REMINDER TO PAY TAXES AND SUBMIT TAX RETURNS DUE IN SEPTEMBER 2025

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) is reminding valued taxpayers to honour their obligations by paying taxes and submitting tax returns due in the month of September 2025. The due dates for payment of taxes and submission of returns are as follows:

TAX PAYMENT

TAX TYPE                                                             DUE DATE

Pay As You Earn                                                 14th September 2025

Withholding Tax                                                  14th September 2025

Domestic Excise                                                  20th September 2025

Value Added Tax                                                 25th September 2025

Income tax                                                           30th September 2025 (Accounting date 31st March)

RETURN SUBMISSION 

Pay As You Earn (PAYE),                                    14th September 2025

Withholding Tax,                                                  14th September 2025      

Domestic Excise,                                                  20th September 2025

Value Added Tax,                                                 25th September 2025

Income tax, 30th September 2025 for all those taxpayers whose accounting date is 31st March.

TEVET LEVY

The Authority is reminding all employers that Tevet Levy and Employers’ Data Form for the year 2024/25 was due by 1st April 2025.

Failure to remit the payable levy by the due date attracts 20% of the unpaid amount.

CUSTOMS & EXCISE

Duty is payable upon importation of goods into Malawi. Customs duties can also be paid prior to the arrival of goods at the border. 

REMINDER TO ALL TAXPAYERS AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY

MRA further wishes to remind all taxpayers and the business community that it is their obligation and responsibility to settle their tax liabilities on time. Any delay or failure to settle taxes results in penalties in accordance with the Tax Law. 

Kindly, note that tax returns can be submitted online through the Msonkho Online portal (www.mra.mw) and at the nearest Domestic Taxes offices across the country and at Customs & Excise stations at Chitipa, Nsanje, Mwanza, Liwonde, Chiponde and Muloza. Failure to submit a tax return when due is an offence punishable by the Taxation Act and the VAT Act.

Daniel D. Daka

COMMISSIONER GENERAL