Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Burundi (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Corporate income tax (Impôt sur les sociétés) | Companies resident in Burundi are taxed on profits at a flat rate, with a minimum tax based on turnover for loss-making years. Withholding taxes apply to passive income and to payments to non-residents. Confirm rates and deadlines with the current General Tax Code. | |
| Standard corporate income tax rate | 30%Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) | |
| Minimum tax for loss-making years | 1% of annual turnoverLaw No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) | |
| Tax base | Net accounting profit adjusted for non-deductible expenses and exempt income, per the General Tax CodeLaw No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) | |
| Capital gains on commercial immovable property | 15%Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) | |
| Withholding tax on dividends | 15%Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) | |
| Withholding tax on interest | 15%Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) |
Companies resident in Burundi are taxed on profits at a flat rate, with a minimum tax based on turnover for loss-making years. Withholding taxes apply to passive income and to payments to non-residents. Confirm rates and deadlines with the current General Tax Code.
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| Withholding tax on royalties | 15%Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) |
| Withholding tax on management/service fees | 15%Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) |
| Branch profit remittance tax | 15%Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) |
| Annual corporate tax return filing deadline | Generally by 31 March following the close of the calendar tax yearLaw No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) |
| Advance corporate tax payments | Provisional/advance instalments are payable during the year, with final balance on filingLaw No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) |
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