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Tax authorities

Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Postal Address:
Uprava za indirektno oporezivanje BiH
Sredisnji ured UIO
Bana Lazarevica bb
78 000 Banja Luka
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tel: +387 51 335 100
Fax: +387 51 335 101
Email: info @ uino.gov.ba
Web: www.uino.gov.ba/en/

Tax Administration of Republic of Srpska [Sarajevo is on the border of the Republic and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; both together, plus a small state with devolved government to the north, constitute Bosnia & Herzegovina]
Tel: +387 51 332 300
Fax: +387 51 332 336
Email: kontakt@poreskaupravars.org

Federal Ministry of Finance of Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina

Postal Address:
Porezna Uprava FBiH - Sredisnji Ured
Husrefa Redzica 4
Sarajevo
Tel: +387 33 289 800, 289 900
Fax: +397 33 206 535
Email: info@pufbih.ba
Website: www.pufbih.ba

Tax rates at a glance

(As of June 10 2011) 

Corporate income 10%
Capital gains 10%
Branch tax 10%

Withholding tax
Dividends 5%**
Interest 10%***
Royalties from Patents and licences 10%***
Branch remittance tax No

Net operating losses (years)
Carryback No
Carryforward 5
  • Capital gains are generally taxed as a part of the profit.
  • This is the withholding tax on dividends paid from Federation B&H to non-residents unless the rate is reduced or exempted under a double tax treaty. Dividends are not subject to taxation in RS and District Brcko.
  • This is the withholding tax rate for interests and royalties paid to non-residents. It is reduced if a more favourable tax treaty regime exists.

Source: Professionals from Eurofast Global, Podgorica Office/Montenegro

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sead Salkovic and Slobodan Mihajlovic
Eurofast Taxand
Bosnia and Herzegovina

The tax system in Bosnia is complex, but reforms are making the country a more attractive destination for investors, explain of Eurofast Global and Slobodan Mihajlovic of Eurofast Taxand.

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See also

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Central and Eastern Europe