Source-cited draft: personal income tax for DR Congo (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Personal income tax (IPR) bands and rates | Personal income tax on salaries (Impôt Professionnel sur les Rémunérations, IPR) is progressive across four annual bands, with the same scale applying regardless of residence. The total IPR is capped at 30% of taxable salary. Figures are an unverified 2025 draft pending accountant review. | |
| Band 1 — annual taxable income CDF 0 to 1,944,000 | 3%Code des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) | |
| Band 2 — annual taxable income CDF 1,944,001 to 21,600,000 | 15%Code des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) | |
| Band 3 — annual taxable income CDF 21,600,001 to 43,200,000 | 30%Code des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) | |
| Band 4 — annual taxable income above CDF 43,200,000 | 40%Code des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) | |
| Overall cap on IPR | IPR cannot exceed 30% of taxable salaryCode des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) | |
| Resident vs non-resident scale | The same progressive IPR scale applies; the law taxes salaries by source rather than distinguishing resident/non-resident rates |
Personal income tax on salaries (Impôt Professionnel sur les Rémunérations, IPR) is progressive across four annual bands, with the same scale applying regardless of residence. The total IPR is capped at 30% of taxable salary. Figures are an unverified 2025 draft pending accountant review.
Other DR Congo computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Tax-free threshold | None — taxation begins from CDF 0 (lowest band rate 3%)Code des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) |
| Dependant rebate | 2% reduction of IPR per dependantCode des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) |
| Deduction for social security | Employee INSS/social security contributions are deducted in computing net taxable salaryCode des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) |
| Termination indemnities / allowances | 10%Code des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) |
| Casual / day-labour employees | 15%Code des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) |
| Non-salary income of individuals | Incomes other than salaries are, in practice, not subject to IPRCode des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) |
| Annual recapitulative return deadline | 30 March of the following year (filed by the employer)Code des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) |
| Monthly PAYE withholding remittance | By the 15th of the month following salary paymentCode des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) |
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