Brazil vs South Korea
Corporate Tax Comparison
Time of Update: Brazil: 3/24/2026 / South Korea: 4/04/2026
Compare Brazil and South Korea corporate tax rates, filing due dates, withholding tax, VAT, capital gains tax, and effective tax metrics for cross-border company planning.
Brazil vs South Korea Corporate Tax Comparison
Basic Corporate Tax Comparison
Corporate Income Tax (CIT)
Brazil
South Korea
General CIT Rate:
34 (composed of 25% IRPJ and 9% CSLL).
General CIT Rate:
Progressive: 10% (up to 200M KRW), 20% (200M-20B KRW), 22% (20B-300B KRW), 25% (over 300B KRW)
CIT Return Due Date:
The last working day of July.
CIT Return Due Date:
Mid-term tax returns: within two months from the end of the six-month period; annual tax returns: within three months from the end of the fiscal year.
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:
The submission of the declaration form (instalment payments are allowed in the case of elections).
CIT Estimated Payment Due Date:
Normally monthly instalments, but there is an option of quarterly instalment.
CIT Estimated Payment Due Date:
N/A
Withholding Tax (WHT)
Brazil
South Korea
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
South Korea
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:
25 (the same as the normal CIT rate for corporations over 300B KRW taxable income)
Effective Tax Rate (ETR)
Brazil
South Korea
Composite Effective Average Tax Rate:
32%
Composite Effective Average Tax Rate:
24.87%
Composite Effective Marginal Tax Rate:
15%
Composite Effective Marginal Tax Rate:
22.0%
