PIT-11 – information, not your final return

The employer or other payer transmits information on income and withholdings. Your annual return is a separate declaration; for many employees it is PIT-37. If you have a business, foreign income or a complex question of tax residence, do not transfer income to PIT-37 just because this form appeared first.

Collect PIT-11 from all employers and clients for the year. If you worked for several companies, check each one. The absence of a paper letter does not prove the absence of electronic records, and the existence of one form does not mean that the others have been taken into account. Enter months and employers to see the gaps.

Login through the official portal

On podatki.gov.pl open e-Urząd Skarbowy and the service Your e-PIT. There are ways available through login.gov.pl; for the login by tax data you need a set of amounts. If the required amount is zero, the official portal indicates the need login.gov.pl. Do not enter PESEL and the amount of income on the site from SMS about "tax refund".

In 2026, the declarations for 2025 were filed from 15 February to 30 April. This deadline has already passed: now you can check the submitted application or correct the error through korekta. For the next tax year, use the published calendar, not the old advertising date.

Verification before confirmation

  • Name, PESEL or other tax identification number and current data.
  • All taxpayers and amounts from their PIT-11; no double counting.
  • The selected type of declaration and method of calculation, if you declare joint taxation.
  • Concessions only if their conditions are met and documents are available.
  • The invoice for the refund and the amount to be paid if it appeared.
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Hands on the computer keyboard. Photo: Alicia Christin Gerald / Unsplash. Illustration.

If the employer has sent a correction

Compare the original PIT-11 with the corrected PIT-11. Do not add the sums of two versions as two different incomes. Ask the payer to explain which field has been changed and check your already submitted return. If the final declaration contains old figures, prepare its correction in the service.

Do not correct the employer's data in its form and do not try to "delete" inconvenient income. If there is a discrepancy, first find out what is deducted and for which period. Keep correspondence and payment documents: they are more useful than guessing the net amount of the bank transfer.

After sending, save the UPO

Download the Official Receipt and a copy of the declaration. Check the submission result, not just the saved edit screen. If the amount is to be paid, find the details of your tax micro-account through the official service and check the ID before transferring.

PIT-37 and PIT-38 under certain conditions are automatically accepted at the end of the period, but this does not guarantee the accounting of all benefits or the correct option in a complex situation. Open the submitted application and see what has actually been sent. For the question on foreign income or residence, prepare the countries, periods of residence and forms of income for Krajowa Informacja Skarbowa.

Tax settlement documents
Document Who prepares it How to use it
PIT-11 The income payer Check income and deductions
Annual zeznanie tax return The taxpayer / service under the applicable procedure Check and submit the appropriate return
UPO The official system Keep evidence of acceptance
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Polish zlotys, papers and a pen. Photo by Jakub Żerdzicki / Unsplash. Illustration.

Official sources