Malawi · Compliance calendar
What Malawi companies owe, and when.
Every recurring obligation for registered companies, with the instrument it comes from and what happens if it is missed.
Which of these apply to you?
Nothing is stored, and nothing is sent until a question is answered — leave one blank and you see every possibility, which for VAT means both filing categories with their different dates.
9 dated obligations shown · every possibility, because at least one question is unanswered · 2 more need your incorporation month or year end
Oct 14, 2026 Wed · 1 day
Penalty and interest on late remittance of employee tax.Oct 14, 2026 Wed · 1 day
Withholding tax return
Businesses paying contractors, rent, interest or royalties · MRA
Taxation Act (Cap 41:01), Fourteenth Schedule
Oct 26, 2026 Mon · 13 days
Penalty and interest on a late VAT return or payment.Nov 14, 2026 Sat · 32 days
Penalty and interest on late remittance of employee tax.Nov 14, 2026 Sat · 32 days
Withholding tax return
Businesses paying contractors, rent, interest or royalties · MRA
Taxation Act (Cap 41:01), Fourteenth Schedule
Nov 25, 2026 Wed · 43 days
Penalty and interest on a late VAT return or payment.Dec 14, 2026 Mon · 62 days
Penalty and interest on late remittance of employee tax.Dec 14, 2026 Mon · 62 days
Withholding tax return
Businesses paying contractors, rent, interest or royalties · MRA
Taxation Act (Cap 41:01), Fourteenth Schedule
Dec 26, 2026 Sat · 74 days
Penalty and interest on a late VAT return or payment.2 that depend on your company
These have no fixed date — they follow your incorporation month, your financial year end, or a change you make.
Your financial year end
Provisional tax
MRA · Falls due 25 days after each quarter of YOUR year of assessment, so the dates depend on your financial year end.
Your financial year end
Annual income tax return
MRA · Falls due 180 days after YOUR accounting date, so the date depends on your financial year end.
All rules verified Oct 03, 2026
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Tell us about your business and we'll map the obligations that apply to it — then keep the calendar so you don't have to.