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Tax Alert - June 2026 - Croatia

New Package of Anti-Inflation Measures

The Government has introduced a new package of anti-inflation measures aimed at preventing excessive increases in profit margins in the context of the energy crisis and global instability. One of the key measures includes the planned amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act and the introduction of a tax on excessive gross profit margins. The proposed measure will need to go through the parliamentary procedure before it can be adopted.

The Government has introduced a new package of anti-inflation measures aimed at preventing excessive increases in profit margins in the context of the energy crisis and global instability. One of the key measures includes the planned amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act and the introduction of a tax on excessive gross profit margins. The proposed measure will need to go through the parliamentary procedure before it can be adopted.

Introduction of a tax on excessive gross profit margins

Taxpayers
The measure applies to the following categories of taxpayers:

  • Medium-sized enterprise – entities that do not exceed two of the following three thresholds:
    • Total assets: EUR 25 million
    • Net revenue: EUR 50 million
    • Average number of employees during the financial year: 250
  • Large enterprise – entities that exceed two of the above thresholds (assets, net revenue, number of employees)

Note: Taxpayers who derive more than 50% of their revenues from activities carried out outside the Republic of Croatia will be exempt from this measure.

Tax base and tax rate

Under the proposed model, it will be necessary to determine the average gross profit margin percentage (profit before tax/revenue) generated in 2023, 2024, and 2025. An allowable deviation in the gross profit margin for 2026, compared to the aforementioned average, will be set at 15 percent due to potential productivity growth. The portion of profit realized in 2026 as a result of an increase in the gross profit margin above this threshold will be treated as the result of an excessive increase in the gross profit margin and will be taxed at a rate of 50%.

Other tax measures

In addition, the Government has announced amendments to the Personal Income Tax Act under which pension income would be fully exempt from taxation. At the same time, an increase in the tax burden has been announced for private landlords who generate income through the lump-sum taxation regime in the tourism sector, as well as for certain self-employed individuals who are lump-sum taxpayers, which will result in higher tax liabilities for some private landlords and self-employed individuals.

Vlada je predstavila novi paket antiinflacijskih mjera, čiji je cilj sprječavanje prekomjernog povećanja profitnih marži u uvjetima energetske krize i globalne nestabilnosti. Jedna od ključnih mjera uključuje planirane izmjene i dopune Zakona o porezu na dobit te uvođenje poreza na prekomjerne profitne marže bruto dobiti. Navedeno bi trebalo proći saborsku proceduru da bi bilo usvojeno.

Uvođenje poreza na prekomjerne profitne marže bruto dobiti

Porezni obveznik
Mjera se primjenjuje na sljedeće kategorije obveznika:

  • Srednji poduzetnik – onaj koji ne prelazi dva od tri sljedeća uvjeta:
    • Ukupna aktiva: 25 milijuna eura
    • Neto prihod: 50 milijuna eura
    • Prosječan broj radnika tijekom poslovne godine: 250 radnika
  • Veliki poduzetnik – onaj koji prelazi dva od tri navedena uvjeta (aktiva, neto prihod, broj radnika)

Napomena: Porezni obveznici koji više od 50% svojih prihoda ostvaruju izvan Republike Hrvatske bit će izuzeti iz ove mjere.

Predmet i stopa oporezivanja
Prema najavljenom modelu, bit će potrebno utvrditi prosječnu postotnu maržu bruto dobiti (dobit prije oporezivanja/prihod) kompanija koja je ostvarena tijekom 2023., 2024. i 2025. godine. Dopušteno odstupanje postotne marže bruto dobiti u 2026. godini od gore navedenog prosjeka iznosit će 15 posto zbog mogućeg rasta produktivnosti, dok će se dio dobiti u 2026. godini, koji je ostvaren kao posljedica povećanja marže bruto dobiti iznad tog praga, smatrati posljedicom prekomjernog povećanja marže bruto dobiti i oporezivati stopom od 50%.

Ostale porezne mjere

Dodatno, Vlada je najavila izmjene Zakona o porezu na dohodak kojima bi se u potpunosti ukinulo oporezivanje mirovina. Istodobno je najavljeno povećanje poreznog opterećenja za privatne iznajmljivače koji ostvaruju dohodak kroz sustav paušalnog oporezivanja u turizmu te za dio fizičkih osoba koje imaju registrirane paušalne obrte, što će dovesti do većih poreznih obveza za dio privatnih iznajmljivača i paušalnih obrtnika.

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