on it?

Every client gets a personalised calendar each January. It is the least interesting thing we do and the one that prevents the most penalties.