Lithuanian corporate income tax (pelno mokestis) in tax year 2026. It covers the 17% standard rate, the 0% and 7% rates for entities with income up to EUR 300,000 and the related-entity test that removes them, the taxable profit computation, non-deductible items, representation costs, tax depreci…
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| Item | Rate or amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard rate on taxable profit of a Lithuanian entity or PE (art. 5(1)(1)) | 17% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Small entity, income up to EUR 300,000: first and second tax periods, owners only individuals (art. 5(2)) | 0% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Small entity, income up to EUR 300,000: other tax periods (art. 5(2)) | 7% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Related-entity test that removes the 0% and 7% rates: combined income of the linked entities above (art. 5(3)) | EUR 300,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Agricultural cooperatives, more than 50% of income from farming (art. 5(6)) | 7% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Patent box: profit from own-developed copyrighted software or patented invention (art. 5(7)) | 7% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Losses brought forward: cap as a share of the year's taxable profit before losses; no cap for entities taxed at 7% under art. 5(2) (art. 30(4)) | 70% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Losses on securities and derivatives (non-financial entities): carry-forward period (art. 30(5)) | 5 tax periods | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Net interest cap (art. 30-1(2)) | 30% of tax EBITDA | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Net interest always deductible up to (art. 30-1(3)) | EUR 3,000,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Controlled debt: remunerated debt from controlling lenders above this ratio to fixed capital; interest on the excess is not deductible (PMĮ art. 40(3), Government Resolution No. 1575, VMI commentary) | 4:1 | 2026 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/pelno-mokestis |
| Passenger car: deductible part of the cost, by CO2 emissions: 0 g/km; up to 130 g/km; 131 to 200 g/km; above 200 g/km (art. 30-2(1), cars acquired or leased from 1 January 2025) | EUR 75,000; 50,000; 25,000; 10,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Representation costs: share deductible, and cap on the deductible amount as a share of income (art. 22(3)) | 50%; 2% of income | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Residual value for tax depreciation, at most (art. 18(2)) | 10% of cost | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Small entity free to set its own depreciation periods (not buildings): average staff up to 10 and income up to (art. 18(3)) | EUR 150,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Investment project relief: reduction of taxable profit, at most (art. 46-1(2)) | 100% | costs of 2009 to 2028 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Investment project relief: cap on qualifying lorry, trailer and semi-trailer costs per period (art. 46-1(1)) | EUR 300,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| No advance payments if the previous period's taxable income (apmokestinamosios pajamos) did not exceed (art. 47(5)) | EUR 300,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Advance payments on the estimate method must reach at least (art. 47(2)(2)) | 80% of the final tax | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Fine on tax understated, found in a tax audit (MAĮ art. 139(1)) | 20% to 100% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr |
| Late payment interest (delspinigiai), from 1 August 2026 | 0.027% a day | 2026 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/delspinigiai-baudos-ir-atleidimas-nuo-ju-96-100-str.-138-143-str.- |
This skill sets out how a Lithuanian company computes, files and pays corporate income tax (pelno mokestis) for tax year 2026. The law is the Law on Corporate Income Tax No. IX-675 (Pelno mokesčio įstatymas, PMĮ), in its consolidated version in force from 19 May 2026 to 31 December 2026. Procedure, fines and interest come from the Law on Tax Administration No. IX-2112 (Mokesčių administravimo įstatymas, MAĮ). The tax authority is the State Tax Inspectorate (VMI).
Two related topics have their own skills. Withholding on payments to foreign entities, inbound dividends, foreign branches and the exit tax are in lt-cross-border. The arm's length rule, documentation and FR0528 are in lt-transfer-pricing.
| Item | Rate or amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard rate on taxable profit of a Lithuanian entity or PE (art. 5(1)(1)) | 17% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Small entity, income up to EUR 300,000: first and second tax periods, owners only individuals (art. 5(2)) | 0% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Small entity, income up to EUR 300,000: other tax periods (art. 5(2)) | 7% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Related-entity test that removes the 0% and 7% rates: combined income of the linked entities above (art. 5(3)) | EUR 300,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Agricultural cooperatives, more than 50% of income from farming (art. 5(6)) | 7% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Patent box: profit from own-developed copyrighted software or patented invention (art. 5(7)) | 7% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Losses brought forward: cap as a share of the year's taxable profit before losses; no cap for entities taxed at 7% under art. 5(2) (art. 30(4)) | 70% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Losses on securities and derivatives (non-financial entities): carry-forward period (art. 30(5)) | 5 tax periods | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Net interest cap (art. 30-1(2)) | 30% of tax EBITDA | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Net interest always deductible up to (art. 30-1(3)) | EUR 3,000,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Controlled debt: remunerated debt from controlling lenders above this ratio to fixed capital; interest on the excess is not deductible (PMĮ art. 40(3), Government Resolution No. 1575, VMI commentary) | 4:1 | 2026 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/pelno-mokestis |
| Passenger car: deductible part of the cost, by CO2 emissions: 0 g/km; up to 130 g/km; 131 to 200 g/km; above 200 g/km (art. 30-2(1), cars acquired or leased from 1 January 2025) | EUR 75,000; 50,000; 25,000; 10,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Representation costs: share deductible, and cap on the deductible amount as a share of income (art. 22(3)) | 50%; 2% of income | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Residual value for tax depreciation, at most (art. 18(2)) | 10% of cost | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Small entity free to set its own depreciation periods (not buildings): average staff up to 10 and income up to (art. 18(3)) | EUR 150,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Investment project relief: reduction of taxable profit, at most (art. 46-1(2)) | 100% | costs of 2009 to 2028 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Investment project relief: cap on qualifying lorry, trailer and semi-trailer costs per period (art. 46-1(1)) | EUR 300,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| No advance payments if the previous period's taxable income (apmokestinamosios pajamos) did not exceed (art. 47(5)) | EUR 300,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Advance payments on the estimate method must reach at least (art. 47(2)(2)) | 80% of the final tax | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr |
| Fine on tax understated, found in a tax audit (MAĮ art. 139(1)) | 20% to 100% | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr |
| Late payment interest (delspinigiai), from 1 August 2026 | 0.027% a day | 2026 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/delspinigiai-baudos-ir-atleidimas-nuo-ju-96-100-str.-138-143-str.- |
The 2025 standard rate was 16%. The 17% rate in art. 5(1)(1) applies to 2026 profit.
The computation (PMĮ art. 11(1)). Start from income. Take off non-taxable income (art. 12). Deduct allowable deductions and limited deductions (ribojamų dydžių leidžiami atskaitymai, such as depreciation and representation costs). The result is taxable profit. A cost is deductible only if it is backed by a document with the details accounting law requires (art. 11(4)). A structure set up mainly to get a tax advantage, without real commercial reasons, is ignored (art. 11(8)).
Small entity rates (art. 5(2) and (3)).
Non-deductible items (art. 31(1)). The main ones:
Representation costs (art. 22(3)). Only 50% is deductible, and the deductible amount cannot exceed 2% of the entity's income for the period. Costs incurred through shareholders are not representation costs unless they are employees, and gambling costs never are (art. 22(4) and (5)).
Passenger cars (art. 30-2). For a car acquired or leased from 1 January 2025, the cost that can be depreciated under art. 18 is capped by its CO2 emissions: EUR 75,000 at 0 g/km, EUR 50,000 up to 130 g/km, EUR 25,000 from 131 to 200 g/km, and EUR 10,000 above 200 g/km. Monthly rent for a car not on the balance sheet is deductible up to the same cap times the annex 1 depreciation rate for the group, divided by 12. The rent cap does not apply to rentals of 30 days or less in the period or to rentals through a platform (art. 30-2(1) to (3)).
Tax depreciation (art. 18 and annex 1).
Losses (art. 30).
Interest limitation (art. 30-1).
Interest paid to controlling lenders: the 4:1 rule. PMĮ art. 40(3) requires income and payments to be recharacterised in the cases the Government sets. Its rules (Government Resolution No. 1575 of 9 December 2003) contain a debt-to-equity test, and VMI applies it alongside art. 30-1 (VMI commentary on art. 30-1 and art. 40(3), updated by VMI letter R-2183 of 7 August 2026):
The rate and terms of any related-party loan must also be at arm's length under art. 40; that test and its documentation are in lt-transfer-pricing. Interest or penalties paid for a related person's breach of contract are never deductible (art. 31(1)(4)).
Investment project relief (art. 46-1).
Exempt income. Non-taxable income is listed in art. 12 and is not covered line by line here. Inbound dividends and gains on qualifying shareholdings are in lt-cross-border.
| What | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Annual corporate income tax return (metinė pelno mokesčio deklaracija) for 2026, calendar-year entity | 15 June 2027 (15th day of the 6th month after the period) | PMĮ art. 51(2) |
| Payment of the 2026 balance | 15 June 2027 | PMĮ art. 53(1) |
| Return for the last period when the entity ends | within 30 days of the end of activity | PMĮ art. 51(2) |
| Advance tax return, prior-year method: months 1 to 6 | 15 March (15th day of the 3rd month) | PMĮ art. 51(3)(1) |
| Advance tax return, prior-year method: months 7 to 12 | 15 September (15th day of the 9th month) | PMĮ art. 51(3)(1) |
| Advance tax return, estimate method | 15 March (15th day of the 3rd month) | PMĮ art. 51(3)(2) |
| Advance tax payments | 15th day of the last month of each quarter (15 March, 15 June, 15 September, 15 December) | PMĮ art. 47(6) |
Covered in lt-cross-border; only the links are listed here.
A UAB had income of EUR 2,000,000 in 2026 and an accounting profit before tax of EUR 250,000. Charged in the books are EUR 40,000 of corporate income tax expense, a EUR 3,000 fine from a state inspectorate, and EUR 10,000 of representation costs. Tax losses brought forward from earlier years are EUR 300,000. It paid EUR 12,000 of advances for 2026. Its income is above EUR 300,000, so the 17% rate applies.
name: UAB at 17% with the 70% loss cap (2026)
inputs:
income: 2000000
accounting_profit: 250000
cit_expense: 40000
fine: 3000
representation: 10000
losses_bf: 300000
advances: 12000
steps:
- repr_deductible: min(representation * 50 / 100, income * 2 / 100)
- repr_addback: representation - repr_deductible
- profit_before_losses: accounting_profit + cit_expense + fine + repr_addback
- loss_cap: profit_before_losses * 70 / 100
- losses_used: min(losses_bf, loss_cap)
- taxable_profit: profit_before_losses - losses_used
- tax: taxable_profit * 17 / 100
- balance_due: tax - advances
- losses_cf: losses_bf - losses_used
expected:
repr_addback: 5000
profit_before_losses: 298000
loss_cap: 208600
losses_used: 208600
taxable_profit: 89400
tax: 15198
balance_due: 3198
losses_cf: 91400
An individual owns 100% of UAB A, now in its fourth tax period. UAB A had income of EUR 280,000 in 2026 and taxable profit of EUR 60,000. On its own it would pay 7% (art. 5(2)). The same individual also owns 60% of UAB B, whose 2026 income was EUR 90,000.
name: Related-entity test removes the 7% rate (2026)
inputs:
income_a: 280000
income_b: 90000
threshold: 300000
taxable_profit_a: 60000
steps:
- combined_income: income_a + income_b
- over_threshold: combined_income - threshold
- tax_at_17: taxable_profit_a * 17 / 100
- tax_at_7: taxable_profit_a * 7 / 100
- cost_of_link: tax_at_17 - tax_at_7
expected:
combined_income: 370000
over_threshold: 70000
tax_at_17: 10200
tax_at_7: 4200
cost_of_link: 6000
| Source | URL | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Law on Corporate Income Tax No. IX-675, consolidated version from 19 May 2026 to 31 December 2026: art. 4, 5, 6, 11, 18, 22, 30, 30-1, 30-2, 31, 40(3), 46-1, 47, 51, 53 and annex 1 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr | 2026-10-24 |
| Law on Tax Administration No. IX-2112, consolidated version from 1 July 2026: art. 68, 96, 99, 139 to 141 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr | 2026-10-23 |
| VMI, commentary on the Law on Corporate Income Tax (version current at 2026-10-23): art. 5(2) and (3), art. 30-1, art. 40(3) (4:1 controlled debt rule) | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/pelno-mokestis (PDF "Pelno mokesčio komentaras (aktualus 2026-10-23)") | 2026-10-24 |
| Law No. XV-488 of 16 October 2025 amending PMĮ art. 12 and 30 (in force 1 January 2027) | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/fb90ebe0ae7911f092fda1fd0c194cc5 | 2026-10-24 |
| VMI, late payment interest, answer KM2633 (0.027% a day from 1 August 2026) | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/delspinigiai-baudos-ir-atleidimas-nuo-ju-96-100-str.-138-143-str.- | 2026-10-24 |
Not yet confirmed: the late payment interest rate after 31 October 2026 (it is reset each quarter); any administrative fine for filing the annual or advance return late (Code of Administrative Offences, not read); the VMI form codes for the annual and advance returns; the text of Government Resolution No. 1575 itself (the 4:1 rule is taken from the VMI commentary, not from the resolution); whether interest is charged when past tax is recomputed under art. 18(13) or 46-1(5); the list of non-taxable income in art. 12 and the R&D extra deduction in art. 17-1 (not read for this skill); group loss transfers under art. 56-1; and the PMĮ version in force from 1 January 2027.
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