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Taxpayers Subject to the Lump-Sum Profit Regime — Article 44

Taxpayers Mandatorily Subject to the Lump-Sum Profit Regime — Article 44

Mandatory lump-sum profit taxation: Article 44, as an exception to Article 11:

  1. Life insurance and savings institutions.
  2. Maritime, land and air transport institutions that are taxable and not exempt under Article 5 of the Income Tax Law.
  3. Oil refineries.
  4. Public works contractors.

The taxpayers listed above keep accounting records and declare according to the real profit method, but pay the tax on the basis of lump-sum profit.

Public works contractors are subject to taxation on the lump-sum profit basis at a rate of 10% of the amounts they receive during the calendar year for the works they perform. They are not entitled to benefit from the option provided for in Article 12.

They are mandatorily taxed on the lump-sum profit basis in accordance with the provisions of item (b) of Chapter Three of this section, and they may not request to be taxed on the basis of real profit in accordance with Article 12.

Activity Code Activity Name Net Profit Rate
660101Life insurance5%
660301Accident insurance6%
660302Fire insurance12%
660303Health insurance5%
660304Property insurance6%
660305Motor vehicles, ships, aircraft and transport insurance7%
660306Financial loss insurance and credit insurance6%
660307Reinsurance activities5%
602301Scheduled land transport, external transport routes10%
602602Scheduled land transport, domestic transport routes15%
611001Sea and coastal water transport15%
612001Inland water transport through rivers and lakes15%
621001Scheduled air transport10%
622001Non-scheduled air transport15%
401003Operation and management of electricity generation plants, public works contractors15%
451001Demolition of buildings and other structures, public works contractors15%
451005Other preparatory works such as excavation and site preparation, public works contractors10%
452001Construction of roads and bridges, public works contractors10%
452002Construction of airports, public works contractors10%
452003Construction of ports, public works contractors10%
452005Implementation of major construction works, public works contractors10%
452007Implementation of general construction works, public works contractors10%
452009Implementation of telecommunications infrastructure works, public works contractors10%
452011Implementation of railway construction works, public works contractors10%
452012Road asphalt works, public works contractors10%
900001Collection, treatment and disposal of household garbage and waste, public works contractors15%