Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Sao Tome and Principe (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Value-added tax (IVA) | Sao Tome and Principe introduced a value-added tax (Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado, IVA) effective 1 June 2023, replacing several prior consumption and service taxes. It operates on standard EU/Portuguese VAT mechanics with input/output credit. | |
| VAT in force | Yes — IVA has applied since 1 June 2023Codigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) | |
| Standard VAT rate | 15%Codigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) | |
| Reduced/zero rates | Reduced and zero rates apply to specified essential goods and exports; confirm the current scheduleCodigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) | |
| VAT registration threshold | Annual turnover of Db 1,000,000Codigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) | |
| Below-threshold (small business) regime | Businesses below the VAT threshold pay a monthly turnover tax of 7% instead of VATCodigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) | |
| VAT return filing frequency | Monthly |
Sao Tome and Principe introduced a value-added tax (Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado, IVA) effective 1 June 2023, replacing several prior consumption and service taxes. It operates on standard EU/Portuguese VAT mechanics with input/output credit.
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Other São Tomé and Príncipe computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Reverse charge on imported services | Reverse charge applies so the recipient self-accounts for VAT on services received from non-resident suppliersCodigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) |
| Input VAT credit | Registered taxpayers may deduct input VAT on business purchases against output VATCodigo do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado (IVA) |
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