Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Belize (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Business tax and corporate income tax | Belize generally taxes companies under a gross-receipts business tax rather than a net-profit corporate income tax, with rates that vary by activity. A 25% net income tax applies to petroleum operations, and certain entities (e.g. IBCs) have special regimes. | |
| Tax base | Business tax is charged on gross receipts/revenue, not net profitIncome and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55) | |
| Business tax — trade or business (general) | 1.75% of gross receiptsIncome and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55) | |
| Business tax — radio, TV, newspaper, domestic airline, fuel service stations | 1.75% of gross receiptsIncome and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55) | |
| Business tax — rents, royalties, premiums from real property | 3% of gross receiptsIncome and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55) | |
| Business tax — professions, vocations, occupations | 6% of gross receiptsIncome and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55) | |
| Business tax — telecommunications (real-time voice) | 19% of gross receipts |
Belize generally taxes companies under a gross-receipts business tax rather than a net-profit corporate income tax, with rates that vary by activity. A 25% net income tax applies to petroleum operations, and certain entities (e.g. IBCs) have special regimes.
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Other Belize computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Petroleum operations income tax | 25% on net income (petroleum/oil operations)Income and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55) |
| International Business Companies (IBCs) | IBCs are within the Belize tax net but benefit from concessions; exempt-income IBCs may have nil/low effective rates subject to economic-substance rulesInternational Business Companies Act |
| Withholding tax — dividends to non-residents | 15%Income and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55) |
| Withholding tax — interest to non-residents | 15%Income and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55) |
| Withholding tax — royalties to non-residents | 15%Income and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55) |
| Withholding tax — management/technical fees, equipment rental | 25%Income and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55) |
| Business tax filing frequency | Monthly business tax returns; annual income tax return due 31 MarchIncome and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55) |
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