Source-cited draft: payroll & social contributions for Malawi (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Payroll withholding and social/pension contributions | Employers operate PAYE on employee salaries and must enrol employees in a pension scheme under the Pension Act. There is no broad state social-security payroll tax; the statutory contributory pension is the main payroll-linked contribution. | |
| PAYE withholding | Employers deduct PAYE on the progressive monthly scale and remit to the MRATaxation Act (Chapter 41:01), Eleventh Schedule (PAYE) | |
| PAYE remittance deadline | By the 14th day of the month following deductionTaxation Act (Chapter 41:01) | |
| Employer minimum pension contribution | 10% of pensionable emolumentsPension Act, 2011 | |
| Employee minimum pension contribution | 5% of pensionable emolumentsPension Act, 2011 | |
| Order of operations | Employee pension contribution is deducted before PAYE is computedTaxation Act (Chapter 41:01) | |
| General social-security payroll tax | No broad-based national social-insurance payroll tax beyond the statutory pension; the contributory pension scheme is the principal payroll-linked contribution |
Employers operate PAYE on employee salaries and must enrol employees in a pension scheme under the Pension Act. There is no broad state social-security payroll tax; the statutory contributory pension is the main payroll-linked contribution.
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| TEVET levy (skills development) | Employers pay a TEVET (technical/vocational training) levy of 1% of the basic payrollTechnical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Act |
| Pension contribution remittance | Contributions remitted to the licensed pension fund within 14 days of month endPension Act, 2011 |
| Pensionable emoluments base | Contributions are calculated on pensionable emoluments (typically basic salary plus specified allowances)Pension Act, 2011 |
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