Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Iraq (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Corporate income tax rates and base | Iraq applies a flat 15% corporate income tax on all profit levels, with a special 35% rate for the oil and gas production sector. Tax is assessed on Iraq-source income and is finalised through a mandatory tax inspection. | |
| Standard corporate income tax rate | 15%Income Tax Law No. 113 of 1982 | |
| Oil & gas sector corporate tax rate | 35%Income Tax Law No. 113 of 1982 | |
| Tax base | Net profit from Iraq-source income, determined under the Iraqi unified accounting system (GAAP)Income Tax Law No. 113 of 1982 | |
| Withholding tax on dividends | 0% — dividends paid out of taxed profits are not taxed again in the shareholder's handsIncome Tax Law No. 113 of 1982 | |
| Withholding tax on interest to non-residents | 15%Income Tax Law No. 113 of 1982 | |
| Withholding tax on interest between residents | 1.8% to 10%Income Tax Law No. 113 of 1982 |
Iraq applies a flat 15% corporate income tax on all profit levels, with a special 35% rate for the oil and gas production sector. Tax is assessed on Iraq-source income and is finalised through a mandatory tax inspection.
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| Withholding tax on royalties (KRI) | 15% applied to a 75% deemed-profit base for goodwill, trademark, patent, copyright and logo contractsKurdistan Region Income Tax administration |
| Withholding tax — non-upstream oil & gas contractors | 3.3% or 7% on all paymentsIncome Tax Law No. 113 of 1982 |
| Corporate return filing deadline | 31 May of the assessment yearIncome Tax Law No. 113 of 1982 |
| Corporate tax payment deadline | Within 3 days of the assessment date issued by the tax authorityIncome Tax Law No. 113 of 1982 |
| Advance / instalment payments | No quarterly or advance payment requirement during the tax yearIncome Tax Law No. 113 of 1982 |
| Mandatory tax inspection | A tax inspection is required to determine the liability and issue a tax clearance certificateIncome Tax Law No. 113 of 1982 |
| Statute of limitations | 5 years (extendable by the authority in certain cases)Income Tax Law No. 113 of 1982 |
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