We have compiled here the rates and exemptions on personal income tax or tax on income from employment in Ethiopia.
- Employment Income Tax Rate in Ethiopia
- Examples of Calculation
- Exempted Tax of an Employee's Transport Allowance
- Exempted Tax on an employee's Per Diem and Hardship Allowance
Payroll Tax Rate in Ethiopia and Calculations
Every person having income from employment in any government or other private organization or non Governmental organization, such as NGOS, and if his/her is income from employment includes any payments or gain in cash or in kind which he/she receives from employers is supposed to pay income tax as per the following table.
|
No |
Employment Income /Per-months/ |
Tax Rate (%)
|
Deduction In Birr
|
|
|
|
From Birr |
To Birr |
None |
|
|
1 |
0 |
600 |
Exempted (Non-taxable) |
|
|
2 |
601 |
1650 |
10 |
60 |
|
3 |
1651 |
3200 |
15 |
142.50 |
|
4 |
3201 |
5250 |
20 |
302.50 |
|
5 |
5251 |
7800 |
25 |
565.00 |
|
6 |
7801 |
10900 |
30 |
955.00 |
|
7 |
Over 10900 |
|
35 |
1500.00 |
Examples of Calculation on Payroll Tax Rate in Ethiopia
|
Example 1 Gross Salary = Br. 1000 Income Tax = Br. 40 |
|
Example 2 Gross Salary = Br. 8000 Income Tax = Br. 1445 |
This part is adopted from the website of the Ministry of Revenues, which has taken over the former Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority ( website: www.erca.gov.et/)
Exempted Tax of an Employee's Transport Allowance
Transportation allowance of an employee is exempted from income tax when an employee and an employer have an agreement between them, which their agreement is clearly defined on the contract agreement that the allowance is applied only for transportation purpose.
The exempt transportation allowance from tax doesn't include if the employer arrange or give a vehicle to employee when a person use the vehicle from house to work and from work to house.
The maximum Transportation Allowance Exempted from Tax
Tax exempted for transportation allowance to the employee shall be not more than 2,200 Birr. Also the transportation allowance paid to the employee should be not more than ¼ of his /her salary.
Exempted Tax on an employee's Per Diem and Weather Allowance
According to Directive No. 21/2001 and Directive No. 102/2007, Per Diem allowance and Weather allowance can be free from Income Tax subject to the following conditions:
- Weather allowance paid for employees who work in places that are clearly marked as arid/desert.
- Per Diem allowance can be exempted from income tax when the employee and the employer have an agreement between them, which their agreement is clearly defined on the contract agreement that the allowance is applied only for Per Diem purpose.
- The Per Dime allowance doesn't include expenses incurred when an employee commutes to and returns from office. It doesn't include expenses incurred by those who have company vehicle or expenses incurred on transportation service provided by the company to employees.
- The maximum Per Diem allowance - exempted from income tax - paid to an employee if he/she travels farther than 25km from his/her place of work is 225 Birr per day and should not exceed 4% of the employee's monthly salary.
- The maximum Per Diem allowance - exempted from income tax - paid to an employee per month is 2,200 Birr and should not exceed 1/4th or 25% of the employee's monthly salary.
- Transport expense incurred while an employee is on travel for work related purposes should be based on documents/evidences and should be in line with (should not exceed) the prevailing land or air transport fares.
- Transport expense incurred when and expatriate worker leaves the country - having terminated his/her contract - should be as per the agreement specified in the contract and should be in line with (should not exceed) the prevailing land or air transport fares with his/her luggage not exceeding 300 kg.
