Approximately 1 in 3 taxpayers received a debit tax statement this year for their 2024 income, with the per capita additional tax amounting to €1,891, representing a 16.1% increase compared to last year. 87% of those required have submitted their tax returns, while 861,000 declarations still remain until the July 15th deadline.
Like last year, this year’s income tax is payable in 8 installments, with the first due at the end of July and the last in February 2026. Taxpayers who submit their returns between June 16 and July 15 and pay the full amount by the end of the month are entitled to a 2% discount.
The tax return breakdown
According to data from Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), 5,684,592 tax returns have been submitted out of a total of 6,545,350, with the breakdown showing the following:
• 33.38% of taxpayers are required to pay additional tax for income acquired in the previous year. Specifically, 1,897,516 returns resulted in debit assessments, with the total tax amount reaching €3.588 billion. The average tax for these returns amounts to €1,891, up from €1,628 in 2024 based on the corresponding number of debit assessments.
• 22.55% of tax returns resulted in tax refunds, averaging €360. According to AADE data, 1,281,875 taxpayers are entitled to refunds, of which 1,023,096 have already received their refunds, specifically having been credited a total of €236.95 million. It should be noted that for 442,098 taxpayers with debts to the State and social security fund EFKA, offsetting arrangements were made for amounts totaling €124.8 million.
• 44.07% of taxpayers pay no additional tax to the Greek State, as 2,505,199 of the submitted returns show zero liability.
