Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Bhutan (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Indirect tax — Sales Tax (2025) and incoming GST | Bhutan did NOT have a VAT/GST in force during income year 2025; the indirect tax was the historic Sales Tax (plus customs and excise). The Goods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2020 (as amended in 2025) introduces a GST that takes effect 1 January 2026 at a flat 5% rate, replacing Sales Tax. The facts below describe the incoming GST framework for planning. | |
| GST/VAT in force in 2025 | None — no GST/VAT operated in 2025; indirect tax was Sales Tax until GST commencementSales Tax, Customs and Excise Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2000 | |
| GST commencement date | 1 January 2026Goods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2020 (as amended 2025) | |
| GST standard rate (from 2026) | 5% flat on taxable supplies and taxable imports of goods and servicesGoods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2020 (as amended 2025) | |
| Originally legislated GST rate (2020 Act) | 7% (single rate, later reduced to 5% by the 2025 amendment)Goods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2020 | |
| GST exemptions / zero-rated essentials | Exemption for rice, cooking oil and salt, sanitary pads, and electronic wheelchairs for persons with disabilitiesGoods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2020 (as amended 2025) |
Bhutan did NOT have a VAT/GST in force during income year 2025; the indirect tax was the historic Sales Tax (plus customs and excise). The Goods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2020 (as amended in 2025) introduces a GST that takes effect 1 January 2026 at a flat 5% rate, replacing Sales Tax. The facts below describe the incoming GST framework for planning.
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Other Bhutan computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| GST registration threshold | Annual turnover threshold set in the GST Act / RulesGoods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2020 (as amended 2025) |
| GST administration system | Administered via the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS) operated by DRCGoods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2020 (as amended 2025) |
| GST return filing frequency | Periodic (typically monthly) returns under the GST Act and RulesGoods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2020 (as amended 2025) |
| Reverse charge on imported services | GST on taxable imports of goods and services is collected, including reverse-charge mechanism on imported servicesGoods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2020 (as amended 2025) |
| Excise Tax | Excise Equalization Tax provisions repealed from the GST Act; a standalone Excise Tax Act introducedExcise Tax Act of Bhutan 2025 |
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