Bangladesh income tax guides (2025-26)
Clear, practical guides to understanding, filing and lowering your income tax in Bangladesh for income year 2025-26. Every figure is checked against the NBR's Income Tax Guide 2026-27 and cited by page.
How to Calculate Income Tax in Bangladesh (2025-26)
A step-by-step guide to calculating personal income tax in Bangladesh for income year 2025-26 — income heads, the salary exemption, tax-free limit, slabs, special-rate income, the investment rebate, minimum tax and tax already deducted, with two worked examples.
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Tax-Free Income Limit in Bangladesh for 2026-27, by Category
The tax-free income limit for assessment year 2026-27: ৳4,00,000 general, ৳4,50,000 for women and seniors, ৳5,25,000 for third-gender taxpayers and persons with disability, ৳5,50,000 for gazetted war-wounded freedom fighters and July fighters — and the salary at which tax starts for each.
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How to File Your Income Tax Return in Bangladesh (2026-27)
Who must file, the new year-round filing window with its 5% incentive and late charges, filing online at etaxnbr.gov.bd, the documents you need, common mistakes and how to correct a return.
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Investment Tax Rebate in Bangladesh, Explained (2025-26)
How the investment tax rebate works for income year 2025-26 — the 3% / 10% / ৳7,50,000 rule, which investments qualify and their limits, how much to invest, the minimum-tax ceiling, and the early-encashment clawback.
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Income Tax for Freelancers and Content Creators in Bangladesh (2026-27)
Freelancing and content-creation income is tax-exempt until 30 June 2027 if every taka arrives by bank transfer — which activities qualify, what doesn't, why you must still file, and how a late return loses the exemption.
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Capital Gains Tax in Bangladesh: Shares, Land, Flats and Gold (2026-27)
How capital gains are taxed for assessment year 2026-27 — the ৳50 lakh exemption on listed shares and fund units, land and buildings under and over five years, flats from a developer at 15% in three instalments, and personal gold and jewellery at 5%.
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Income Tax 2026-27: What Changed for Individual Taxpayers (Finance Act 2026)
What changed for individual returns in assessment year 2026-27, under the Finance Ordinance 2025 and the Finance Act 2026 — higher tax-free limits but tighter slabs, a flat ৳5,000 minimum tax, the end of Tax Day, mandatory e-filing, and new capital gains rules — with a year-on-year tax comparison.
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