Source-cited draft: payroll & social contributions for DR Congo (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Social security and payroll contributions | Employers and employees contribute to the national social security fund (INSS, formerly CNSS) plus training and employment-office levies, and employers withhold IPR via PAYE. This is an unverified 2025 draft pending accountant review. | |
| INSS social security — employer share | 13%Loi n° 16/009 portant régime général de la sécurité sociale | |
| INSS social security — employee share | 5% (withheld by the employer)Loi n° 16/009 portant régime général de la sécurité sociale | |
| Professional training levy (INPP) — companies with ≤50 employees | 3% (employer only)Code Général des Impôts (RDC) | |
| Professional training levy (INPP) — 51 to 300 employees | 2% (employer only)Code Général des Impôts (RDC) | |
| Professional training levy (INPP) — more than 300 employees | 1% (employer only)Code Général des Impôts (RDC) | |
| Employment office levy (ONEM) | 0.2% (employer only)Code Général des Impôts (RDC) |
Employers and employees contribute to the national social security fund (INSS, formerly CNSS) plus training and employment-office levies, and employers withhold IPR via PAYE. This is an unverified 2025 draft pending accountant review.
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Other DR Congo computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Exceptional tax on expatriate remuneration (IER) — standard | 25% (employer-borne, on remuneration of expatriate employees from non-bordering countries)Code des Impôts sur les Revenus (IER/IERE) |
| Exceptional tax on expatriate remuneration (IER) — mining companies | 10% (deductible for corporate tax)Code Minier (RDC) |
| PAYE withholding (IPR on salaries) | Employer withholds progressive IPR monthly (capped at 30% of taxable salary)Code des Impôts sur les Revenus (IPR) |
| Contribution wage base / cap | Contributions are computed on gross salary; a contribution ceiling may be set by INSS regulationLoi n° 16/009 portant régime général de la sécurité sociale |
| Remittance deadline (payroll taxes and contributions) | By the 15th of the month following salary payment, via a single returnCode Général des Impôts (RDC) |
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