Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Austria (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Corporate income tax (Körperschaftsteuer) | Austrian corporations pay a flat 23% CIT on worldwide income (residents) or Austrian-source income (non-residents), with a minimum annual CIT even in loss years. A participation exemption shields most qualifying intercompany dividends. | |
| Standard CIT rate | 23% (applies whether profits are retained or distributed)Körperschaftsteuergesetz (KStG) | |
| Minimum CIT — GmbH | EUR 500 per year (EUR 125 per full quarter)Körperschaftsteuergesetz (KStG) | |
| Minimum CIT — AG | EUR 3,500 per year (EUR 875 per full quarter)Körperschaftsteuergesetz (KStG) | |
| Tax base | Worldwide income for companies with seat or place of effective management in Austria; Austrian-source income only for othersKörperschaftsteuergesetz (KStG) | |
| Participation exemption (domestic dividends) | Dividends between Austrian corporations are generally tax-exempt regardless of holding sizeKörperschaftsteuergesetz (KStG) | |
| International participation exemption | Dividends and capital gains exempt where holding is at least 10% held for 1+ year in a qualifying foreign corporation (subject to switch-over/anti-abuse rules) |
Austrian corporations pay a flat 23% CIT on worldwide income (residents) or Austrian-source income (non-residents), with a minimum annual CIT even in loss years. A participation exemption shields most qualifying intercompany dividends.
Other Austria computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| WHT on dividends to non-residents | 27.5% (individuals) / 23% (corporations) before treaty or EU Parent-Subsidiary reliefEinkommensteuergesetz (EStG) / Körperschaftsteuergesetz (KStG) |
| WHT on interest to non-residents | Generally 0% for non-resident corporations; 25% (bank deposits) / 27.5% (Austrian bonds) can apply to individualsEinkommensteuergesetz (EStG) |
| WHT on royalties to non-residents | 20% before treaty or EU Interest & Royalties Directive reliefEinkommensteuergesetz (EStG) |
| Group taxation (Gruppenbesteuerung) | Available — profits/losses of group members can be pooled at the group parent; requires a financial connection of more than 50%Körperschaftsteuergesetz (KStG) |
| CIT advance payments | Quarterly prepayments due 15 February, 15 May, 15 August, 15 NovemberBundesabgabenordnung (BAO) |
| CIT return filing deadline | 30 April of the following year (30 June via FinanzOnline); represented taxpayers may obtain longer extensionsBundesabgabenordnung (BAO) |
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