Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Mali (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Value-added tax (TVA) | Mali levies a value-added tax (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée, TVA) under the CGI, broadly aligned with the WAEMU/UEMOA VAT directive. The standard rate is 18%, with exports zero-rated and certain essentials exempt. | |
| Standard VAT rate | 18%Code Général des Impôts (Mali) — Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée | |
| Reduced VAT rate | A reduced rate of 5% applies to certain designated goods/servicesCode Général des Impôts (Mali) — Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée | |
| Zero-rated supplies | Exports are zero-rated (0%)Code Général des Impôts (Mali) — Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée | |
| Exempt supplies | Basic foodstuffs, healthcare, education and certain financial services are exemptCode Général des Impôts (Mali) — Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée | |
| VAT registration / réel regime threshold | Turnover above XOF 50,000,000 (the réel normal regime threshold) is the common VAT-liability triggerCode Général des Impôts (Mali) | |
| VAT return frequency | Monthly — filed and paid by the 15th of the following month |
Mali levies a value-added tax (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée, TVA) under the CGI, broadly aligned with the WAEMU/UEMOA VAT directive. The standard rate is 18%, with exports zero-rated and certain essentials exempt.
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| Reverse charge on imported services | VAT on services supplied by non-residents is self-assessed by the Malian recipient (retenue/autoliquidation)Code Général des Impôts (Mali) — Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée |
| Input VAT recovery | Registered taxpayers credit input VAT against output VAT, subject to deduction rulesCode Général des Impôts (Mali) — Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée |
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