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.
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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% flatTaxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) | |
| CIT — oil & gas contractors | 30% flatTaxation of Bayu-Undan Contractors Act / Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) | |
| CIT — petroleum sub-contractors | Generally 6% flatTaxes 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 incomeTaxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) | |
| Withholding tax — dividends (resident to resident) | 0% (final)Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) | |
| Withholding tax — interest (resident to resident) | 0% (non-final)Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
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.
Other Timor-Leste computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Withholding tax — royalties (resident) | 10%Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
| Withholding tax — rent of land/buildings (resident) | 10%Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
| Withholding tax — construction/building activity | 2% (final)Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
| Withholding tax — construction consulting | 4% (final)Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
| Withholding tax — mining/mining support services | 4.5% (final)Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
| Withholding tax — payments to non-residents | 10% on Timor-Leste-source income paid by a resident to a non-residentTaxes 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 dateTaxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
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