Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Cape Verde (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Corporate income tax (IRPC) | Corporate income tax in Cape Verde is the Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Pessoas Colectivas (IRPC). Resident companies and permanent establishments are taxed on adjusted accounting profit; non-residents without a PE face withholding on Cape Verde-source income. | |
| Standard corporate income tax rate | 20% on taxable profitCodigo do IRPC (Corporate Income Tax Code) | |
| Municipal fire-brigade surcharge (Taxa de Incendio) | 2% in Praia and Mindelo municipalities, giving an effective rate of about 20.40%Codigo do IRPC (Corporate Income Tax Code) | |
| Special single tax for micro and small companies (SST) | 4% of gross annual sales, paid quarterly; replaces IRPC, fire surcharge, VAT and employer social securityRegime Especial das Micro e Pequenas Empresas (REMPE) | |
| Tax base | Accounting profit computed under local accounting rules, adjusted for tax purposesCodigo do IRPC (Corporate Income Tax Code) | |
| Pillar Two global minimum tax | 15% minimum tax for multinational/large domestic groups with annual revenue over EUR 750 millionCodigo do IRPC (Corporate Income Tax Code) | |
Corporate income tax in Cape Verde is the Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Pessoas Colectivas (IRPC). Resident companies and permanent establishments are taxed on adjusted accounting profit; non-residents without a PE face withholding on Cape Verde-source income.
Other Cape Verde computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Withholding tax on dividends (resident) |
| Full relief in force on profit distributionsCodigo do IRPC (Corporate Income Tax Code) |
| Withholding tax on interest (resident) | Generally 20%; bonds 10% (5% for listed stock-exchange bonds)Codigo do IRPC (Corporate Income Tax Code) |
| Withholding tax on royalties (resident) | 20%Codigo do IRPC (Corporate Income Tax Code) |
| Withholding tax on dividends/interest/royalties (non-resident, non-treaty) | 20%Codigo do IRPC (Corporate Income Tax Code) |
| Withholding tax on services (non-resident) | 15% unless reduced by tax treatyCodigo do IRPC (Corporate Income Tax Code) |
| Annual return filing deadline | 31 May of the year following the tax yearCodigo do IRPC (Corporate Income Tax Code) |
| Advance payments (standard regime) | Three instalments due end of March, July and November at 30%, 30% and 20% of prior-year taxCodigo do IRPC (Corporate Income Tax Code) |
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