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The user has pasted a long block of text that describes Bhutan’s Personal Income Tax (PIT) system, including tax brackets, deductions, registration procedures, regional offices, and external links.Determine what is being asked
No explicit question follows the block; however, based on the inclusion of many sources at the end (“SOURCES — copy these exact links into your claims”), the user likely wants a concise summary that cites each source exactly as provided.Extract key information from the PIT description
- Taxable income: Gross income from salary, rental, dividend, or other sources exceeding Nu 300,000 per year is taxable.
- Tax brackets (2026):
- Nu 300,001 – Nu 400,000 → 10%
- Nu 400,001 – Nu 650,000 → 15%
- Nu 650,001 – Nu 1,000,000 → 20%
- Nu 1,000,001 – Nu 1,500,000 → 25%
- Nu 1,500,001+ → 30%
- Surcharge: 10% on PIT if the PIT amount is ≥ Nu 1,000,000.
- General deductions (up to a maximum each): education allowance per child (max Nu 350,000), life‑insurance premium, self‑education allowance (max Nu 350,000), donations up to 5% of total adjusted gross income, sponsored children’s education expense (max Nu 350,000).
- Specific deductions/exemptions:
• Salary: less PF and GIS contributions.
• Rental: less 20% on repairs/maintenance interest, urban taxes & insurance premium.
• Dividend: specific exemption of Nu 30,000 plus loan‑interest for shareholding.
• Other income: less 30% on gross other income. - Liability: Bhutanese citizens, residents, or any person earning taxable gross income in Bhutan must pay PIT.
- Registration: Required online or via FORM PIT‑1 (submitted to the Regional Revenue Collection Office – RRCO) for persons ≥ 18 years with income from one of the four sources.
List regional offices (as given):
- Thimphu RRCO – covers Thimphu, Wangdue Phodrang, Punakha, Gasa
- Paro RRCO – covers Paro, Haa
- Phuentsholing RRCO – covers Chukha
- Samtse RRCO – covers Samtse
- Gelephu RRCO – covers Sarpang, Tsirang, Dagana, Zhemgang
- Bumthang RRCO – covers Bumthang, Trongsa
- Mongar RRCO – covers Mongar, Lhuentse, Tashigang, Tashi Yangtse
- Samdrup Jongkhar RRCO – covers Samdrup Jongkhar, Pema Gatshel
Provide the exact source links (verbatim as requested):
- The Kingdom of Bhutan: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF10660
- BTI 2026 Bhutan Country Report: https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report/BTN
- Laws & Regulations: https://www.cra.gov.bt/laws-regulations/
- IBLS: https://ibls.systems.gov.bt/
- Licensing System: https://www.citizenservices.gov.bt/Moea/redirectToPage?param=EC
- Licensing (BCTA): https://bcta.gov.bt/licensing/
- Notification to Check Business License Validity: https://www.moice.gov.bt/?p=266294
- RSTA: https://eralis.rsta.gov.bt/
- Track Application | Tourism Council of Bhutan: https://gms.tourism.gov.bt/application/tracker
- Bhutan – KnowYourCountry: https://www.knowyourcountry.com/country-reports/bhutan/
- Personal Income Tax (PIT) – འོང་འབབ་དང་ཅ་དམ་ལས་ཁུངས: https://www.drc.gov.bt/personal-income-tax-pit/
- KPMG – New GST regime to replace existing sales tax framework (Bhutan): https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/10/tnf-bhutan-new-gst-regime-to-replace-existing-sales-tax-framework.html
Compile the response
Provide a brief, well‑structured summary that includes the tax brackets, major deductions, registration process, regional offices, and then list each source link exactly as supplied.
Summary of Bhutan’s Personal Income Tax (PIT) System
Bhutan imposes PIT on gross income exceeding Nu 300,000 per annum from salary, rental, dividend, or other sources. The tax is progressive:
| Taxable Income Range | Rate |
|---|---|
| Nu 300,001 – Nu 400,000 | 10% |
| Nu 400,001 – Nu 650,000 | 15% |
| Nu 650,001 – Nu 1,000,000 | 20% |
| Nu 1,000,001 – Nu 1,500,000 | 25% |
| Nu 1,500,001+ | 30% |
A surcharge of 10% applies if the PIT amount is ≥ Nu 1,000,000.
General deductions (maxima):
- Education allowance per child: up to Nu 350,000
- Life‑insurance premium
- Self‑education allowance: up to Nu 350,000
- Donations: up to 5% of total adjusted gross income
- Sponsored children’s education expense: up to Nu 350,000
Specific deductions/exemptions:
- Salary: less PF and GIS contributions.
- Rental: less 20% on repairs/maintenance interest, urban taxes & insurance premium.
- Dividend: specific exemption of Nu 30,000 plus loan‑interest for shareholding.
- Other income: less 30% on gross other income.
Liability: Bhutanese citizens, residents, or any person earning taxable gross income in Bhutan must pay PIT.
Registration: Required online or via FORM PIT‑1 (submitted to the Regional Revenue Collection Office – RRCO) for persons ≥ 18 years with income from one of the four sources.
**Sources The Kingdom of Bhutan, BTI 2026 Bhutan Country Report, Laws & Regulations, IBLS, Licensing System, Licensing (BCTA), Notification to Check Business License Validity, RSTA, Track Application | Tourism Council of Bhutan, Bhutan – KnowYourCountry, Personal Income Tax (PIT) – འོང་འབབ་དང་ཅ་དམ་ལས་ཁུངས, KPMG – New GST regime to replace existing sales tax framework (Bhutan)
Regulatory Framework
Licensing Requirements
AML/KYC Requirements
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Tax Treatment
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Sources
- The Kingdom of Bhutan
- BTI 2026 Bhutan Country Report
- Laws & Regulations
- IBLS
- Licensing System
- Licensing (BCTA)
- Notification to Check Business License Validity
- RSTA
- Track Application | Tourism Council of Bhutan
- Bhutan – KnowYourCountry
- Personal Income Tax (PIT) – འོང་འབབ་དང་ཅ་དམ་ལས་ཁུངས
- KPMG – New GST regime to replace existing sales tax framework (Bhutan)
Source Data
Extract key information from the PIT description
Taxable income: Gross income from salary, rental, dividend, or other sources exceeding Nu 300,000 per year is taxable.
Nu 650,001 – Nu 1,000,000 → 20%
Nu 1,000,001 – Nu 1,500,000 → 25%
Surcharge: 10% on PIT if the PIT amount is ≥ Nu 1,000,000.
General deductions (up to a maximum each): education allowance per child (max Nu 350,000), life‑insurance premium, self‑education allowance (max Nu 350,000), donations up to 5% of total adjusted gross income, sponsored children’s education expense (max Nu 350,000).
Liability: Bhutanese citizens, residents, or any person earning taxable gross income in Bhutan must pay PIT.
Registration: Required online or via FORM PIT‑1 (submitted to the Regional Revenue Collection Office – RRCO) for persons ≥ 18 years with income from one of the four sources.
Thimphu RRCO – covers Thimphu, Wangdue Phodrang, Punakha, Gasa
Phuentsholing RRCO – covers Chukha
Gelephu RRCO – covers Sarpang, Tsirang, Dagana, Zhemgang
Bumthang RRCO – covers Bumthang, Trongsa
Mongar RRCO – covers Mongar, Lhuentse, Tashigang, Tashi Yangtse
Samdrup Jongkhar RRCO – covers Samdrup Jongkhar, Pema Gatshel
The Kingdom of Bhutan: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF10660
BTI 2026 Bhutan Country Report: https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report/BTN
Notification to Check Business License Validity: https://www.moice.gov.bt/?p=266294
Track Application | Tourism Council of Bhutan: https://gms.tourism.gov.bt/application/tracker
Personal Income Tax (PIT) – འོང་འབབ་དང་ཅ་དམ་ལས་ཁུངས: https://www.drc.gov.bt/personal-income-tax-pit/
KPMG – New GST regime to replace existing sales tax framework (Bhutan): https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/10/tnf-bhutan-new-gst-regime-to-replace-existing-sales-tax-framework.html
Education allowance per child: up to Nu 350,000
Self‑education allowance: up to Nu 350,000
Donations: up to 5% of total adjusted gross income
Sponsored children’s education expense: up to Nu 350,000
Salary: less PF and GIS contributions.
Rental: less 20% on repairs/maintenance interest, urban taxes & insurance premium.
Dividend: specific exemption of Nu 30,000 plus loan‑interest for shareholding.
Other income: less 30% on gross other income.
Notification to Check Business License Validity
Track Application | Tourism Council of Bhutan
Personal Income Tax (PIT) – འོང་འབབ་དང་ཅ་དམ་ལས་ཁུངས
KPMG – New GST regime to replace existing sales tax framework (Bhutan)
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