Tax in Croatia: VAT, company tax, capital gains
25%
Croatia charges 25% PDV on most goods and services. The rate is verified against Porezna uprava (Croatian Tax Administration) / EU TEDB on 19 August 2026; the headline company tax rate is 18% (Ministry of Finance - Tax Administration (Porezna uprava), Croatia).
PDV in Croatia
Value-added: PDV is charged on sales and reclaimed on purchases, so only the added value is taxed.
- Standard rate
- 25%
- Local name
- PDV — Value Added Tax
- Type
- VAT
- Reduced rates
- 13%
- Filing
- Quarterly / Monthly / Annual
- Authority
- Porezna uprava (Croatian Tax Administration) / EU TEDB
- Current rate since
- 1 January 2000
Company tax in Croatia
The headline corporate income tax rate is 18%, with 10% for qualifying smaller companies. In effect since 1 January 2026.
Two-rate profit tax: 10% where annual revenue is up to EUR 1,000,000, 18% where revenue exceeds EUR 1,000,000. Profit Tax Act amendments listed up to OG 151/25. Pillar Two status not checked. | Cross-check: OECD 2026: central statutory CIT 18%, combined (central+sub-central) 18% Small-company rate 10%: Taxpayers whose revenue in the tax period is up to EUR 1,000,000.
Capital gains tax in Croatia
- Shares
- 12% final tax on capital gains (dohodak od kapitala po osnovi kapitalnih dobitaka) net of capital losses of the year, self-assessed by end of February of the following year (or via financial intermediary/SKDD) - Income Tax Act art. 70(4)
- Property
- 24% on the gain (art. 61(3)), assessed by the Tax Administration per disposal
- Holding period
- Not taxed if the financial asset is disposed of more than two years after acquisition (art. 67(8)); disposals within two years taxed at 12%. Also untaxed: transfers between spouses/close family, on divorce, and on inheritance
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- “What is the PDV rate in Croatia, and what is the source?”
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- “What is the company tax rate in Croatia and how is it sourced?”
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Questions about tax in Croatia
- What is the PDV rate in Croatia?
- The standard PDV (Value Added Tax) rate in Croatia is 25%, verified against Porezna uprava (Croatian Tax Administration) / EU TEDB on 19 August 2026. A reduced rate of 13% applies to some categories. Value-added: PDV is charged on sales and reclaimed on purchases, so only the added value is taxed.
- What is the company tax rate in Croatia?
- The headline corporate income tax rate in Croatia is 18%, with 10% for qualifying smaller companies, verified against Ministry of Finance - Tax Administration (Porezna uprava), Croatia on 6 October 2026. Two-rate profit tax: 10% where annual revenue is up to EUR 1,000,000, 18% where revenue exceeds EUR 1,000,000. Profit Tax Act amendments listed up to OG 151/25. Pillar Two status not checked. | Cross-check: OECD 2026: central statutory CIT 18%, combined (central+sub-central) 18% Small-company rate 10%: Taxpayers whose revenue in the tax period is up to EUR 1,000,000.
- How is capital gains tax charged in Croatia?
- In Croatia, gains are taxed at their own rate, separate from income, verified against Porezna uprava (Croatian Tax Administration) - Oporezivanje kapitala on 6 October 2026. On shares: 12% final tax on capital gains (dohodak od kapitala po osnovi kapitalnih dobitaka) net of capital losses of the year, self-assessed by end of February of the following year (or via financial intermediary/SKDD) - Income Tax Act art. 70(4) Holding period: Not taxed if the financial asset is disposed of more than two years after acquisition (art. 67(8)); disposals within two years taxed at 12%. Also untaxed: transfers between spouses/close family, on divorce, and on inheritance
- Can an AI assistant look up tax rates for Croatia?
- Yes. The free Tax MCP at https://taxmcp.ai2fin.com gives Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP-compatible agent the same sourced figures as this page: the PDV rate, the company tax rate, the capital gains rule and a side-by-side comparison with other countries, each answer citing the authority and the date it was checked. Add the endpoint as a custom connector; there is no login or API key.
- How current is the Croatia tax information on this page?
- Every figure on this page carries the date it was last checked against its source; the most recent check is 6 October 2026. The consumption-tax rate comes from a maintained rate ledger cross-checked against Porezna uprava (Croatian Tax Administration) / EU TEDB, and each income, company and capital-gains figure has its own source and date. A figure that has not yet been verified against a linked official source says so instead of claiming a tick. General information computed from published government rates, not tax advice. Check the linked authority or a registered adviser before relying on a figure.
Sources
- Porezna uprava (Croatian Tax Administration) / EU TEDB
- Ministry of Finance - Tax Administration (Porezna uprava), Croatia
- Porezna uprava (Croatian Tax Administration) - Oporezivanje kapitala
Last checked 6 October 2026. General information computed from published government rates, not tax advice. Check the linked authority or a registered adviser before relying on a figure.
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