How to pay property tax? Change your payment method and save

Property tax (or the first installment thereof) must be paid annually by May 31. If you pay the tax by postal order, you will also have to pay a fee for the payment slip. Find out how to switch to a different payment method and save on unnecessary fees.

Payment slips for tax payments are not free

In 2023, the tax office finally said goodbye to tax payment slips. You can still pay your real estate tax the traditional way, using paper slips sent by the Czech Post, if you don't mind paying extra for it.

If you have not registered for another payment method, you will receive a type A postal order from the tax office in May, charged according to the Czech Post price list. This means you will pay several dozen crowns extra on top of the tax itself.

Price of a type A postal order for tax payments (prices valid in January 2026)

Data box owners will receive payment details online

If you have been automatically assigned a data box or have set one up yourself, do not expect to receive a traditional postal payment slip as in the past; instead, keep an eye on your incoming messages. Property tax payment notices are usually sent out during May.

The Financial Administration will deliver the property tax payment notice exclusively by electronic means to all taxpayers who own a data box (whether they are entrepreneurs or non-entrepreneurs). If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your tax administrator.

Property tax is due by May 31 of the calendar year if your total property tax is less than CZK 5,000. If it exceeds this limit, you can split the payment into two installments and pay the second half by November 30 of the same year.

How to get rid of the fee? Change your payment method

The Financial Administration recommends that everyone switch to a different method of paying property tax to avoid unnecessary payment slip fees. If you do not have a data box and did not register for a different payment method when filing your tax return, you have two options:

1/ Pay property tax by bank transfer

Sign up for the service of sending payment details by email and you can pay your property tax cashless to an account. The payment assessment will automatically arrive in your email inbox in May and you will find all the necessary information in it, including a QR code for convenient payment.

How to sign up for payment by bank transfer?

2/ Payment of real estate tax via SIPO

An even stricter deadline of January 31 applies to registering for property tax payment via SIPO. If you don't like bank transfers and don't want to waste money on payment slips, you can request to pay your tax via SIPO by the deadline – just fill out the form, where you'll need to provide your connection number, among other things.