In this page: Accounting Rules | Tax Rates | Intellectual Property | Legal Framework | Standards | Business Practices
Jordan | Middle East & North Africa | United States | Germany | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Payments of Taxes per Year | 9.0 | 20.8 | 10.6 | 9.0 |
Time Taken For Administrative Formalities (Hours) | 96.5 | 204.0 | 175.0 | 218.0 |
Total Share of Taxes (% of Profit) | 28.6 | 32.1 | 36.6 | 48.8 |
Source: Doing Business - Latest available data.
Individual Income tax | Progressive rate from 5% to 30% |
JOD 0 - JOD 5,000 | 5% |
JOD 5,001 to JOD 10,000 | 10% |
JOD 10,001 to JOD 15,000 | 15% |
JOD 15,001 to JOD 20,000 | 20% |
JOD 20,001 to JOD 1,000,000 | 25% |
Over JOD 1,000,000 | 30% |
National contribution tax | 1% (for annual income exceeding JOD 200,000) |
Type of property and law | Validity | International Agreements Signed |
---|---|---|
Patent Patent Law 1953 |
16 years | |
Trademark Trademarks Law 1952 |
7 years renewable indefinitely | |
Design Industrial Design Law |
5 years renewable for a period of 10 years | |
Copyright Law n°22 of 1992 |
30 years after the death of the author. |
WIPO Copyright Treaty |
Industrial Models Law n° 14 of 2000 |
15 years after the registration of the model. |
New Year's Day | 1 January |
Labor Day | 1 May |
Independence Day | 25 May |
Army Day | 10 June |
Christmas Day | 25 December |
Hegirian calendar New Year's Day | end December/ beginning January (variable) |
Good Friday | March (variable) |
Easter Monday | March (variable) |
Birth of the Prophet | March (variable) |
Eid El Fitr | 3 day festival at the end of Ramadan (variable) |
Eid El Adha | 3 day festival, 70 days after the end of Ramadan (variable) |
Ascension of the Prophet | June (variable) |
Eid El Fitr | It usually lasts three days at the end of Ramadan. In some regions it can last up to 10 days. |
Eid El Adha | 3 days, 70 days after the end of Ramadan. It can last 10 days in some regions. |
The month of August | It is not an official holiday period but during this time activity really slows down. |
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