Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Nicaragua (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Corporate income tax — rates and base | Companies pay IR on Nicaraguan-source business income (rentas de actividades económicas) at the higher of 30% of net taxable income or a 1%–3% definitive minimum tax on gross income. The framework is the Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822). | |
| Standard corporate income tax rate | 30% of net taxable incomeLey de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) | |
| Definitive minimum tax (pago mínimo definitivo) | 1%–3% of gross income; CIT due is the higher of this or 30% of net incomeLey de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) | |
| Tax base | Net taxable income from Nicaraguan-source economic activity (gross taxable income less allowed deductions)Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) | |
| Territorial basis | Only income generated in, or causing effects in, Nicaragua is taxedLey de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) | |
| Minimum tax exemption — new companies | The 1%–3% minimum tax does not apply during the first three fiscal periods of a newly incorporated companyLey de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) | |
| Withholding tax on dividends |
Companies pay IR on Nicaraguan-source business income (rentas de actividades económicas) at the higher of 30% of net taxable income or a 1%–3% definitive minimum tax on gross income. The framework is the Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822).
Other Nicaragua computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| 15% definitive WHT (residents and non-residents)Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) |
| Withholding tax on interest | 15% (residents and non-residents)Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) |
| Withholding tax on royalties | 15% (treated as capital income; residents and non-residents)Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) |
| Withholding tax on general services to non-residents | 20% definitive WHTLey de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) |
| Withholding on professional services (resident) | 10%Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) |
| Withholding on local goods/services (resident) | 2%Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) |
| Withholding on payments to tax-haven jurisdictions | 30% WHTLey de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) |
| Monthly advance payments (anticipos / PMD) | Monthly advance of 1%–3% of gross income, creditable against annual CITLey de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) |
| Annual CIT return filing/payment deadline | Within 3 months after fiscal year-end (by 31 March for a 31 December year-end)Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) |
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