Source-cited draft: personal income tax for Afghanistan (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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Monthly salary 0 – 5,000 AFN
0%Income Tax Law 2009
Monthly salary 5,001 – 12,500 AFN
2% of the amount over 5,000 AFNIncome Tax Law 2009
Monthly salary 12,501 – 100,000 AFN
10% of the amount over 12,500 AFN, plus 150 AFNIncome Tax Law 2009
Monthly salary over 100,000 AFN
20% of the amount over 100,000 AFN, plus 8,900 AFNIncome Tax Law 2009
Effective monthly tax-free threshold
5,000 AFN per month (≈ 60,000 AFN per year)Income Tax Law 2009
Residence test
Individual domiciled in Afghanistan, OR present in Afghanistan for 183 days or more in the tax year, OR a government employee posted abroadIncome Tax Law 2009
Resident income scope
Worldwide income (with foreign tax credit relief where applicable)Income Tax Law 2009
Non-resident income scope
Afghan-source income onlyIncome Tax Law 2009
Individual business / sole-proprietor income tax
Taxed under the general income tax at progressive natural-person rates up to 20%, plus applicable BRT on turnover ((approx — confirm interaction of fixed/small-business tax regimes))Income Tax Law 2009
Annual return filing deadline
Within 3 months after the tax year-end ((approx — confirm))Income Tax Law 2009
Collection of salary tax
Withheld at source monthly by the employer and remitted to ARD (PAYE-equivalent)Income Tax Law 2009
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Salary income tax is computed monthly under the Income Tax Law 2009 using a low-banded progressive schedule that effectively exempts low earners. The same schedule applies to residents; non-residents are taxed only on Afghan-source income.
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