Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Guinea-Bissau (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| VAT (IVA) rates, registration and filing | Guinea-Bissau introduced Value Added Tax (Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado — IVA) effective 1 January 2025, replacing the former 19% general sales tax (Imposto Geral sobre Vendas e Serviços). It became the 175th country in the world to adopt VAT. | |
| VAT (IVA) introduction date | 1 January 2025 (replaced the former 19% general sales tax)Código do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) | |
| Standard VAT (IVA) rate | 19%Código do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) | |
| Reduced VAT rate | 10% on certain essential goods and servicesCódigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) | |
| Zero rate | 0% on exportsCódigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) | |
| Standard VAT registration threshold | Annual turnover above FCFA 40,000,000 must register under the standard VAT regimeCódigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) | |
| Simplified VAT regime band | Turnover between FCFA 10,000,000 and FCFA 40,000,000 qualifies for a simplified VAT scheme |
Guinea-Bissau introduced Value Added Tax (Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado — IVA) effective 1 January 2025, replacing the former 19% general sales tax (Imposto Geral sobre Vendas e Serviços). It became the 175th country in the world to adopt VAT.
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| VAT exemption threshold | Turnover below FCFA 10,000,000 is exempt from VAT registrationCódigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) |
| Main VAT-exempt supplies | Financial services, real estate, domestic gas/heating, education and medicinesCódigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) |
| VAT return filing frequency | Monthly VAT returns and paymentCódigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) |
| Reverse charge on imported services | Recipient self-assesses VAT on services supplied by non-established (foreign) providersCódigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) |
| Input VAT recovery | Registered taxpayers may credit input VAT against output VAT, subject to the usual deduction restrictionsCódigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) |
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