Brazil vs Croatia
Corporate Tax Comparison
Time of Update: Brazil: 3/24/2026 / Croatia: 4/05/2026
Compare Brazil and Croatia corporate tax rates, filing due dates, withholding tax, VAT, capital gains tax, and effective tax metrics for cross-border company planning.
Brazil vs Croatia Corporate Tax Comparison
Basic Corporate Tax Comparison
Corporate Income Tax (CIT)
Brazil
Croatia
General CIT Rate:
34 (composed of 25% IRPJ and 9% CSLL).
General CIT Rate:
18 (10% of companies with income less than 1,000,000.00 euros)
CIT Return Due Date:
The last working day of July.
CIT Return Due Date:
Within the last four months of the year at the company.
CIT Payment Due Date:
Usually, on the last working day of March of the following year (when calculating IRPJ and CSLL annually), taxpayers can pay taxes within a quota from the last working day of the next month to the end of the quarter, or they can pay taxes in three installments, with the first installment from the next month to the end of the quarter when IRPJ and CSLL are calculated quarterly.
CIT Payment Due Date:
As of the last day of CIT application deadline.
CIT Estimated Payment Due Date:
Normally monthly instalments, but there is an option of quarterly instalment.
CIT Estimated Payment Due Date:
Pay in monthly installments before the end of last month.
Withholding Tax (WHT)
Brazil
Croatia
Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
0 / 15 - 22.5 / N/A
Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
None-Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
10 / 15 / 15
None-Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Capital Gain Tax (CGT)
Brazil
Croatia
General Capital Gain Tax Rate:
Residents: 34 legal entities (considered as a part of normal income, subject to normal CIT tax rate); non-residents: 15 to 22.5 (WHT); non-residents from tax haven countries: 25 (WHT).
General Capital Gain Tax Rate:
Capital gains are subject to the normal corporate income tax rate constraints.
Effective Tax Rate (ETR)
Brazil
Croatia
Composite Effective Average Tax Rate:
32%
Composite Effective Average Tax Rate:
16.15%
Composite Effective Marginal Tax Rate:
15%
Composite Effective Marginal Tax Rate:
6.93%
