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The annual PIT return (Twój e-PIT)

The annual PIT return for the previous year is filed from mid-February until 30 April. The easiest way is Twój e-PIT in the e-Tax Office (podatki.gov.pl): the return is pre-filled with data from employers and ZUS. For PIT-37 and PIT-38 filers auto-acceptance applies — if you do nothing by 30 April, the office treats the prepared return as filed. Refunds for electronic filers take at most 45 days (paper — up to 3 months).

Service passportUpdated: 30.07.2026.

Cost

Free

Duration

Online — often 10 minutes

Deadline

Mid-February to 30 April

Where

podatki.gov.pl (Twój e-PIT)

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Who this applies to

Everyone with Polish income: employment, zlecenie or dzieło contracts, business or rent. Check the reliefs — for children, rehabilitation, thermal modernisation, internet or IKZE — as they cut the tax or raise the refund. You can also donate 1.5% of your tax to a chosen public-benefit organisation. Foreigners working in Poland file under the same rules — log in to the e-Tax Office via a Trusted Profile or authorising data (PESEL/NIP plus amounts from your PIT).

Step by step

Log in to the e-Tax Office

At podatki.gov.pl via a Trusted Profile, e-ID, banking or authorising data. Your pre-filled return awaits in Twój e-PIT.

Verify the data and add reliefs

Check the income from all payers, add reliefs (e.g. for children) and pick the 1.5% organisation. Mark joint filing with your spouse before sending.

Send it or let auto-acceptance run

Approve the return online — the refund arrives within 45 days to your registered account. PIT-37/PIT-38 auto-accept on 30 April without your action; any underpayment must still be settled by you.

Common mistakes

Trusting auto-acceptance blindly — it adds neither the child relief nor joint filing; skipping them costs real money.

Overlooking an underpayment — it's also due 30 April, and auto-acceptance doesn't pay it.

Not updating the refund account — the money goes to an old account or by postal order with a deduction.

Frequently asked questions

When is the PIT deadline?

By 30 April for the previous year. Twój e-PIT opens in mid-February; filing earlier speeds up the refund.

How fast is the refund?

Electronically — at most 45 days; on paper — up to 3 months. Large Family Card holders can get it within 30 days.

Official sources

Verified against official sources · 30.07.2026.