Market
Eastern Africa
Next due
Oct 26, 2026
VAT return · 9 days
Filed with
MRA
Regulators
2 bodies
across tax, registry and sector
What you'll have to file
The ones that cost the most to miss, soonest first.
VAT return
VAT-registered businesses
MRA Oct 26, 2026 in 9 days
Monthly PAYE remittance
All employers
MRA Nov 14, 2026 in 28 days
Withholding tax return
Businesses paying contractors, rent, interest or royalties
MRA Nov 14, 2026 in 28 days
Who regulates you
The bodies a company in Malawi answers to, and what each is responsible for.
MRA Tax administration, registration and taxpayer services.
RGD Company registration and the statutory companies register.
Who you can appoint
A company has to appoint people who hold a licence. These bodies issue them.
Accountant
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi
Lawyer
Malawi Law Society
Never
miss one.
We email you ahead of each Malawi deadline, early enough to act on it.