Įstatymas skelbtas: ˇin
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Šis įstatymas nustato pelno mokesčio apskaičiavimo ir mokėjimo tvarką įmonėms, atsižvelgiant į jų uždirbtą pelną ir/arba gautas pajamas. Jis taikomas Lietuvos Respublikos teritorijoje ir atitinka Europos Sąjungos teisės aktus.
Ką jis reguliuoja
- Pelno mokesčio nustatymo tvarką.
- Pelno mokesčio taikymą uždirbtam pelnui ir/arba gautoms pajamoms.
- Įmonių, kurioms taikomas šis įstatymas, apibrėžimus.
- Pajamų, gautų Lietuvos Respublikos teritorijoje ir už jos ribų, apibrėžimus.
Kam jis rūpi
- Lietuvos apmokestinamiesiems vienetams (juridiniams asmenims, registruotiems Lietuvoje).
- Užsienio apmokestinamiesiems vienetams (užsienio juridiniams asmenims ar organizacijoms, veikiančioms Lietuvoje).
Pagrindiniai punktai
- Mokesčio objektas yra uždirbtas pelnas ir/arba gautos pajamos.
- Įstatymas taikomas Lietuvos Respublikos teritorijoje.
- Apmokestinamasis vienetas gali būti Lietuvos arba užsienio vienetas.
- Kontroliuojamu vienetu laikomas vienetas, jei kontroliuojantis asmuo tiesiogiai ar netiesiogiai valdo daugiau nei 50% akcijų (dalių, pajų) arba kitų teisių į paskirstytino pelno dalį.
Įstatymo tekstas
Įstatymas skelbtas: ˇin OFFICIAL TRANSLATION REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW ON CORPORATE INCOME TAX 20 December 2001 – No IX-675 (As last amended on 19 February 2009 – XI-174) Vilnius CHAPTER I GENERAL PRO
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(a)(iii) of Directive 2003/49/EC without being exempt from such taxes, provided that it receives income for its own benefit and not as an intermediary, such as an agent, trustee or authorised signatory etc; 2) any permanent establishment of an entity of an EU Member State situated in another EU Member State, which takes on one of the forms of business organisation listed in Annex to Directive 2003/49/EC and which
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(a)(iii)of Directive 2003/49/EC without being exempt from such taxes, provided that the debt-claim, use or right to use in respect of which the payment of amounts specified in subparagraphs 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law arises is effectively connected with that permanent establishment and provided that the amounts specified in subparagraphs 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law are recognised as income in respect of which that permanent establishment
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(a)(iii) or in the case of Belgium to the “impôt des non-résidents/belasting der niet-verblijfhouders” or in the case of Spain to the “Impuesto sobre la Renta de no Residentes” or to an identical tax which arises later or in place of the existing taxes.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply where at the time of payment of amounts to the entity of an EU Member State or its permanent establishment and for an uninterrupted period of at least two years before the payment is made, the entities of the EU Member States meet one of the following criteria: 1) the paying Lithuanian entity or the entity of an EU Member State, whose permanent establishment situated in the Republic of Lithuania pays out such amounts, controls directly at least 25% percent of the shares (interests, member shares) in the receiving entity of an EU Member State or in the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment receives such income; or 2) the receiving entity of a Member State or the entity of a Member State, whose permanent establishment receives such income, controls directly at least 25% percent of the shares (interests, member shares) in the paying Lithuanian entity or in the entity of a Member State whose permanent establishment in the Republic of Lithuania pays such amounts; or 3) any other entity of an EU Member State controls directly at least 25% percent of the shares (interests, member shares) in the receiving entity of an EU Member State or the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment receives such income and also in the paying Lithuanian entity or in the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment in the Republic of Lithuania pays such amounts.
- Where a permanent establishment is treated as the payer or the beneficial owner of the amounts specified in subparagraphs 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law, no other part of this foreign entity shall be treated as the payer or the beneficial owner of those amounts.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply to a permanent establishment which is the payer of the amounts specified in subparagraphs 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law where such amounts may be deducted from the income of the permanent establishment in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other legal acts.
- A Lithuanian entity or a permanent establishment which is the payer of the amounts specified in subparagraphs 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law must have documents evidencing the fulfilment of the requirements laid down in paragraphs 1-3 of this Article. The requirements for such documents shall be established by the central tax administrator.
- The provisions of this Article shall also apply to the dependent territories of states and EU Member States if such application is provided for in EU legal acts. The Law shall be supplemented by Article 37
- Criteria and Requirements for Exempting Tax at Source on Income (Amounts) Paid to Foreign Entities or Their Permanent Establishments
- The amounts specified in subparagraphs 1, 3 and 5 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law which are paid by a Lithuanian entity or a permanent establishment of a foreign entity situated in a Member State of the European Union shall be exempt from corporate income tax at source, provided that the recipient (beneficial owner) of the amounts is a foreign entity which is considered to be resident, for tax purposes, only in a Member State of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the “entity of the EU Member State”) or a permanent establishment of this entity of the EU Member State is situated in another EU Member State.
- The following shall be treated as the beneficial owner of income: 1) any entity of an EU Member State, which takes on one of the forms of business organisation listed in Annex to Council Directive 2003/49/EC of 3 June 2003 on a common system of taxation applicable to interest and royalty payments made between associated companies of different Member States (hereinafter referred to as “Directive 2003/49/EC”) and which
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(a)(iii) of Directive 2003/49/EC without being exempt from such taxes, provided that it receives income for its own benefit and not as an intermediary, such as an agent, trustee or authorised signatory etc; 2) any permanent establishment of an entity of an EU Member State situated in another EU Member State, which takes on one of the forms of business organisation listed in Annex to Directive 2003/49/EC and which
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(a)(iii) of Directive 2003/49/EC without being exempt from such taxes, provided that the debt-claim, right or use of items in respect of which the payment of amounts specified in subparagraphs 1, 3 and 5 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law arises is effectively connected with this permanent establishment and the amounts specified in subparagraphs 1, 3 and 5 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law are recognised as income in respect of which this permanent establishment
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(a)(iii) of Directive 2003/49/EC or in the case of Belgium to the “impôt des non-résidents/belasting der niet-verblijfhouders” or in the case of Spain to the “Impuesto sobre la Renta de no Residentes” or to an identical tax which arises later or in place of the existing taxes.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply where at the time of payment of amounts to the entity of an EU Member State or its permanent establishment and for an uninterrupted period of at least two years before the payment is made, the entities of the EU Member States meet one of the following criteria: 1) the paying Lithuanian entity or the entity of an EU Member State, whose permanent establishment situated in the Republic of Lithuania pays out such amounts, controls directly at least 25% of the shares (interests, member shares) in the receiving entity of an EU Member State or in the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment receives such income; or 2) the receiving entity of an EU Member State or the entity of an EU Member State, whose permanent establishment receives such income, controls directly at least 25% of the shares (interests, member shares) in the paying Lithuanian entity or in the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment in the Republic of Lithuania pays such amounts; or 3) any other entity of an EU Member State controls directly at least 25% percent of the shares (interests, member shares) in the receiving entity of an EU Member State or the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment receives such income and also in the paying Lithuanian entity or in the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment in the Republic of Lithuania pays such amounts.
- Where a permanent establishment is treated as the payer or as the beneficial owner of the amounts specified in subparagraphs 1, 3 and 5 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law, no other part of that foreign entity shall be treated as the payer or as the beneficial owner of those amounts.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply to a permanent establishment which is the payer of the amounts specified in subparagraphs 1, 3 and 5 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law where such amounts may be deducted from the income of the permanent establishment in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other legal acts.
- A Lithuanian entity or a permanent establishment which is the payer of the amounts specified in subparagraphs 1, 3 and 5 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law must have documents evidencing the fulfilment of the requirements laid down in paragraphs 1-3 of this Article. The requirements for such documents shall be established by the central tax administrator.
- The provisions of this Article shall also apply to the dependent territories of states and EU Member States if such application is provided for in EU legal acts. The Law shall be supplemented by Article 37
- A 5% tax rate shall be imposed at source on amounts (without any deductions) specified in subparagraph 1 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law, which are paid out by a Lithuanian entity or a permanent establishment of a foreign entity situated in an EU Member State, provided that the recipient (beneficial owner) of the amounts is a foreign entity which is considered to be resident, for tax purposes, only in a Member State of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the “entity of an EU Member State”) or a permanent establishment of this entity of an EU Member State situated in another EU Member State.
- The following shall be treated as the beneficial owner of income: 1) any entity of an EU Member State, which takes on one of the forms of business organisation listed in Annex to Directive 2003/49/EC and which
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(a)(iii) of Directive 2003/49/EC without being exempt from such taxes, provided that it receives income for its own benefit and not as an intermediary, such as an agent, trustee or authorised signatory etc; 2) any permanent establishment situated in another EU Member State of the entity of an EU Member State, which takes on one of the forms of business organisation listed in Annex to Council Directive 2003/49/EC of 3 June 2003 on a common system of taxation applicable to interest and royalty payments made between associated companies of different Member States (hereinafter referred to as “Directive 2003/49/EC”) and which
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(a)(iii) of Directive 2003/49/EC without being exempt from such taxes, provided that the debt-claim in respect of which the payment of amounts specified in subparagraph 1 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law arises is effectively connected with this permanent establishment and provided that the amounts specified in subparagraph 1 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law are recognised as income in respect of which this permanent establishment is subject to taxes mentioned in Article 3(a)(iii) or in the case of Belgium to the “impôt des non-résidents/belasting der niet-verblijfhouders” or in the case of Spain to the “Impuesto sobre la Renta de no Residentes” or to an identical tax which arises later or in place of the existing taxes.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply where at the time of payment of amounts to the entity of an EU Member State or its permanent establishment and for an uninterrupted period of at least two years before the payment is made, the entities of the EU Member States meet one of the following criteria: 1) the paying Lithuanian entity or the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment situated in the Republic of Lithuania pays out such amounts controls directly at least 25% of the shares (interests, member shares) in the receiving entity of an EU Member State or in the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment receives such income; or 2) the receiving entity of an EU Member State or the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment receives such income controls directly at least 25% of the shares (interests, member shares) in the paying Lithuanian entity or in the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment in the Republic of Lithuania pays out such amounts; or 3) any other entity of an EU Member State controls directly at least 25% of the shares (interests, member shares) in the receiving entity of an EU Member State or the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment receives such income and also in the paying Lithuanian entity or in the entity of an EU Member State whose permanent establishment in the Republic of Lithuania pays out such amounts.
- Where a permanent establishment is treated as the payer or as the beneficial owner of the amounts specified in subparagraph 1 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law, no other part of this foreign entity shall be treated as the payer or as the beneficial owner of these amounts.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply to a permanent establishment which is the payer of the amounts specified in subparagraph 1 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law where such amounts may be deducted from the income of the permanent establishment in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other legal acts.
- A Lithuanian entity or a permanent establishment which is the payer of the amounts specified in subparagraph 1 of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of this Law must have documents evidencing the fulfilment of the requirements laid down in paragraphs 1-3 of this Article. The requirements for such documents shall be established by the central tax administrator.
- The provisions of this Article shall also apply to the dependent territories of states and EU Member States if such application is provided for in EU legal acts. Article 37