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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Standard VAT rate
18Code Général des Impôts (Mali) — Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée (https://www.pwc.co.za/en/publications/vat-in-africa/mali-overview.html)
Reduced VAT rate
5Code Général des Impôts (Mali) — Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée
Zero-rated supplies
0Code Général des Impôts (Mali) — Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée
Exempt supplies
Basic foodstuffs, healthcare, education and certain financial services are exempt (approx — confirm exempt list against CGI)Code Général des Impôts (Mali) — Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée
VAT registration / réel regime threshold
50,000,000Code Général des Impôts (Mali)
VAT return frequency
Monthly — filed and paid by the 15th of the following month (approx — confirm exact due day with DGI)Code Général des Impôts (Mali) — Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée
Reverse charge on imported services
VAT on services supplied by non-residents is self-assessed by the Malian recipient (retenue/autoliquidation) (approx — confirm mechanism)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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