Algeria

Algeria - Mixed (Civil and Sharia)
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Algeria taxes

If you want to do business in Algeria, this article will educate you on the tax laws for a LLC(SARL) which is the most common legal entity in Algeria.

The country has a territorial taxation system. Therefore income accrued offshore, from our research and this is not personal advice, is not taxable. Local-source income is taxed at a CIT rate of 26%. This ranks Algeria as 124th overall in terms of corporate tax rate worldwide.

The value added tax (VAT) rate in DZ is 17.00%, that ranks Algeria as 127th overall in terms of value added tax rate worldwide. In terms of other taxation, an employer will contribute 26.00% to the equivalent of a social security fund and an employee will contribute 9.00%. 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 110 hours. Contributing to this is the number of yearly labor tax payments, which is 1 in DZ.

Thin cap rules aren't in effect. This refers to any sort of restrictions on companies' debt-to-asset ratios. Dividends received from a resident company are not considered taxable income. Dividends are payments of a company profit, voted on by the board, to shareholders.Dividends can be one of the following stock, cash, or property. Capital Gains are included in the taxable income. Certain exemptions apply for gains from assets held during a certain period. 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 should be interpreted that usually the relevant tax authorities expects legal entities to automatically withhold 10% of payments offshore on interests. The dividends withholding tax rate is 15%. This should be interpreted that usually the tax authorities expects to withhold 15% of dividend payments to non-residents. The royalties witholding tax rate is 24%. This means that the tax authorities expects LLC(SARL)'s to withhold 24% of money remitted abroad on royalties.

There is a tax on net wealth in Algeria. There are inheritance, transfer and real property taxes in DZ. There are no widely used R&D intitiatives that provide tax incentives in this country.

The above is not tax or legal advice for your particular circumstances. We are able to refer you to an expert in Algeria who can give you an answer. Ready to get started? Click the free consultation button above.

It takes approximately 152 hours to file and prepare documents for a Algeria Mixed (Civil and Sharia).
The corporate tax is approximately 26% which is 124 in the world.

Owners of a company in Algeria are not allowed to carry back a loss and may be allowed to carry forward a loss for 4 years.

The vat rate in Algeria is 19% which ranks 127 in the world.

Patent box
RND credit
Wealth tax
Estate tax
Transfer taxes
Asset taxes
Capital duties
25Tax treaties
0%Offshore Tax
26%Corp rate
-Loss carryback years
152Corporate time
19%VAT rate
26%Capital gains
NoAEOI planned

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Algeria

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Algeria Tax Treaties

CountryTypeDate signed
Poland
DTC 2000-01-31
United Kingdom
DTC 2015-02-18
Tunisia
DTC 1990-07-23
Ukraine
DTC 2002-12-14
Canada
DTC 1999-02-28
Bahrain
DTC 2000-06-11
Indonesia
DTC 1995-04-28
United Arab Emirates
DTC 2001-04-24
Mauritania
DTC 1990-07-23
France
DTC 1999-10-17
South Korea
DTC 2001-11-24
Switzerland
DTC 2006-06-03
Austria
DTC 2003-06-17
Romania
DTC 1994-06-28
Morocco
DTC 1990-07-23
Italy
DTC 1991-02-03
China
DTC 2006-11-06
Spain
DTC 2002-10-07
Russia
DTC 2006-03-10
Portugal
DTC 2003-12-02
South Africa
DTC 1998-04-28
Germany
DTC 2007-11-12
Turkey
DTC 1994-08-02
Belgium
DTC 1991-12-15
Lebanon
DTC 2002-03-26

Country Info

National Flag of
الجمهورية الديمقراطية الشعبية الجزائرية (ara)
Currency
DZD
Area Code
+213
Capital
Algiers
Region
Northern Africa
Native Languages
Arabic