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SCI: Iran’s tax-to-GDP ratio at 6.4% in March 2025

Figures from the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) show that the share of taxes in Iran’s gross domestic product has risen in recent years as part of efforts to curb the country’s reliance on oil export revenues.
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Publish Date:08/December/2025 | 21:20

Member of Parliament Discusses Tax Evasion and Targeted Tax Exemptions in 2024 Budget

In an interview with Eghtesad Online, Abolfazl Abutorabi, a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Internal Affairs and Councils, expressed hope for a reduction in the tax burden on vulnerable groups and small businesses in the 2024 budget. He emphasized that one of the key decisions in the 2024 budget proposal is the increased focus on identifying tax evaders while easing the tax pressure on the lower-income groups and small businesses, particularly by doubling the tax exemption for salaried workers and small enterprises.
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Publish Date:15/December/2024 | 14:18

New Tax Rules Could Force Changes in Investment Funds

EghtesadOnline: The decision to tax bank deposits of legal entities may force investment funds in the capital market to change track in their asset portfolios, Mohsen Khodabakhsh, the vice chairman of board of directors of the Securities and Exchange Organization said Monday.
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Publish Date:15/March/2022 | 16:41

Tobacco Association Argues Against Raising Cigarette Tax

EghtesadOnline: As per the Iranian National Tax Administration’s data, the tobacco industry paid a total of 61 trillion rials ($230 million) in taxes over the 11 months ending Feb. 19, which accounts for 3% of the government’s total tax revenues during the period, says chairman of Tobacco Products Importers and Exporters Association.
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Publish Date:09/March/2022 | 16:07

Tax Incentive for POS Devises

EghtesadOnline: The Iran National Tax Administration announced tax exemptions for businesses that register their POS terminals before February 21.
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Publish Date:24/January/2022 | 16:45

Higher Tax on Third-Party Car Insurance From March

EghtesadOnline: Insurance companies are required to collect 5 trillion rials ($16.6 million) from third-party auto insurance policies in the next fiscal year.
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Publish Date:13/December/2021 | 15:00

Currency Tax Excludes Personal Needs: INTA

EghtesadOnline: This week’s decision by the government to tax forex trade does not include people who buy currency for personal needs, a deputy head at the Iranian National Tax Administration said.
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Publish Date:11/December/2021 | 14:34

Departure Tax Earns $6.6 Million in Four Months

EghtesadOnline: Revenues from departure tax, which is a subcategory of tax on goods and services of indirect taxes, stood at 1.84 trillion rials ($6.6 million) over the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22).
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Publish Date:04/October/2021 | 15:07

INTA Takes Firm Step Fighting Tax Evasion

EghtesadOnline: The payment regulator has suspended services to three million POS terminals and online payment gateways after the users failed to abide by tax rules required by the Iranian National Tax Administration.
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Publish Date:06/September/2021 | 19:10

Tax Authority Calls for Legalizing Crypto Exchanges

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian National Tax Administration has prepared a draft proposal for taxing cryptocurrency exchanges and called on the relevant regulatory bodies to pave the way for legalizing the crypto exchanges.
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Publish Date:08/August/2021 | 17:54

Gov’t Says Improving Tax Collection System

EghtesadOnline: To streamline tax regime and improve collections, the Central Bank of Iran says about 8.5 million point-of-sale terminals and payment gateways are now connected to electronic portals of the Iranian National Tax Administration (INTA).
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Publish Date:12/July/2021 | 24:17

Tax Evasion & Avoidance at $4 Billion p.a.: INTA Chief

EghtesadOnline: The aggregate volume of tax evasion and tax avoidance in Iran stands at 1,000 trillion rials ($4 billion) per year, the head of the Iranian National Tax Administration said.
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Publish Date:10/July/2021 | 14:42

Q1 Tax Revenues Up 70% to $2.3b

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian National Tax Administration earned 590 trillion rials ($2.37 billion) in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (March 21-June 21), registering a 70% growth compared with the same period of last year.
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Publish Date:30/June/2021 | 11:45

Fiscal 2020-21 Tax Revenues Rise by 37% to Reach $7.6b

EghtesadOnline: A total of 1,925 trillion rials ($7.62 billion) in tax were collected in the last fiscal year (March 2020-21), indicating a 37% increase compared with the year before.
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Publish Date:11/April/2021 | 24:19