Source-cited draft: personal income tax for Libya (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Personal income tax rates and bands | Personal income tax in Libya is charged only on employment income exercised in Libya, at progressive rates of 5% and 10%. Thresholds below are on gross salary after personal exemptions. | |
| First band | 5% on gross salary up to LYD 12,000 per year (LYD 1,000 per month)Income Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 | |
| Second band | 10% on gross salary over LYD 12,000 per year (over LYD 1,000 per month)Income Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 | |
| Scope of personal income tax | Only income derived from employment exercised in Libya is taxable; applies to Libyan and foreign nationals alikeIncome Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 | |
| Personal exemption — single | LYD 1,800 per year (LYD 150 per month)Income Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 | |
| Personal exemption — married, no children | LYD 2,400 per year (LYD 200 per month)Income Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 | |
| Personal exemption — married/widowed/divorced with children | LYD 2,400 per year plus LYD 300 per child (LYD 200 plus LYD 25 per child per month) |
Personal income tax in Libya is charged only on employment income exercised in Libya, at progressive rates of 5% and 10%. Thresholds below are on gross salary after personal exemptions.
Other Libya computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Deductible — social security contribution | The taxpayer's own social security contribution (or equivalent approved scheme) is deductibleIncome Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 |
| Deductible — direct work expenses | Direct expenses incurred by the taxpayer in the performance of work are deductibleIncome Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 |
| Deductible — disciplinary fines | Any amount deducted from the taxpayer as a disciplinary fine is deductibleIncome Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 |
| Stamp duty on salaries | 0.5% assessed on net salariesStamp Duty Law |
| Social Unity (Solidarity) Fund | 1% of monthly gross salary, withheld and collected by the Tax DepartmentIncome Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 |
| Collection mechanism | Personal income tax on salaries is withheld at source by the employer and remitted monthlyIncome Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 |
| PAYE remittance deadline | Withheld payroll tax is generally payable monthly, within ten days after month-endIncome Tax Law No. 7 of 2010 |
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