Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Bhutan (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Corporate and Business Income Tax (income year 2025) | Bhutan taxes incorporated companies under Corporate Income Tax (CIT) and unincorporated businesses under Business Income Tax (BIT), both governed by the Income Tax Act 2001. For income year 2025 the standard CIT rate is 30%; from 1 January 2026 the Income Tax Act 2025 cuts CIT to a flat 22%. | |
| Corporate Income Tax standard rate (2025) | 30%Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 | |
| Corporate Income Tax rate from 2026 | 22% (flat, all companies)Income Tax Act of Bhutan 2025 | |
| Business Income Tax rate (unincorporated, 2025) | 30%Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 | |
| Tax base | Net profit (gross income less allowable business expenses, depreciation and deductions) per the ActIncome Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 | |
| TDS / withholding on dividends | 10% on dividends from a Bhutan-registered company (bonus shares excluded)Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 (TDS provisions) | |
| TDS / withholding on interest | 5% on interest from fixed deposits with financial institutions in Bhutan |
Bhutan taxes incorporated companies under Corporate Income Tax (CIT) and unincorporated businesses under Business Income Tax (BIT), both governed by the Income Tax Act 2001. For income year 2025 the standard CIT rate is 30%; from 1 January 2026 the Income Tax Act 2025 cuts CIT to a flat 22%.
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Other Bhutan computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| TDS on contract income (Bhutanese firms) | 2% of gross contract paymentIncome Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 (TDS provisions) |
| TDS on contract income (non-Bhutanese firms) | 3% of gross contract paymentIncome Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 (TDS provisions) |
| Withholding on royalties / payments to non-residents | Withheld at source per the Act; treaty rates may apply (Bhutan–India)Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 (TDS provisions) |
| Loss carry-forward | Tax losses carried forward (extended to indefinite carry-forward under the Income Tax Act 2025)Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 |
| Presumptive / small business regime | Simplified presumptive tax for businesses with turnover under Nu 5 million (introduced under the Income Tax Act 2025; professionals excluded)Income Tax Act of Bhutan 2025 |
| CIT / BIT filing and payment deadline | By 31 March following the close of the income yearIncome Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 |
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