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# Nicaragua Corporate Income Tax

## Corporate income tax — rates and base

Companies pay IR on Nicaraguan-source business income (rentas de actividades económicas) at the higher of 30% of net taxable income or a 1%–3% definitive minimum tax on gross income. The framework is the Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822).

- **Standard corporate income tax rate** — 30% of net taxable income percent  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/taxes-on-corporate-income)_
- **Definitive minimum tax (pago mínimo definitivo)** — 1%–3% of gross income; CIT due is the higher of this or 30% of net income percent  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/taxes-on-corporate-income)_
- **Tax base** — Net taxable income from Nicaraguan-source economic activity (gross taxable income less allowed deductions)  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/taxes-on-corporate-income)_
- **Territorial basis** — Only income generated in, or causing effects in, Nicaragua is taxed  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/taxes-on-corporate-income)_
- **Minimum tax exemption — new companies** — The 1%–3% minimum tax does not apply during the first three fiscal periods of a newly incorporated company  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/taxes-on-corporate-income)_
- **Withholding tax on dividends** — 15% definitive WHT (residents and non-residents) percent  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/withholding-taxes)_
- **Withholding tax on interest** — 15% (residents and non-residents) percent  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/withholding-taxes)_
- **Withholding tax on royalties** — 15% (treated as capital income; residents and non-residents) percent  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/withholding-taxes)_
- **Withholding tax on general services to non-residents** — 20% definitive WHT percent  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/withholding-taxes)_
- **Withholding on professional services (resident)** — 10% percent  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/withholding-taxes)_
- **Withholding on local goods/services (resident)** — 2% percent  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/withholding-taxes)_
- **Withholding on payments to tax-haven jurisdictions** — 30% WHT percent  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/withholding-taxes)_
- **Monthly advance payments (anticipos / PMD)** — Monthly advance of 1%–3% of gross income, creditable against annual CIT percent  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/tax-administration)_
- **Annual CIT return filing/payment deadline** — Within 3 months after fiscal year-end (by 31 March for a 31 December year-end) ((approx — confirm; some guides cite 2 months / 28 February))  _(Ley de Concertación Tributaria (Law 822) — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/nicaragua/corporate/tax-administration)_

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