Lithuanian transfer pricing (sandorių kainodara) in tax year 2026. It covers associated persons (asocijuoti asmenys) and related persons under Corporate Income Tax Law art. 2(8) and 2(33), the arm's length rule in art. 40(1) and (2), the Minister of Finance rules approved by Order No. 1K-123 (met…
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| Item | Rate or amount | Year | Source URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate income tax rate (applies to a TP adjustment of a company) | 17% (16% for 2025) | 2026 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/tarifai-5-str.- ; https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr (art. 5(1)) |
| Reduced rate for small entities with revenue up to EUR 300,000 | 7% (0% for the first two periods of qualifying new entities) | 2026 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/tarifai-5-str.- |
| Ownership link for related entities | 25% or more of shares or votes, direct or indirect | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr (art. 2(33)(8)) |
| Master file: Lithuanian entity or PE in an international group with prior-period revenue above | EUR 15,000,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 84) |
| Local file: Lithuanian entity or PE with prior-period revenue above (banks, financial and insurance companies always) | EUR 3,000,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 85) |
| Documentation exemption: controlled transaction with a value in the period not above | EUR 90,000 (unless repeated, linked or with a target territory) | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 87.2) |
| FR0528 related-party report: a transaction, a total, or a loan balance on any day of | EUR 90,000 or more, excluding VAT | 2026 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/asocijuot%C5%B3-asmen%C5%B3-tarpusavio-sandori%C5%B3-arba-%C5%ABkini%C5%B3-operacij%C5%B3-ataskaita-fr0528- (answer KM1402) |
| Mark-up for low value-adding intra-group services (simplified approach) | 5% on the cost base | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 76-1) |
| Hard-to-value intangibles: no ex post adjustment if the change in price stays within | 20% of the actual price, or the 20% is exceeded only more than 5 years after the year of first third-party income | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 67-1) |
| Time to hand documentation to VMI after a request | 30 days | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 91) |
| Refresh of the local file and of database comparables when conditions do not change | at least every 3 years (transaction data every year) | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules paras. 88, 89) |
| Keep documentation for at least | 5 calendar years from the year after the transaction | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 94) |
| Fine on tax found short in a tax audit | 20% to 100% of the shortfall (assessed from the 60% midpoint) | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr (MAĮ art. 139(1), 140(5)) |
| Late payment interest (delspinigiai) | 0.027% a day from 1 August 2026 | 2026 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/delspinigiai-baudos-ir-atleidimas-nuo-ju-96-100-str.-138-143-str.- (answer KM2633) |
| Reassessment window | current year plus 3 years; current year plus 5 years for adjustments under PMĮ art. 40(2) | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr (MAĮ art. 68(1), 68(4)(4)) |
| Advance pricing agreement: decision period | 90 days, extendable by 90 days | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr (MAĮ art. 37-2(2)) |
| Advance pricing agreement: longest validity | the current year plus 5 calendar years from the decision | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr (MAĮ art. 37-2(5)) |
| Country-by-country report: group consolidated revenue in the prior year of at least | EUR 750,000,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr (MAĮ art. 61(2)) |
Source-cited draft. No accountant has reviewed this skill yet. The law comes from the consolidated texts on e-tar.lt (the Register of Legal Acts) and the guidance from vmi.lt (the State Tax Inspectorate, VMI), all read on 23 October 2026. It prepares working papers; it is not authority to file or pay.
This is the transfer pricing (TP) skill for the Lithuanian pack. It links rather than repeats:
The law is the Law on Corporate Income Tax No. IX-675 ("PMĮ", consolidated version in force from 19 May 2026), the Rules implementing PMĮ art. 40(2) and Personal Income Tax Law art. 15(2), approved by Minister of Finance Order No. 1K-123 of 9 April 2004 as restated by Order 1K-470 and amended by Order 1K-338 ("the Rules", consolidated version in force from 1 January 2021), and the Law on Tax Administration No. IX-2112 ("MAĮ", consolidated version in force from 1 July 2026). Currency: euro (EUR).
Every Lithuanian entity and every Lithuanian permanent establishment. When it computes taxable profit, an entity must count income from any transaction at its market price, and may deduct costs only up to the market price (PMĮ art. 40(1)). Where associated persons agree conditions that unassociated persons would not, any profit that would otherwise have gone to one of them can be added to its income and taxed (PMĮ art. 40(2)). The Rules apply to Lithuanian entities and to foreign entities with a Lithuanian permanent establishment, and with the necessary changes to resident and non-resident individuals carrying on individual activity through a fixed base (Rules para. 2). They apply to every controlled transaction, written contract or not (para. 4).
Associated persons (asocijuoti asmenys), PMĮ art. 2(8). Persons (entities or individuals) are associated if either:
Related persons (susiję asmenys), PMĮ art. 2(33). The test is met on any day of the reporting period or of the period before it. Related persons include:
Domestic deals count. The arm's length rule applies to transactions between two Lithuanian entities too. Only the documentation duty has a domestic exemption (Rules para. 87.1, see Deadlines).
| Item | Rate or amount | Year | Source URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate income tax rate (applies to a TP adjustment of a company) | 17% (16% for 2025) | 2026 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/tarifai-5-str.- ; https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr (art. 5(1)) |
| Reduced rate for small entities with revenue up to EUR 300,000 | 7% (0% for the first two periods of qualifying new entities) | 2026 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/tarifai-5-str.- |
| Ownership link for related entities | 25% or more of shares or votes, direct or indirect | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr (art. 2(33)(8)) |
| Master file: Lithuanian entity or PE in an international group with prior-period revenue above | EUR 15,000,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 84) |
| Local file: Lithuanian entity or PE with prior-period revenue above (banks, financial and insurance companies always) | EUR 3,000,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 85) |
| Documentation exemption: controlled transaction with a value in the period not above | EUR 90,000 (unless repeated, linked or with a target territory) | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 87.2) |
| FR0528 related-party report: a transaction, a total, or a loan balance on any day of | EUR 90,000 or more, excluding VAT | 2026 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/asocijuot%C5%B3-asmen%C5%B3-tarpusavio-sandori%C5%B3-arba-%C5%ABkini%C5%B3-operacij%C5%B3-ataskaita-fr0528- (answer KM1402) |
| Mark-up for low value-adding intra-group services (simplified approach) | 5% on the cost base | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 76-1) |
| Hard-to-value intangibles: no ex post adjustment if the change in price stays within | 20% of the actual price, or the 20% is exceeded only more than 5 years after the year of first third-party income | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 67-1) |
| Time to hand documentation to VMI after a request | 30 days | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 91) |
| Refresh of the local file and of database comparables when conditions do not change | at least every 3 years (transaction data every year) | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules paras. 88, 89) |
| Keep documentation for at least | 5 calendar years from the year after the transaction | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr (Rules para. 94) |
| Fine on tax found short in a tax audit | 20% to 100% of the shortfall (assessed from the 60% midpoint) | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr (MAĮ art. 139(1), 140(5)) |
| Late payment interest (delspinigiai) | 0.027% a day from 1 August 2026 | 2026 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/delspinigiai-baudos-ir-atleidimas-nuo-ju-96-100-str.-138-143-str.- (answer KM2633) |
| Reassessment window | current year plus 3 years; current year plus 5 years for adjustments under PMĮ art. 40(2) | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr (MAĮ art. 68(1), 68(4)(4)) |
| Advance pricing agreement: decision period | 90 days, extendable by 90 days | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr (MAĮ art. 37-2(2)) |
| Advance pricing agreement: longest validity | the current year plus 5 calendar years from the decision | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr (MAĮ art. 37-2(5)) |
| Country-by-country report: group consolidated revenue in the prior year of at least | EUR 750,000,000 | 2026 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr (MAĮ art. 61(2)) |
Lithuanian law prints some article and paragraph numbers with a superscript (37², 76¹). This skill writes them as 37-2 and 76-1. "Art. 40(2)" means part 2 of article 40.
The adjustment. VMI adds to the entity's income the profit it would have earned on arm's length terms (PMĮ art. 40(2)). The adjustment changes taxable profit, so tax follows at the entity's rate: 17% for most companies in 2026 (PMĮ art. 5(1)).
How an arm's length price is found (Rules paras. 6 to 19):
The range. If the method gives a range, a price inside it is arm's length (para. 54), and VMI does not adjust a price inside the range unless changed conditions justify a different point (para. 57). The range must be built from equally reliable comparables; statistical methods are used when there is no better way to drop outliers (paras. 54, 55). When VMI adjusts using a range and has no better data, it adjusts to the median. If the taxpayer avoids cooperating, VMI may use any point in the range (para. 56).
Services (paras. 68 to 76-1):
Intangibles (paras. 58 to 67-1). Each group member that performs, controls or funds development, enhancement, maintenance, protection or exploitation of an intangible earns a return for that contribution; legal ownership alone does not earn the residual (paras. 59 to 61). Cost-based methods are normally not used to value intangibles (para. 64). For hard-to-value intangibles VMI may adjust the original price using later results, unless the taxpayer shows detailed ex ante forecasts and that the difference came from unforeseeable events, or the change would be 20% or less of the actual price, or the 20% is exceeded only more than 5 years after the year in which the buyer first earned income from unassociated persons with the intangible (paras. 67-1.1 to 67-1.3).
Interest and rent paid to a controlling person have their own deductibility rules in PMĮ; they are in lt-corporate-income-tax, not here.
Supporting documents. Every taxpayer under the Rules must have the documents that support arm's length pricing ready by the 15th day of the sixth month after the end of the tax period in which the transaction took place (15 June 2027 for calendar 2026). Lithuanian entities and Lithuanian PEs whose controlled transactions are only with other Lithuanian entities or PEs may prepare them later, but must hand them over within the time VMI sets (Rules para. 19).
Who must prepare formal TP documentation (Rules chapter V):
Taxpayers below the thresholds have no formal file to prepare, but still carry the arm's length rule and must be able to support their prices (para. 19).
FR0528, the related-party transactions report. An annex to the annual corporate income tax return (PMĮ art. 50(2)(1)). VMI's answer KM1402 says it is filed by Lithuanian entities and Lithuanian PEs that, with an associated person in the tax period:
Values are without VAT. Dividends, donations, group loss transfers, advance payments, wages, goodwill, capital contributions and reductions, and liquidation distributions are left out and not counted towards the EUR 90,000. It is due with the annual return, by the 15th day of the sixth month after the period ends; for a final period, within 30 days of ceasing activity (KM1402; PMĮ art. 51(2)).
Annual corporate return. Due by the 15th day of the sixth month after the end of the tax period (PMĮ art. 51(2)).
Advance pricing agreement (išankstinis kainodaros suderinimas), MAĮ art. 37-2.
Country-by-country report (ataskaita apie TĮG dalyvius), MAĮ art. 61. Applies to groups whose consolidated revenue was EUR 750 million or more in the financial year before the reporting year (art. 61(2)). A Lithuanian reporting entity files with VMI within 12 months after the end of the reporting year (art. 61(3)). VMI sets the filing procedure (art. 61(4)).
A Lithuanian UAB pays its Estonian parent a management fee of EUR 500,000 for 2026 and deducts it in full. In a 2028 audit VMI benchmarks the services and finds an arm's length range whose median is EUR 380,000. The fee is outside the range, so VMI adjusts to the median (Rules para. 56). The UAB had no local file ready, although its 2025 revenue was above EUR 3 million.
name: Management fee cut to the median on audit (2026 profit)
inputs:
fee_paid: 500000
median: 380000
cit_rate: 17
fine_min_pct: 20
fine_max_pct: 100
interest_daily_pct: 0.027
days: 100
steps:
- adjustment: fee_paid - median
- extra_tax: adjustment * cit_rate / 100
- fine_min: extra_tax * fine_min_pct / 100
- fine_max: extra_tax * fine_max_pct / 100
- fine_mid: (fine_min + fine_max) / 2
- interest_100_days: extra_tax * interest_daily_pct / 100 * days
expected:
adjustment: 120000
extra_tax: 20400
fine_min: 4080
fine_max: 20400
fine_mid: 12240
interest_100_days: 550.80
A Lithuanian UAB in an international group had revenue of EUR 4,200,000 in 2025. In 2026 it buys IT support from a Polish group company. The provider's cost base for the service is EUR 200,000 and it charges cost plus 15%. The service meets the low value-adding definition (Rules para. 3.1) and is not bought from third parties. The UAB also rents a car from a Latvian group company for EUR 30,000 a year, its only deal with that company.
name: Local file test and IT support above the 5% safe mark-up (2026)
inputs:
revenue_2025: 4200000
local_file_test: 3000000
master_file_test: 15000000
service_cost: 200000
markup_charged_pct: 15
markup_simplified_pct: 5
car_rent: 30000
doc_exemption: 90000
cit_rate: 17
steps:
- over_local_test: revenue_2025 - local_file_test
- below_master_test: master_file_test - revenue_2025
- charge: service_cost * (1 + markup_charged_pct / 100)
- simplified_price: service_cost * (1 + markup_simplified_pct / 100)
- excess: charge - simplified_price
- tax_at_risk: excess * cit_rate / 100
- car_headroom: doc_exemption - car_rent
expected:
over_local_test: 1200000
below_master_test: 10800000
charge: 230000
simplified_price: 210000
excess: 20000
tax_at_risk: 3400
car_headroom: 60000
| Source | URL | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Law on Corporate Income Tax No. IX-675, consolidated version from 19 May 2026: art. 2(7), 2(8), 2(33), 2(38), 5(1), 40, 40-2 (exit), 50, 51, 53 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.A5ACBDA529A9/asr | 2026-10-23 |
| Minister of Finance Order No. 1K-123, Rules implementing PMĮ art. 40(2) and GPMĮ art. 15(2), consolidated version from 1 January 2021: paras. 2 to 96 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.55EC668C883A/asr | 2026-10-23 |
| Law on Tax Administration No. IX-2112, consolidated version from 1 July 2026: art. 37-2, 61, 68, 96 to 99, 139 to 141 | https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.3EB34933E485/asr | 2026-10-23 |
| VMI, corporate income tax rates (art. 5) | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/tarifai-5-str.- | 2026-10-23 |
| VMI, transaction value adjustment (art. 40), page naming Order 1K-123 | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/sandoriu-vertes-koregavimas-pajamu-apibudinimas-is-naujo | 2026-10-23 |
| VMI, FR0528 report, answer KM1402 (who files, EUR 90,000, deadline, exclusions) | https://www.vmi.lt/evmi/asocijuot%C5%B3-asmen%C5%B3-tarpusavio-sandori%C5%B3-arba-%C5%ABkini%C5%B3-operacij%C5%B3-ataskaita-fr0528- | 2026-10-23 |
| 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.- | 2026-10-23 |
Not yet confirmed: the text of the FR0528 form and rules that apply to 2026 returns (VMI's answer KM1402, dated 16 July 2024, cites VMI order VA-27 of 2005; a search shows VA-27 still in force in a consolidated version from 1 January 2026 as amended by order VA-78 of 4 September 2025, but that text sits behind a CAPTCHA on e-seimas.lrs.lt and was not read); whether the FR0528 EUR 90,000 total is counted per associated person or across all of them; the late payment interest rate after 31 October 2026 (it is reset each quarter); the VMI procedure, form and any fee for an APA request, and whether VMI charges for bilateral APAs; the country-by-country notification duty, the VMI filing rules and the penalty for not filing; any separate administrative fine for not preparing or not handing over TP documentation; the Minister of Finance's list of target territories in force for 2026; whether Lithuania makes a secondary adjustment (for example a deemed dividend) after a primary TP adjustment; and the procedure for a downward corresponding adjustment after a foreign adjustment.
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