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Iran Personal Income Tax

Source-cited draft: personal income tax for Iran (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.

Applicable period 2025Source-cited draft· Last updated Jun 25, 2026

Source-cited draft.Written from sources but not reviewed by a licensed practitioner, so it may be incomplete or wrong. General reference only; don't file or take a position on it without professional review.

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Key figures — Iran, 2025

Every figure is drawn from this Tax Guide and cited to its source.

Salary tax governing law

Salary tax is governed mainly by Articles 84–85 of the Direct Taxes Act, with the annual exemption and bracket thresholds reset each year by the annual budget law. The figures below are the FY1404 (2025-26) amounts.Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Articles 84–85; FY1404 Annual Budget Law

Annual salary tax-free exemption (FY1404)

IRR 2,880,000,000 per year (≈ IRR 240,000,000 per month) is exempt from salary taxDirect Taxes Act (DTA), Article 84; FY1404 Annual Budget Law

Salary band — 10%

10Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 85 / Annual Budget Law salary table

Salary band — 20%

20Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 85 / Annual Budget Law salary table

Salary band — top rate

35Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 85 / FY1404 Annual Budget Law

Government employee salary rate

10Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 85

Withholding on salary (PAYE-equivalent)

Employers must withhold salary tax monthly and remit it to INTA within 30 days of paymentDirect Taxes Act (DTA), Article 86

Business and other personal income taxation basis

Income of individuals from business, profession, property and other sources (outside employment) is taxed under the progressive brackets of Article 131, after applicable exemptions.Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 131

Article 131 band 1 — 15%

15Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 131

Article 131 band 2 — 20%

20Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 131

Article 131 band 3 — 25%

25Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 131

Individual residence test

An individual is generally treated as Iranian-resident based on domicile/residence in Iran; resident individuals are taxed on worldwide income, non-residents on Iran-source income; (approx — confirm precise residence criteria/day-count)Direct Taxes Act (DTA)

Annual exemption for business individuals

Individual business/professional taxpayers receive an annual personal exemption equal to the salary exemption (Article 101); confirm the FY1404 figureDirect Taxes Act (DTA), Article 101

Filing & payment deadline (business income)

Annual return due by the end of the fourth month after fiscal year-end (~22 July); tax payable with the return; (approx — confirm exact date)Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 100

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Salary (employment) income tax

  • Salary tax governing law — Salary tax is governed mainly by Articles 84–85 of the Direct Taxes Act, with the annual exemption and bracket thresholds reset each year by the annual budget law. The figures below are the FY1404 (2025-26) amounts. (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Articles 84–85; FY1404 Annual Budget Law)
  • Annual salary tax-free exemption (FY1404) — IRR 2,880,000,000 per year (≈ IRR 240,000,000 per month) is exempt from salary tax IRR ((approx — confirm against the FY1404 budget law)) (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 84; FY1404 Annual Budget Law)
  • Salary band — 10% — 10 percent (On taxable salary above the exemption up to 5× the annual exemption) (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 85 / Annual Budget Law salary table)
  • Salary band — 20% — 20 percent (On the portion above 5× the annual exemption (up to the next budget-set threshold)) (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 85 / Annual Budget Law salary table)
  • Salary band — top rate — 35 percent (On high salaries (e.g. monthly salary above ~IRR 320,000,000 / annual above ~IRR 3,840,000,000), the excess is taxed up to this rate; (approx — confirm bracket thresholds in FY1404 budget law)) (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 85 / FY1404 Annual Budget Law)
  • Government employee salary rate — 10 percent (Historically a flat 10% applied to public-sector salary income above the exemption (Article 85); confirm current treatment, as recent budgets harmonised public/private brackets; (approx — confirm whether public/private rates are now unified)) (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 85)
  • Withholding on salary (PAYE-equivalent) — Employers must withhold salary tax monthly and remit it to INTA within 30 days of payment (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 86)

Business and other personal income

  • Business and other personal income taxation basis — Income of individuals from business, profession, property and other sources (outside employment) is taxed under the progressive brackets of Article 131, after applicable exemptions. (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 131)
  • Article 131 band 1 — 15% — 15 percent (Annual taxable income up to IRR 2,000,000,000; (approx — band threshold was IRR 500,000,000 in earlier law; confirm FY1404 indexed amount)) (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 131)
  • Article 131 band 2 — 20% — 20 percent (Income in the next band (above band 1, roughly double band 1); (approx — confirm indexed threshold)) (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 131)
  • Article 131 band 3 — 25% — 25 percent (Income above the upper Article 131 threshold) (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 131)
  • Individual residence test — An individual is generally treated as Iranian-resident based on domicile/residence in Iran; resident individuals are taxed on worldwide income, non-residents on Iran-source income; (approx — confirm precise residence criteria/day-count) (Direct Taxes Act (DTA))
  • Annual exemption for business individuals — Individual business/professional taxpayers receive an annual personal exemption equal to the salary exemption (Article 101); confirm the FY1404 figure IRR ((approx — confirm FY1404 amount)) (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 101)
  • Filing & payment deadline (business income) — Annual return due by the end of the fourth month after fiscal year-end (~22 July); tax payable with the return; (approx — confirm exact date) (Direct Taxes Act (DTA), Article 100)

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