Source-cited draft: personal income tax for Somalia (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Personal income tax rates and bands | Personal income tax on employment is levied on monthly earnings using USD-denominated progressive bands, because salaries in the formal economy are commonly quoted in US dollars. The figures below reflect the bands published by the Somalia Investment Promotion Office; a licensed Somali accountant should confirm the exact current thresholds. | |
| Monthly income up to USD 200 | 0% (tax-free)Somalia Investment Promotion Office — Tax Regime | |
| Monthly income USD 201 – 800 | Progressive rate (commonly cited 12%–6% band)Somalia Investment Promotion Office — Tax Regime | |
| Monthly income USD 801 – 1,500 | Progressive rate up to ~15%Somalia Investment Promotion Office — Tax Regime | |
| Monthly income above USD 1,500 | 18%Somalia Investment Promotion Office — Tax Regime | |
| Tax-free threshold | First USD 200 of monthly employment income is exemptSomalia Investment Promotion Office — Tax Regime | |
| Quarterly rental income USD 500 – 20,000 | 15% |
Personal income tax on employment is levied on monthly earnings using USD-denominated progressive bands, because salaries in the formal economy are commonly quoted in US dollars. The figures below reflect the bands published by the Somalia Investment Promotion Office; a licensed Somali accountant should confirm the exact current thresholds.
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Other Somalia computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Quarterly rental income above USD 20,000 | 22.5%Somalia Investment Promotion Office — Tax Regime (Law No. 5 of 1966) |
| Residence test | Individuals present/working in Somalia and earning Somali-source income are within charge; a precise day-count residence test is not yet uniformly codifiedIncome Tax Law (Law No. 5 of 1966, as amended) |
| Non-residents | Taxed on Somali-source income; employment income subject to the same PAYE withholding on Somali-source earningsIncome Tax Law (Law No. 5 of 1966, as amended) |
| Collection method | Employers withhold income tax from gross monthly salary under a PAYE system and remit to the Inland Revenue DepartmentInland Revenue Department — PAYE withholding |
| Taxpayer registration | Anyone earning business or investment income in Somalia must register with the IRD on Form TR1Inland Revenue Department — taxpayer registration (Form TR1) |
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