Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Liberia (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Goods and Services Tax (GST) | Liberia operates a Goods and Services Tax (GST), a single-stage tax levied largely at the manufacturing/import stage and on listed services, rather than a multi-stage credit VAT. A move to a full VAT has been announced (targeted for around 2027 — confirm), which would replace GST. | |
| Consumption tax type | GST (single-stage), not a credit-invoice VAT; VAT replacement announced for around 1 Jan 2027Liberia Revenue Code | |
| GST general rate | 12% (general rate, increased from 10%)Liberia Revenue Code | |
| GST on listed goods (Revenue Code base rate) | 7% on certain manufactured/imported goods listed in the Revenue Code (verify against current LRA notice — superseded by the general-rate increase)Liberia Revenue Code | |
| GST on listed services (Revenue Code base rate) | 10% on listed services in the Revenue Code (verify against current LRA notice)Liberia Revenue Code | |
| GST on communication/telecom services | 15%Liberia Revenue Code | |
| GST registration threshold | Annual turnover of taxable goods manufacture or taxable services exceeding LRD 5,000,000 |
Liberia operates a Goods and Services Tax (GST), a single-stage tax levied largely at the manufacturing/import stage and on listed services, rather than a multi-stage credit VAT. A move to a full VAT has been announced (targeted for around 2027 — confirm), which would replace GST.
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| GST filing frequency | Monthly return, due by the 21st day of the following monthLiberia Revenue Code |
| Input tax credit / reverse charge | As a single-stage GST, there is generally no full input-tax-credit chain as under a VAT; broad reverse-charge mechanics do not apply the way they do under EU-style VATLiberia Revenue Code |
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