Source-cited draft: payroll & social contributions for Somalia (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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Payroll withholding (PAYE)
Employers withhold progressive income tax from gross monthly salary (0% up to USD 200, rising to 18% above USD 1,500) %Inland Revenue Department — PAYE withholding (https://sominvest.gov.so/procedures/tax-regime/)
Remittance deadline
PAYE and sales tax remitted monthly to the Inland Revenue Department ((approx — confirm))Inland Revenue Department (https://www.revenuedirectorate.gov.so/direct-tax)
Social security scheme
No comprehensive national social-security / pension contribution scheme is yet uniformly enforced at the federal level ((approx — confirm))Federal Ministry of Finance — Revenue Directorate (https://www.revenuedirectorate.gov.so/direct-tax)
Employer social-security contribution
No uniformly published statutory employer contribution rate — confirm locally ((approx — confirm))Federal Ministry of Finance — Revenue Directorate (https://www.revenuedirectorate.gov.so/direct-tax)
Employee social-security contribution
No uniformly published statutory employee contribution rate — confirm locally ((approx — confirm))Federal Ministry of Finance — Revenue Directorate (https://www.revenuedirectorate.gov.so/direct-tax)
Wage base / cap
PAYE applied to gross monthly employment income; no published cap on the income-tax base ((approx — confirm))Inland Revenue Department — PAYE (https://sominvest.gov.so/procedures/tax-regime/)
Employer registration
Employers must register with the Inland Revenue Department and obtain a Tax Identification Number to operate payroll withholdingInland Revenue Department — taxpayer registration (Form TR1) (https://www.revenuedirectorate.gov.so/direct-tax)
Payroll currency
Formal-sector salaries and PAYE bands are commonly expressed in USDSomalia Investment Promotion Office — Tax Regime (https://sominvest.gov.so/procedures/tax-regime/)
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Employers operate PAYE withholding on employees' monthly salaries and remit to the Inland Revenue Department. Somalia does not yet have a comprehensive, nationally codified social-security contribution scheme; published employer/employee contribution rates are limited and should be confirmed with a local accountant.
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