Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Guyana (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| VAT rates and registration | Guyana levies Value-Added Tax under the Value-Added Tax Act 2005, administered by the GRA. The standard rate is 14%, with zero-rating and exemptions for specified supplies. | |
| Standard VAT rate | 14%Value-Added Tax Act 2005 | |
| Zero rate | 0% on specified supplies (e.g. exports and certain basic items)Value-Added Tax Act 2005 — Schedule of zero-rated supplies | |
| Exempt supplies | Certain supplies are exempt (no VAT charged, no input credit) — e.g. specified financial, education, medical and residential suppliesValue-Added Tax Act 2005 — Schedule of exempt supplies | |
| Compulsory registration threshold | G$15,000,000 of taxable activity over 12 months (or expected to exceed within a shorter period)Value-Added Tax Act 2005 | |
| Voluntary registration | Available to persons below the G$15,000,000 thresholdValue-Added Tax Act 2005 | |
| Filing frequency | Monthly — VAT return and payment due by the 21st day of the month following the tax period |
Guyana levies Value-Added Tax under the Value-Added Tax Act 2005, administered by the GRA. The standard rate is 14%, with zero-rating and exemptions for specified supplies.
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| Input tax credit | Registered persons may credit VAT paid on business inputs against output VAT (subject to documentation and exclusions)Value-Added Tax Act 2005 |
| Reverse charge on imported services | Recipients of certain imported services must self-account for VAT (reverse charge) where the supplier is non-residentValue-Added Tax Act 2005 |
| VAT on imports | 14% VAT charged on the value of imported goods at the point of entry (in addition to applicable duties)Value-Added Tax Act 2005 |
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