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Timor-Leste Corporate Income Tax

Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Timor-Leste (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.

Applicable period 2025Source-cited draft· Last updated Jun 25, 2026

Source-cited draft.Written from sources but not reviewed by a licensed practitioner, so it may be incomplete or wrong. General reference only; don't file or take a position on it without professional review.

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Key figures — Timor-Leste, 2025

Every figure is drawn from this Tax Guide and cited to its source.

General corporate income tax rate

10Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

CIT — oil & gas contractors

30Taxation of Bayu-Undan Contractors Act / Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

CIT — petroleum sub-contractors

Generally 6Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

Tax base

Net taxable income = gross income less allowable deductions; residents taxed on worldwide income, non-residents on Timor-Leste-source incomeTaxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

Withholding tax — dividends (resident to resident)

0Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

Withholding tax — interest (resident to resident)

0Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

Withholding tax — royalties (resident)

10Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

Withholding tax — rent of land/buildings (resident)

10Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

Withholding tax — construction/building activity

2Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

Withholding tax — construction consulting

4Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

Withholding tax — mining/mining support services

4.5Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

Withholding tax — payments to non-residents

10Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

Annual CIT return filing deadline

Last day of the third month after the tax year-end (≈ 31 March for calendar-year filers)Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

CIT payment deadline

Final tax due by the annual return filing dateTaxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008)View source ↗

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Corporate income tax rates and base

Companies pay corporate income tax (CIT) at a flat rate, with special rates for the petroleum sector. Several payments are taxed by way of final withholding. Unverified draft figures.

  • General corporate income tax rate — 10 percent (flat) (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • CIT — oil & gas contractors — 30 percent (flat) (Taxation of Bayu-Undan Contractors Act / Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • CIT — petroleum sub-contractors — Generally 6 percent (flat) (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • Tax base — Net taxable income = gross income less allowable deductions; residents taxed on worldwide income, non-residents on Timor-Leste-source income (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • Withholding tax — dividends (resident to resident) — 0 percent (final) (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • Withholding tax — interest (resident to resident) — 0 percent (non-final) (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • Withholding tax — royalties (resident) — 10 percent (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • Withholding tax — rent of land/buildings (resident) — 10 percent (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • Withholding tax — construction/building activity — 2 percent (final) (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • Withholding tax — construction consulting — 4 percent (final) (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • Withholding tax — mining/mining support services — 4.5 percent (final) (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • Withholding tax — payments to non-residents — 10 percent (on Timor-Leste-source income paid by a resident to a non-resident) (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • Annual CIT return filing deadline — Last day of the third month after the tax year-end (≈ 31 March for calendar-year filers) (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))
  • CIT payment deadline — Final tax due by the annual return filing date (Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008))

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