SLK PRL Financial Transactions Tax

Updated on: Oct 3, 2025

Latest Event


  • Sep. 2025 New Act
  • On Sep. 30, 2025, SLK PRL adopted bill 802 on proposal for an act amending and supplementing Act No. 279/2024 Coll. on financial transaction tax and on amending and supplementing certain acts, as amended; entry into force on Jan. 1, 2026.
  • The adopted law has been further transmitted for publication to the editorial office.

On Oct. 3, SLK PRL adopted in 3rd reading, law on tax on transactions.

  • SLK PRL adopted and sent for publication, bill 485 on tax on financial transactions.
  • Follows SLK SBA Oct. 2024 analyzed the impact of new transaction tax, see #228619.
  • Purpose
  • Bill was motivated by the big deficit in public finances and high indebtedness of SLK.
  • Tax subjects are financial transactions re amounts of financial funds from taxpayer's account; use of payment cards; over-billed cargo related with transactions' execution.
  • Detailed list of transactions excluded from the tax; the tax takes the form of a financial sum, written off from the taxpayer's account at the transaction/of overcharged costs.
  • For transactions in foreign currency, tax is calculated in euros on execution day's rate.
  • Details on tax rates for various transactions, tax calculation, minimum, rounding tax.
  • Taxation period, tax payment and tax administration's obligations, record keeping.
  • Effectiveness
  • The law enters into force on Jan. 1, 2025.
  • Sep. 2025 New Act
  • On Sep. 30, 2025, SLK PRL adopted bill 802 on proposal for an act amending and supplementing Act No. 279/2024 Coll. on financial transaction tax and on amending and supplementing certain acts, as amended; entry into force on Jan. 1, 2026.
  • The adopted law has been further transmitted for publication to the editorial office.
Regulators
SLK PRL
Entity Types
Bank; MSB
Reference
Act 802, 9/30/2025; Law 485, PR, 10/3/2024
Functions
Financial; Legal; Operations; Product Administration; Record Retention; Risk; Tax; Technology
Countries
Slovakia
Category
State
N/A
Products
Banking; Cards; Payments
Rule Type
Final
Regions
EMEA
Rule Date
Oct 3, 2024
Effective Date
Jan 1, 2026
Rule ID
228791
Linked to
Reg. Last Update
Sep 30, 2025
Report Section
EU