Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Angola (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Value-Added Tax (IVA) | Angola operates a VAT (Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado, IVA) with a standard rate of 14%, introduced in 2019 and subsequently amended. Reduced rates apply to specific goods, services, and the Cabinda province, and a captivation (VAT withholding) regime substitutes for a traditional reverse charge in many cases. | |
| Standard VAT rate | 14%Codigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (VAT Code) | |
| Reduced rate on certain food goods and agricultural inputs | 5%Codigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (VAT Code) | |
| Reduced rate on hotel and restaurant services | 7% (subject to conditions)Codigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (VAT Code) | |
| Simplified VAT regime rate | 7% on turnoverCodigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (VAT Code) | |
| Reduced rate in Cabinda Province | 1% on imports and supplies (2% for port and water distribution services)Codigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (VAT Code) | |
| Standard (general) VAT regime threshold | Annual turnover exceeding AOA 350,000,000 |
Angola operates a VAT (Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado, IVA) with a standard rate of 14%, introduced in 2019 and subsequently amended. Reduced rates apply to specific goods, services, and the Cabinda province, and a captivation (VAT withholding) regime substitutes for a traditional reverse charge in many cases.
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| Simplified VAT regime turnover range | Annual turnover between AOA 25,000,000 and AOA 350,000,000Codigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (VAT Code) |
| VAT return filing frequency | MonthlyCodigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (VAT Code) |
| VAT payment deadline | By the last day of the month following the operationsCodigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (VAT Code) |
| VAT captivation (withholding) regime | Certain entities (e.g. oil companies, banks, the State) withhold part of the VAT on supplier invoices instead of the supplier remitting in fullCodigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (VAT Code) |
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