Source-cited draft: personal income tax for Zimbabwe (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 (2025) | PAYE in Zimbabwe is progressive and currency-specific: USD-denominated income uses a USD table and ZiG income uses a separate ZiG table. The figures below are the 2025 monthly USD bands published by ZIMRA; a 3% AIDS levy is added on top of the computed tax. | |
| USD tax-free threshold | USD 100 per month (USD 1,200 per year)Finance Act, 2025 (USD PAYE Tax Tables, ZIMRA) | |
| USD band — next USD 200/month above threshold | 20% on the portion from USD 100 to USD 300 per monthUSD PAYE Tax Tables 2025 (ZIMRA) | |
| USD band — next USD 2,700/month | 25% on the portion from USD 300 to USD 3,000 per monthUSD PAYE Tax Tables 2025 (ZIMRA) | |
| USD top band | 40% on the portion above USD 3,000 per month (above USD 36,000 per year)USD PAYE Tax Tables 2025 (ZIMRA) | |
| ZiG tax-free threshold | ZiG 2,800 per month (ZiG 33,600 per year)ZWG PAYE Tax Tables 2025 (ZIMRA) | |
| ZiG top marginal rate | 40% on annual income above ZiG 1,008,000 |
PAYE in Zimbabwe is progressive and currency-specific: USD-denominated income uses a USD table and ZiG income uses a separate ZiG table. The figures below are the 2025 monthly USD bands published by ZIMRA; a 3% AIDS levy is added on top of the computed tax.
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Other Zimbabwe computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| AIDS levy on personal tax | 3% of the income tax computed (makes the effective top rate approximately 41.2%)Finance Act (Chapter 23:04) |
| Non-resident individuals | Taxed on Zimbabwe-source employment income at the same PAYE bands; certain Zimbabwe-source payments to non-residents are subject to final withholding taxIncome Tax Act (Chapter 23:06) |
| Residence concept | Zimbabwe taxes on source rather than residence; an individual's ordinary residence affects deemed-source rules and certain credits but residence is not the primary charging basisIncome Tax Act (Chapter 23:06) |
| Elderly persons / disability credits | Statutory tax credits available for taxpayers aged 55+ and for blind/disabled persons (amounts set annually in the Finance Act)Income Tax Act (Chapter 23:06) |
| Allowable deductions | Pension/NSSA contributions and certain medical/donation reliefs are deductible; expenditure must be incurred in the production of incomeIncome Tax Act (Chapter 23:06) |
| PAYE remittance deadline | Employer remits by the 10th of the month following deductionIncome Tax Act (Chapter 23:06) |
| Individual income tax return | Employees taxed solely under PAYE are generally not required to file; those with other income file a return after year-endIncome Tax Act (Chapter 23:06) |
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