Payroll and social contributions for Cape Verde (tax year 2026): INPS rates 16% and 8.5%, REMPE 8%, FOS and DPR by the 15th. Built from INPS, DNRE and Boletim Oficial pages.
Cape Verde · tax year 2026 · changed 25 Jun 2026
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| Item | Amount | Tax year | Official URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer | 16% | 2026 | https://inps.cv/obrigacoes/ |
| Employee | 8.5% | 2026 | same |
| Total, employed | 24.5% | 2026 | same |
| Self-employed | 19.5% | 2026 | same |
| Domestic service | 15% employer, 8% worker, 23% total | 2026 | same |
| REMPE | 8%, worker | 2026 | same |
| IRPS withholding | See income tax | 2026 | https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/1952 |
Employers, employees and the self-employed in Cape Verde. The Instituto Nacional de Previdencia Social (INPS) runs social security; DNRE takes withheld income tax.
Basis for 2026: the law is the State Budget 2026 (Lei 69/X/2025, in force 1 January 2026), the DNRE Calendario Fiscal 2026 and the base code as published. No consolidated code was found, and Lei 116/IX/2021 could not be opened, so a row resting on original code text carries that limit. The Amending Budget of 13 August 2026 changed no tax rate we could find.
| Item | Amount | Tax year | Official URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer | 16% | 2026 | https://inps.cv/obrigacoes/ |
| Employee | 8.5% | 2026 | same |
| Total, employed | 24.5% | 2026 | same |
| Self-employed | 19.5% | 2026 | same |
| Domestic service | 15% employer, 8% worker, 23% total | 2026 | same |
| REMPE | 8%, worker | 2026 | same |
| IRPS withholding | See income tax | 2026 | https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/1952 |
Contributions are computed on pay declared on the FOS (Folhas de Ordenados e Salarios). The TEU replaces the employer contribution in REMPE, not worker registration. Employers must register within 15 days of starting and notify new workers within 15 days of their start.
INPS: monthly FOS, and payment by the 15th of the next month; if the 15th is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the next working day. Payment needs the Documento de Cobranca generated on the INPS Portal. DNRE: DPR and withheld tax by the 15th.
Unpaid contributions bring late-payment interest and a fine for each month. Four consecutive months of FOS without payment is grave non-compliance (INPS). The Calendario Fiscal says late or missing returns and unpaid tax are infractions under the Regime Juridico das Infracoes Tributarias Nao Aduaneiras, with fines and late-payment interest. That regime could not be opened, so no amount is given here.
Non-resident employee withholding is 20% in the DPR table (code A.4). Social security treaties: not read.
Case 1: gross CVE 100,000: employer 16,000, employee 8,500, total 24,500.
name: INPS on 100,000
inputs:
g: 100000
steps:
- er: g * 0.16
- ee: g * 0.085
- total: er + ee
expected:
er: 16000.00
ee: 8500.00
total: 24500.00
Case 2, REMPE or normal regime: same pay, REMPE removes employer cost and the worker pays 8%: employer saves 16,000 and the worker 500.
name: REMPE payroll
inputs:
g: 100000
steps:
- saving_er: g * 0.16
- saving_ee: g * 0.085 - g * 0.08
expected:
saving_er: 16000.00
saving_ee: 500.00
| Source | URL | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Lei 69/X/2025, State Budget 2026, BO I 133 sup. 1, 31 Dec 2025: arts 29, 30, 32, 84, 99, 100 and Anexo I read | https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/DownloadAct?id=89137 | 2026-11-01 |
| Lei 1/XI/2026, Amending Budget 2026, BO I 90, 13 Aug 2026: searched for tax-rate changes, none found | https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/DownloadAct?id=112975 | 2026-11-01 |
| Lei 78/VIII/2014, Codigo do IRPS, BO I 81, 31 Dec 2014 (original text): arts 21, 45 to 53, 57, 70 to 74 read | https://boe.incv.cv/Bulletins/Download/1952 | 2026-11-01 |
| INPS, Obrigacoes: all read | https://inps.cv/obrigacoes/ | 2026-11-01 |
| INPS, Pagamento: all read | https://inps.cv/pagamento-2/ | 2026-11-01 |
| INPS, Inscricao: all read | https://inps.cv/inscricao/ | 2026-11-01 |
| INPS, Contribuicoes: all read | https://inps.cv/contribuicoes/ | 2026-11-01 |
| DNRE, DPR FAQ v6: category table and Category A answers read | https://www.mf.gov.cv/documents/54571/273413/DPR%20%E2%80%93%20Perguntas%20Frequentes_FAQ_Vers%C3%A3o%206.pdf | 2026-11-01 |
| DNRE, Calendario Fiscal 2026, updated 11 Jun 2026: all months read | https://www.mf.gov.cv/documents/54571/0/Calendario_Fiscal_2026_PEC_Vers%C3%A3o_Atualizado_110626.pdf/7f524ec2-1b35-2f33-8936-42e8b752516e?version=1.0&t=1781260657225 | 2026-11-01 |
Not yet confirmed: Lei 116/IX/2021 and every other amendment not listed in Sources; penalty amounts; interest rate. A contribution ceiling (the old skill said none generally applies); INPS law article numbers for the rates; national minimum wage for 2026; fine amounts.
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