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Taxes

If you want to do business in Lithuania, reading this will help you becoming knowlegeable on the specific tax laws and rates for a LLC which is the most common company structure in Lithuania.

Lithuania taxes corporate income on a worldwide basis. The established estimated tax rate for offshore income, from our research, and these things do change, is 15%. However, income derived from a P.E. established in a EEA country or in a country where Lithuana has concluded a tax treaty with, may be exempted from corporate income tax. Taxes are very reasonable in Lithuania as the CIT standard rate is 15%. This ranks Lithuania as 47th overall with regards to corporate tax rate worldwide.

The VAT rate in Lithuania is 21.00%, that ranks Lithuania as 155th overall in terms of VAT globally. In terms of other taxation, an employer will contribute 32.1% to the equivalent of a social security fund and an employee will contribute 9%. 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 85hours. Contributing to this is the number of yearly labor tax payments, which is 1 in LT.

Thin capitalisation restrictions are officially enacted. Thin capitalisation refers to any sort of laws on a business and the debt-to-asset ratios. Dividends received may be subject to corporate income tax and taxed at 15% rate. Dividends may be exempt if the recipient holds at least 10% of shares of the subsidiary. Dividends are a distribution of a portion of a company's earnings, passed by the board of directors, to shareholders. Dividends can be one of the following stock, cash, or property. Capital Gains are included in CIT and taxed at a flat rate of 15%. Exemptions may apply for gains of the disposal of shares, if shareholder holds at least 10% of participation of a subsidiary. 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 taxman expects companies to withhold 10% of payments on interests to non-residents. The dividends withholding tax rate is 15%. This should be interpreted that usually the taxman expects companies to pay 15% tax of dividends remitted abroad. The royalties withholding tax rate is 10%. This means that the tax authorities expects legal entities to withhold 10% of payments abroad on royalties. Withholding taxes may be reduced under a tax treaty.
There is no known tax on wealth in Lithuania. There are real property and inheritance taxes in Lithuania. There are widely used research and development tax incentives in this country.
The above is not tax or legal advice for your company's particular tax obligations. We are able to point you to a lawyer in Lithuania who can answer all your questions. Contact us today. Click incorporate now if you are in a hurry, or press the free consultation button above.

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Tax treaties

Country Type Date Signed
India DTC  2011-07-26
Serbia DTC  2007-08-28
Mexico DTC  2012-02-23
Austria DTC  2005-04-06
Cyprus DTC  2013-06-21
Guernsey TIEA 2013-06-20
France DTC  1997-07-07
Bulgaria DTC  2006-05-09
Czech Republic DTC  1994-10-27
Hungary DTC  2004-05-12
Ukraine DTC  1996-09-23
Luxembourg DTC  2004-11-22
United Kingdom DTC  2001-03-19
Morocco DTC  2013-04-19
Denmark DTC  1993-10-13
Kazakhstan DTC  1997-03-07
Finland DTC  1993-04-30
Latvia DTC  1993-12-17
Georgia DTC  2003-09-11
Croatia DTC  2000-05-04
United Arab Emirates DTC  2013-06-30
Estonia DTC  2004-10-21
Azerbaijan DTC  2004-04-02
Kuwait DTC  2013-04-20
Kyrgyzstan DTC  2008-05-15
Sweden DTC  1993-09-27
Belarus DTC  1995-07-18
Turkmenistan DTC  2013-06-18
Moldova, Republic of DTC  1998-02-18
Italy DTC  1996-04-04
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia DTC  2007-08-29
Romania DTC  2001-11-26
Armenia DTC  2000-03-13
Russian Federation DTC  1999-06-29
Uzbekistan DTC  2002-02-18
Iceland DTC  1998-06-13
United States DTC  1998-01-15
Ireland DTC  1997-11-18
Singapore DTC  2003-11-18
China DTC  1996-06-03
Slovakia DTC  2001-03-15
Canada DTC  1996-08-29
Turkey DTC  1998-11-24
Greece DTC  2002-05-15
Israel DTC  2006-05-11
Poland DTC  1994-01-20
Korea, Republic of DTC  2006-04-20
Norway DTC  1993-04-27
Slovenia DTC  2000-05-23
Germany DTC  1997-07-22
Switzerland DTC  2002-05-27
Belgium DTC  1998-11-26
Malta DTC  2001-05-17
Netherlands DTC  1999-06-16
Spain DTC  2003-07-22
Portugal DTC  2002-02-14

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