Source-cited draft: personal income tax for Malawi (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Personal income tax (PAYE) bands — 2024/2025 | Individuals pay tax on a progressive monthly PAYE scale administered by the MRA. The bands below applied for the year of assessment April 2024 to March 2025; a reform effective 1 January 2026 changed both the bands and the rates. | |
| Tax-free monthly band | First MK 150,000 per month taxed at 0%Taxation Act (Chapter 41:01), Eleventh Schedule (PAYE) | |
| 25% band | 25% on the next MK 350,000 (i.e. MK 150,001–500,000 per month)Taxation Act (Chapter 41:01), Eleventh Schedule (PAYE) | |
| 30% band | 30% on income from MK 500,001 to MK 2,550,000 per monthTaxation Act (Chapter 41:01), Eleventh Schedule (PAYE) | |
| 35% top band | 35% on monthly income above MK 2,550,000 (above MK 30,600,000 per year)Taxation Act (Chapter 41:01), Eleventh Schedule (PAYE) | |
| Reform effective 1 January 2026 | 0% to MK 170,000; 30% MK 170,001–1,570,000; 35% MK 1,570,001–10,000,000; 40% above MK 10,000,000 (monthly)Public Notice — New Tax Measures (MRA) | |
| Non-resident individual rate | Income from a Malawi source is taxable; employment income is taxed via PAYE on the same scale |
Individuals pay tax on a progressive monthly PAYE scale administered by the MRA. The bands below applied for the year of assessment April 2024 to March 2025; a reform effective 1 January 2026 changed both the bands and the rates.
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Other Malawi computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Residence test | An individual is ordinarily resident in Malawi based on physical presence/permanent home; tax is nonetheless levied on a source basisTaxation Act (Chapter 41:01) |
| Employee pension contribution (deductible before PAYE) | PAYE is computed after deducting the employee's pension contribution (minimum 5% of pensionable emoluments)Pension Act, 2011 |
| Fringe benefits tax (FBT) | Employer-provided fringe benefits are taxed in the employer's hands at 30%Taxation Act (Chapter 41:01) |
| Individual return filing | Most employees are taxed finally through PAYE; those with other income file under self-assessmentTaxation Act (Chapter 41:01) |
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