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Trinidad and Tobago

Corporate rate
30%
Top personal rate
25%
VAT / GST rate
12.5%
One-sentence summary Trinidad and Tobago's corporate tax position: 30 (35% banks/petrochemical). Personal income tax: 25% up to TTD 1 million; 30% above. VAT/consumption tax: 12.5.

Corporate Tax Rate

Trinidad and Tobago's headline corporate income tax (CIT) rate is 30 (35% banks/petrochemical).

Personal Tax Rate

The headline personal income tax (PIT) rate is 25% up to TTD 1 million; 30% above.

VAT / GST Rate

The standard VAT/GST (or equivalent consumption tax) rate is 12.5. Registration thresholds, zero-rated and exempt categories, and reduced rates vary by jurisdiction - see the source link below for the full detail on this jurisdiction.

Residency

An individual is a Trinidad and Tobago tax resident if present 183 days or more in a calendar year, or has a permanent home there. Residents are taxed on worldwide income (with foreign tax credit relief under applicable treaties); non-residents only on Trinidad and Tobago-source income. Note: while some secondary sources describe the country as "territorial," PwC and Freeman Law both confirm resident companies are taxed on worldwide income - this is a residency-based system with worldwide scope for residents, not a pure territorial regime; treat "territorial" characterizations of Trinidad and Tobago with caution.

CFC (Controlled Foreign Company) Rules: No

Trinidad and Tobago has no CFC rules - confirmed independently by PwC's corporate group taxation summary and Freeman Law's treaty summary.

Thin Capitalization

Trinidad and Tobago has no thin capitalization rules and no specific transfer pricing legislation (the tax authority instead relies on general anti-avoidance power to disregard artificial/fictitious transactions and apply OECD-consistent arm's-length scrutiny). Separately, interest on securities issued to a non-resident parent or fellow-subsidiary company is treated as a distribution (not deductible interest) where paid by a local subsidiary to its non-resident parent/affiliate.

Foreign Bank Account / Foreign Financial Asset Reporting

No domestic Trinidad and Tobago equivalent to the US FBAR/Form 8938 was identified for individual self-reporting of foreign accounts.

Treaty Network

Sources conflict on the precise count: Freeman Law states 17 treaties in force (including the CARICOM multilateral treaty), while a separate secondary source claims 41 countries - the higher figure appears inflated relative to the more specific 17-treaty citation and should be treated cautiously; confirm the current count with the Trinidad and Tobago Board of Inland Revenue. Confirmed treaty partners include Spain and CARICOM member states (Trinidad's treaty covers Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and other CARICOM states).

Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries - Trinidad and Tobago (secondary compilation, cited per jurisdiction). Rates last reviewed by PwC: 02 June 2026. Page last verified: August 07, 2026. General information only - confirm current rates and any specific position with a licensed advisor in this jurisdiction before relying on this page.