Source-cited draft: tax overview for Kuwait (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Kuwait tax system at a glance | Kuwait has no personal income tax and no VAT/GST in force. Direct corporate income tax applies only to foreign (non-GCC) corporate bodies; locally owned and GCC-owned companies instead bear a set of profit-based contributions (Zakat, NLST, KFAS). | |
| Standard tax year | Calendar year (12 months); aligns with the company's accounting periodKuwait Income Tax Decree No. 3 of 1955 (as amended by Law No. 2 of 2008) | |
| Currency | Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)Central Bank of Kuwait Law No. 32 of 1968 | |
| Tax authority | Department of Income Tax (DIT), Ministry of FinanceMinistry of Finance — Department of Income Tax | |
| Personal income tax | None — Kuwait imposes no tax on individuals' income, salaries or wagesKuwait Income Tax Decree No. 3 of 1955 | |
| Residence / taxing basis | No residence concept for individuals (no PIT). Corporate tax is sourced — it applies to income arising from activity carried on in Kuwait, not worldwide incomeKuwait Income Tax Decree No. 3 of 1955 (as amended by Law No. 2 of 2008) | |
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Kuwait has no personal income tax and no VAT/GST in force. Direct corporate income tax applies only to foreign (non-GCC) corporate bodies; locally owned and GCC-owned companies instead bear a set of profit-based contributions (Zakat, NLST, KFAS).
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| 15% flat (on foreign corporate bodies' Kuwait-source profits)Law No. 2 of 2008 (Amendment to Income Tax Decree No. 3 of 1955) |
| VAT / GST | None in force. The GCC VAT Framework Agreement (2017) is signed but not yet enacted by Kuwait; draft law remains under preparationGCC VAT Framework Agreement (2017) |
| Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (DMTT) | 15% effective minimum tax on in-scope multinational groups (consolidated revenue EUR 750m+), effective for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2025Kuwait DMTT Law (Decree-Law No. 157 of 2024); Executive Regulations Ministerial Resolution No. 55 of 2025 |
| Main annual corporate filing deadline | Within 3 months and 15 days after the end of the taxable periodExecutive Regulations to Income Tax Decree (Law No. 2 of 2008) |
| Social security (PIFSS) remittance | Monthly — by the 15th day of the following monthSocial Security Law No. 61 of 1976 |
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