Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Iran (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Corporate tax rate and base | Iranian companies pay corporate income tax under the Direct Taxes Act at a flat rate on net taxable profit. Resident companies are taxed on worldwide income; non-resident companies on Iran-source income. | |
| Standard corporate income tax rate | 25% of net taxable profit (flat)Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 105 | |
| Tax base | Net taxable profit = total income less deductible expenses and allowable depreciation, per the DTADirect Taxes Act (DTA), Article 106 | |
| Corporate residence / scope | Iranian legal entities are taxed on worldwide income; foreign companies are taxed on income derived from Iran (e.g. Iranian operations, contracts, or a permanent establishment)Direct Taxes Act (DTA) | |
| Reduced rate — listed companies | Companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange / Iran Fara Bourse may receive a tax rate reduction (commonly a 10% reduction of the applicable rate, increasing if free-float conditions are met)Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 143 | |
| Free trade zone exemption | Businesses operating in designated Free Trade-Industrial Zones may enjoy a long-term income tax holiday (historically 20 years from start of operations)Law on the Administration of Free Trade-Industrial Zones |
Iranian companies pay corporate income tax under the Direct Taxes Act at a flat rate on net taxable profit. Resident companies are taxed on worldwide income; non-resident companies on Iran-source income.
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Other Iran computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Withholding tax on dividends | 0% — no withholding tax on dividends distributed by Iranian companies (profits are taxed at the company level only)Direct Taxes Act (DTA) |
| Withholding tax on interest (to non-residents) | 5% on interest paid by Iranian entities to non-residentsDirect Taxes Act (DTA) |
| Withholding tax on royalties (to non-residents) | Effective 5% in qualifying cases (e.g. manufacturing/mining, government payers, or cinematographic rights); otherwise an effective 7.5%Direct Taxes Act (DTA) |
| Filing & payment deadline | Annual corporate return and payment due within 4 months after fiscal year-end (~22 July for a 20 March year-end)Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 110 |
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