The concerned tax with House Rent

Updated 2010-10-20 09:12

 

Calculation for One Year Income Tax for Realestates Rent
ItemsAmountArabic WordsRemark
Rent Amount (Per Year)120,000.000ÙÙÙØ© اÙØ¥Ùجار
Depreciation (Accepted By TD)72,000.000Ùطرح اÙإستÙÙاÙTD=Tax Department
Taxable Income48,000.000اÙخاضع
First 10,000 20%2,000.00020% 10,000
Next 20,000 25%5,000.00025% 20,000
Next 30,000 30%5,400.00030% 30,000
Excess 35%-Ùازادع٠ذÙÙ %35
Property Tax12,400.000ÙجÙÙع اÙدخÙ
Jihad1,920.000جÙاد
SSF480.000تضاÙÙ
Investment Fund720.000إستثÙار
Total Taxes15,520.000ÙجÙÙع اÙضرائب
Stamp Duty78.000ضرÙبة اÙدÙغةStamp Tax on Income
Total Tax + Stamp Duty15,598.000ÙجÙÙع اÙضرائب+اÙدÙغة
Net Income 104,402.000صاÙ٠اÙدخÙ
Net Monthly Income8,700.167اÙدخ٠اÙØ´ÙرÙ
Stamp Duty For the Contract1,212.000دÙغة عÙد اÙØ¥ÙجارStamp Tax on contract
Tax Percentage to the Income0.130Ùسبة اÙضرÙبة ÙإجÙاÙ٠اÙدخÙ
* "Total Taxes" has to paid all by owner but usually splited by owner and tenant.

The above is calculated on the rental base of LYD 10,000.- per month then yearly LYD 120,000.
Tax department accepts 60% of rent income as cost (Depreciation) and levies the Property tax on 40% of rent income. (But this percentage is not rigid and con be different with each area cusoms office.
The other Jihad, Social Security, Stamp duty you can simply look after.

In addtion to this,
Fee for real estate agent is worthy of monthly rent fee (i.e in the above case -> LYD 10,000 to real estate) and also you have to think about the lawyer cost to make the contract firmly (2~3% of the rental contract amount but negotiated).
In case of expensive one, owners are not in Libya and the lawyer does this for them but usual transaction on rent have been done with each personal only without real estate or tax or lawyer.

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