Source-cited draft: personal income tax for Burundi (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Personal income tax (Impôt sur les revenus) | Burundi applies a progressive scale to individual income (employment, business and rental income) administered by the OBR. The monthly bands below are widely cited for 2025; an accountant should confirm exact thresholds against the current General Tax Code. | |
| Monthly taxable income up to BIF 150,000 | 0%Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) | |
| Monthly taxable income BIF 150,001 to 300,000 | 20%Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) | |
| Monthly taxable income over BIF 300,000 | 30%Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) | |
| Tax-free threshold | BIF 150,000 per month (income below this is taxed at 0%)Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) | |
| Non-resident individual income (Burundi-source) | 15% flat (withholding on Burundi-source payments)Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) | |
| Residence test for individuals | An individual is resident if they have their tax domicile in Burundi, carry out their main professional activity in Burundi, or have the centre of their economic interests there |
Burundi applies a progressive scale to individual income (employment, business and rental income) administered by the OBR. The monthly bands below are widely cited for 2025; an accountant should confirm exact thresholds against the current General Tax Code.
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| Scope of taxation | Residents are taxed on worldwide income; non-residents only on Burundi-source incomeLaw No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) |
| Agricultural income exemption | Smallholder/agricultural income is exempt (commonly cited up to BIF 1,800,000 per year)Law No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) |
| Employment income collection mechanism | Tax on salaries is withheld at source by the employer (PAYE-equivalent) and remitted monthlyLaw No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) |
| Monthly salary tax remittance deadline | 15th of the following monthOBR filing rules under the General Tax Code |
| Annual individual income tax return deadline | Generally by 31 March of the following yearLaw No. 1/02 of 24 January 2013 (income tax law) |
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