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Taxes

If you want to do business in Iceland, you have to know about taxation for a LLC, which is the most common company type in Iceland.

Iceland taxes corporate income on a worldwide basis. The predominant approximate percentage for income earned abroad, from our research, and this is not personal tax advice, is 20%. IS doesn't have known exemptions to bring in foreign earned profits remitted back. Taxes are reasonable in Iceland because the income corporate tax rate is 20%. This ranks Iceland as 70th overall with regards to corporate tax rate worldwide.

The VAT rate in Iceland is 24.00%, that ranks Iceland as 168th when compared to value added tax rate worldwide. In terms of other taxation, an employer will contribute at least in 15.35% to the equivalent of a social security fund and an employee will contribute 4.00%. The overall complexity of the tax system is medium. This is measured by average time to comply with a country's labor tax requirements is as it is 60 hours. Contributing to this is the number of yearly labor tax payments, which is 13 in IS.

Thin cap rules are not officially enacted. This refers to any type of restrictions on companies' debt-to-asset ratios. Dividends paid to residents are subject to a withholding tax of 20%. However, tax may be reimbursed under certain requirements. Dividends are payments of company profits, passed by the board, to shareholders. Dividends can be issued as stock, cash, or property. Capital Gains are treated as ordinary income and subject to 20% corporate income tax. However, gains derived by a corporation from the sales of shares are not taxable. A capital gains tax is levied on the profits that a corporation or natural person realizes when he or she sells sells a capital asset for a price that is higher than the purchase price.

The interest withholding tax rate is estimated at 10%. This means that the tax authorities expects legal entities to automatically withhold 10% of interest payments to non-residents. The dividends withholding tax rate is 18%. Which means that the relevant tax authorities expects legal entities to automatically withhold 18% of dividend payments offshore. Withholding tax on dividends paid to EEA resident companies may be reimbursed. The royalties withholding tax rate is 20%. Which means that the relevant tax authorities expects entities to pay tax on at least 20% of money remitted abroad on royalty payments. Withholding taxes may be reduced under a tax treaty.
There is no known tax on wealth in Iceland. There are inheritance and real estate taxes in Iceland. We are aware of widely used research and development tax relief in this country.

The above is not tax or legal advice for your company situation. We are able to refer you to a tax advisor in Iceland who can properly advise you. Ready to get started? Click incorporate now if you are in a hurry, or press the free consultation button above.

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Iceland
ISK
Reykjavik
Europe
Icelandic, English, German (Standard), Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
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Tax treaties

Country Type Date Signed
Switzerland DTC  2014-07-10
Norway DTC  1989-12-07
Canada DTC  1997-06-19
Lithuania DTC  1998-06-13
Cayman Islands TIEA 2009-04-01
Greenland TIEA 1989-12-07
Korea, Republic of DTC  2008-05-15
Spain DTC  2002-01-22
China DTC  1996-06-03
Saint Kitts and Nevis TIEA 2010-03-24
Russian Federation DTC  1999-11-26
Latvia DTC  1994-10-19
Curaçao TIEA 2009-09-10
Grenada TIEA 2010-05-19
Mexico DTC  2008-03-11
Marshall Islands TIEA 2010-09-28
Macao, China TIEA 2011-04-29
United Kingdom DTC  2013-12-17
Belize TIEA 2010-09-15
Germany DTC  1971-03-18
Uruguay TIEA 2011-12-14
Brunei Darussalam TIEA 2012-06-27
Barbados DTC  2011-11-03
Monaco TIEA 2010-06-23
Cook Islands TIEA 2009-12-16
Croatia DTC  2010-07-06
Estonia DTC  1994-06-16
San Marino TIEA 2010-01-12
Finland TIEA 1989-12-07
Montserrat TIEA 2010-11-22
Aruba TIEA 2009-09-10
Liechtenstein TIEA 2010-12-17
Hong Kong, China TIEA 2014-08-22
Saint Lucia TIEA 2010-05-19
Niue TIEA 2013-10-16
India DTC  2007-11-23
Albania DTC  2014-09-26
Isle of Man TIEA 2007-10-30
Liberia TIEA 2010-11-10
Guernsey TIEA 2008-10-28
Botswana TIEA 2013-02-20
Viet nam DTC  2002-04-05
Qatar TIEA 2013-09-06
Hungary DTC  2005-11-23
Bahamas, The TIEA 2010-03-10
Turks and Caicos Islands TIEA 2009-12-16
Jamaica TIEA 2012-12-04
Guatemala TIEA 2012-05-15
Romania DTC  2007-09-19
Czech Republic DTC  2000-01-18
Portugal DTC  1999-08-02
Ukraine DTC  2006-11-08
Andorra TIEA 2010-02-24
Slovenia DTC  2011-05-04
Slovakia DTC  2002-04-15
Sweden TIEA 1989-12-07
Panama TIEA 2012-11-12
Malta DTC  2004-09-23
Bahrain TIEA 2011-10-14
Bermuda TIEA 2009-04-16
Cyprus DTC  2014-11-13
Samoa TIEA 2009-12-16
Greece DTC  2006-07-07
Kazakhstan DTC  1994-10-19
Luxembourg DTC  1999-10-04
Italy DTC  2002-09-10
Dominica TIEA 2010-05-19
Faroe Islands TIEA 1989-12-07
Antigua and Barbuda TIEA 2010-05-19
Seychelles TIEA 2011-03-30
Vanuatu TIEA 2010-10-13
Poland DTC  1998-06-19
France DTC  1990-08-29
Anguilla TIEA 2009-12-14
Jersey TIEA 2008-10-28
Costa Rica TIEA 2011-06-29
Belgium DTC  2000-05-23
Denmark TIEA 1989-12-07
Netherlands DTC  1997-09-25
Mauritius TIEA 2011-12-01
United States DTC  2007-10-23
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines TIEA 2010-03-24
Sint Maarten TIEA 2009-09-10
Gibraltar TIEA 2009-12-16
Ireland DTC  2003-12-17

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