Source-cited draft: personal income tax for Lesotho (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Personal income tax rates and credit | Resident individuals are taxed on a two-band progressive scale of 20% and 30%, with a non-refundable personal tax credit that effectively creates a tax-free amount. Figures below are for the 2025/26 tax year (effective 1 April 2025). | |
| Lower band rate | 20% on annual chargeable income up to LSL 74,040Income Tax Act | |
| Upper band rate | 30% on annual chargeable income above LSL 74,040Income Tax Act | |
| Threshold where 30% begins | LSL 74,040 per yearIncome Tax Act | |
| Personal (non-refundable) tax credit | LSL 12,672 per yearIncome Tax Act | |
| Personal tax credit (monthly equivalent) | LSL 1,056 per monthIncome Tax Act | |
| Effective tax-free monthly income | Approximately LSL 5,990 per month (income below which the tax credit eliminates PAYE)Income Tax Act | |
Resident individuals are taxed on a two-band progressive scale of 20% and 30%, with a non-refundable personal tax credit that effectively creates a tax-free amount. Figures below are for the 2025/26 tax year (effective 1 April 2025).
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Other Lesotho computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Non-resident withholding on Lesotho-source income |
| 25% flat (no deductions / no personal credit)Income Tax Act |
| Individual residence test | Generally resident if normally resident in Lesotho, or present in Lesotho for 182 days or more in the tax yearIncome Tax Act |
| Fringe benefits tax (employer-borne) | 40% of the taxable value of fringe benefitsIncome Tax Act |
| Capital gains | No separate CGT — gains on business/investment assets are included in chargeable income and taxed at ordinary ratesIncome Tax Act |
| Annual return filing deadline | 30 June following the end of the 31 March tax yearIncome Tax Act |
| Late filing / late payment penalty | Additional 22% tax per twelve-month period of defaultIncome Tax Act |
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