Eswatini
Corporate - Income determination
Last reviewed - 15 August 2024Inventory valuation
Inventory valuation is not specific but is effectively at the lower of cost (i.e. first in first out [FIFO] or average cost) and net realisable value.
Capital gains
Capital gains are not subject to income tax, provided it can be demonstrated that the gains are of a capital and not an income nature (i.e. not recurring transactions).
Dividend income
Dividend income is taxable via WHT for non-residents (see the Withholding taxes section). No tax is due if received from another local company.
Inter-company dividends
Inter-company dividends are not subject to income tax.
Stock dividends
Stock dividends are paid out of taxed profits. Such dividends are not subject to income tax when received by a local company, but they are subject to taxation in the hands of local individual taxpayers at the rate of 10%.
Interest income
Interest income sourced in Eswatini is taxable.
Foreign income
Foreign income is not subject to income tax unless it is deemed to be from an Eswatini source.