Source-cited draft: personal 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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| Personal income tax rates and thresholds | Timor-Leste distinguishes Wage Income Tax (WIT, withheld by employers) from income tax on non-wage income. Rates are low and flat above a tax-free threshold. These are unverified draft figures. | |
| Wage Income Tax — resident employees | 0% on monthly wages up to USD 500; 10% on the portion above USD 500Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) | |
| Wage Income Tax — non-resident employees | 10% flat on all Timor-Leste-source wages, with no tax-free thresholdTaxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) | |
| Income tax on non-wage income — band 1 | 0% on annual taxable non-wage income up to USD 6,000Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) | |
| Income tax on non-wage income — band 2 | 10% on annual taxable non-wage income over USD 6,000Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) | |
| Income tax — non-resident individuals | 10% flat on all Timor-Leste-source taxable income, with no tax-free thresholdTaxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) | |
| Annual tax-free threshold (non-wage income, residents) |
Timor-Leste distinguishes Wage Income Tax (WIT, withheld by employers) from income tax on non-wage income. Rates are low and flat above a tax-free threshold. These are unverified draft figures.
Other Timor-Leste computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| USD 6,000 per yearTaxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
| Individual residence test | An individual is resident if present in Timor-Leste for more than 182 days in the tax year, or has a permanent home / habitual abode in Timor-LesteTaxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
| Treatment of WIT on resident wages | Wage Income Tax withheld by the employer is generally a final tax for employees with a single employerTaxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
| WIT remittance deadline | Employer must remit withheld WIT by the 15th day of the month following the deductionTaxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
| Annual income tax return deadline (non-wage income) | By the last day of the third month following year-end (≈ 31 March)Taxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
| Deductions for non-wage business income | Ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in deriving taxable income are generally deductible; specific limits and capital allowance rules applyTaxes and Duties Act (Law No. 8/2008) |
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