Withholding Corporate Income Tax
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One of the significant sources of budget revenue is the corporate income tax (CIT) withheld from the income of non-residents without a permanent establishment in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
According to the Tax Code, tax agents are responsible for calculating and withholding CIT when paying income to non-residents. The tax rates are as follows:
- 20% – on active income and income of companies in offshore jurisdictions;
- 15% – on dividends, remuneration, royalties, and insurance premiums from risk insurance contracts;
- 5% – on reinsurance contracts and international transportation.
The withheld tax goes to the budget:
- on paid income - no later than 25 calendar days after the end of the month in which the payment was made.
- on accrued but unpaid income - no later than 10 days after the deadline for submitting the personal income tax declaration.
- on prepayment - no later than 25 days after the end of the month in which the income was accrued.
Tax agents submit the CIT calculation at the source of payment quarterly: by the 15th of the second month for the first three quarters and by the 31st of March of the following year for the fourth quarter.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd-vko/press/news/details/1065473?lang=kk