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title: "Suriname tax for new residents 2026: rates and regimes"
url: https://settleanywhere.com/countries/suriname/tax/
lang: en
updated: 2026-10-12
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# Suriname tax

No special regime for new residents in our records.

Checked against official sources on 12 Oct 2026 [Change log](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/)

## Standard rules and foreign-source income

Standard rules

### Income tax for individuals (Wet Inkomstenbelasting)

**Details**

- On: Net income (zuiver inkomen) of persons living in Suriname
- Who: Natural persons living in Suriname are domestic taxpayers
- Limit: SRD 108k/yr ≈ $2,870

Individuals living in Suriname pay 0% on the first SRD 108,000 (≈ $2,870) of net income, then 8% to SRD 150,000, (≈ $3,980) 18% to SRD 192,000, (≈ $5,100) 28% to SRD 234,000 (≈ $6,220) and 38% above (Article 34). (source 1)

#### Taxed on

Net income (zuiver inkomen) of persons living in Suriname; non-residents on Surinamese-source income

#### Who it applies to

- Natural persons living in Suriname are domestic taxpayers; those not living in Suriname are taxed on domestic-source income.

#### Limits

- SRD 108,000 a year (≈ $2,870) · Tax-free first band of net income; 8% to SRD 150,000, (≈ $3,980) 18% to SRD 192,000, (≈ $5,100) 28% to SRD 234,000, (≈ $6,220) 38% above.

#### Tax residence

The consolidated text distinguishes domestic taxpayers (persons living in Suriname) from foreign taxpayers taxed on domestic net income. The temporary solidarity levy of article 34(1a) ran from 1 February 2021 and lapsed on 1 January 2022.

Checked against official sources on 12 Oct 2026, some details partly verified [Change log](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/)

Standard rules

### Suriname income tax: residents taxed on total income (ordinary context)

**Details**

- On: Total income (onzuiver inkomen) of domestic taxpayers
- Who: Domestic taxpayer: a natural person who lives in Suriname (art. 1(2)(a))

Natural persons who live in Suriname are domestic taxpayers under the Wet Inkomstenbelasting 1922 and are assessed on their total net income; persons not living in Suriname are foreign taxpayers assessed only on domestic-source income. (source 2)

#### Taxed on

Total income (onzuiver inkomen) of domestic taxpayers; domestic-source income (binnenlands onzuiver inkomen) of foreign taxpayers.

#### Who it applies to

- Domestic taxpayer: a natural person who lives in Suriname (art. 1(2)(a)).

#### Exclusions

- Foreign taxpayers are taxed only on income from domestic sources as listed in art. 27.

#### Tax residence

Residence means living in Suriname ('wonen in Suriname').

Checked against official sources on 10 Oct 2026, some details partly verified [Change log](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/)

≈ USD figures are approximate: daily reference rates from ExchangeRate-API, dated 12 Oct 2026, refreshed when the site is updated.

**Sources (2)**

## Official sources

1. [Wet Inkomstenbelasting 1922 (geconsolideerd 2024)](https://belastingdienst.sr/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Wet-Inkomstenbelasting.pdf) · Belastingdienst Suriname · checked 2026-10-12 · published 2024
2. [Wet Inkomstenbelasting 1922 (geldende tekst G.B. 1960 no. 84, zoals laatstelijk gewijzigd bij S.B. 2024 no. 3), art. 1 and art. 27](https://belastingdienst.sr/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Wet-Inkomstenbelasting.pdf) · Belastingdienst Suriname · checked 2026-10-10 · published 2024