Source-cited draft: tax overview for Lesotho (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Lesotho tax system at a glance | Lesotho taxes income under the Income Tax Act and operates a VAT system administered by the Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL). The tax year runs to 31 March and the currency is the Lesotho loti, which is pegged 1:1 to the South African rand. | |
| Tax year | 1 April to 31 MarchIncome Tax Act | |
| Currency | Lesotho loti (LSL / M), pegged 1:1 to the South African rand (ZAR)Common Monetary Area agreement | |
| Tax authority | Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL)Revenue Services Lesotho Act | |
| Basis of taxation | Residents are taxed on worldwide income; non-residents on Lesotho-source income onlyIncome Tax Act | |
| Headline personal income tax rates | 20% and 30% (progressive, two-band)Income Tax Act | |
| Standard corporate income tax rate | 25%Income Tax Act | |
| Concessional CIT rate (manufacturing & commercial farming) |
Lesotho taxes income under the Income Tax Act and operates a VAT system administered by the Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL). The tax year runs to 31 March and the currency is the Lesotho loti, which is pegged 1:1 to the South African rand.
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| 10%Income Tax Act |
| Does VAT/GST exist? | Yes — VAT, standard rate 15%Value Added Tax Act 2001 |
| Annual income tax return deadline | 30 June following the end of the tax yearIncome Tax Act |
| VAT return / payment deadline | 20th of the month following the tax periodValue Added Tax Act 2001 |
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