Derrama (Corporate Tax Surcharge) Calculator
How much derrama does your company owe? This calculator estimates the municipal surcharge (your council’s rate, up to 1.5 % of taxable profit) and the state surcharge (which only profits above €1.5 million pay, in brackets), the two surcharges that sit on top of corporate income tax (IRC).
Enter the annual taxable profit and your council’s municipal-surcharge rate (up to 1.5 %; confirm it with the town hall or the tax portal). The state surcharge only counts above €1.5 million of profit. Mainland 2026 figures.
How the derrama is calculated
| Municipal surcharge | €600.00 |
| + State surcharge | €0.00 |
| = Total derrama | €600.00 |
| Share of profit | 1.5% |
Educational estimate, not tax advice. It shows only the surcharges (the IRC itself is the IRC calculator). The municipal-surcharge rate varies by municipality; confirm yours. It uses the mainland rules.
What the derrama is
The derrama is not a separate tax: it is a surcharge added to IRC, charged on the company’s same taxable profit. There are two. The derrama municipal is levied by the municipality where the company is based, up to 1.5 % of the profit. The derrama estadual is a national surcharge only the highest profits pay. This calculator isolates the surcharges; the base tax (the IRC itself) is the IRC calculator.
How it is calculated
The municipal surcharge is simple: taxable profit × your council’s rate (up to 1.5 %). The state surcharge applies marginally, like income-tax brackets: 3 % on the part of the profit between €1.5 and €7.5 million, 5 % between €7.5 and €35 million and 9 % above €35 million. Below €1.5 million there is no state surcharge. The total derrama is the sum of the two.
Your council’s rate
The municipal-surcharge ceiling (1.5 %) is set in law, but the actual rate is decided by each town hall and can change every year. Many councils apply a lower rate, and several exempt or reduce it for companies with low turnover (usually up to €150,000 a year). Confirm your council’s rate with the town hall or on the tax portal and enter it in the calculator.
Worked example
A company with €40,000 of taxable profit, in a municipality with a 1.5 % surcharge: the municipal surcharge is €40,000 × 1.5 % = €600; there is no state surcharge (profit is far below €1.5 million); the total derrama is €600. A large company with €5 million of profit, in the same municipality, pays €5,000,000 × 1.5 % = €75,000 of municipal surcharge plus (€5 − €1.5) million × 3 % = €105,000 of state surcharge, i.e. €180,000 of total derrama.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources
- Código do IRC (CIRC): art. 87.º-A (derrama estadual) — Diário da República
- Lei das Finanças Locais (Lei n.º 73/2013): art. 18.º (derrama municipal) — Diário da República
Author: Thorben Rasmus Idel · Reviewed by: Nahar Geva · Last reviewed: 2026-06-12