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Tonga

Tax rates

0102030405060World avg (corporate) 22.6%Wealth Tax 0%VAT 15%Income · Corporate — 25%

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Estimate your income tax

Enter a gross annual salary to estimate 2021 national income tax for Tonga using verified brackets — total tax, effective and marginal rate, net income, and the per-band breakdown. National income tax only; social contributions and sub-national taxes are excluded unless the notes say otherwise. The full calculator covers every country with verified rates.

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Brackets, notes & in practice

Income Tax

Thresholds in TOP
ThresholdRate
TOP 00%
TOP 12,00110%
TOP 30,00115%
TOP 50,00120%
TOP 70,00125%
Source: Ministry of Revenue & Customs, Government of Tonga — Individual Employee · as of 2021-07-01

Tonga taxes individual employment income under a progressive PAYE scale withheld by employers, effective July 2021: 0% up to $12,000 of gross income, rising in steps to a top rate of 25% above $70,000. No deductions are allowed against this income.

VAT

In practice

Filing

Tonga's Consumption Tax Act requires registration once a person's taxable supplies reach, or are expected to reach, TOP 100,000 in a 12-month period. Consumption Tax periods are monthly, with returns due within 28 days of the period's end.

Source: Consumption Tax Act (CAP 26.02, 2016 Revised Edition), Kingdom of Tonga · as of 2008-02-01
Exemptions

The Consumption Tax Act allows the Minister, with Cabinet's consent, to designate exempt imports, exempt supplies, and zero-rated supplies by Order; the Act itself directly exempts supplies and imports of goods and services for the King.

Source: Consumption Tax Act (CAP 26.02, 2016 Revised Edition), Kingdom of Tonga · as of 2010-11-24

Wealth Tax

No net wealth tax is levied in Tonga. The Ministry of Revenue & Customs' official tax-legislation index lists the Income Tax Act 2007 (7 amendments), Consumption Tax Act 2003 (3 amendments), Revenue Services Administration Act 2002/2021 (5 amendments), and the Pacific Games 2019 Taxation Incentives Act 2017 — no wealth tax act. The same site's tax and deadline listing (Consumption Tax, PAYE, Withholding Tax, Shipping & Aircraft Tax, Income Tax, Small Business Tax) likewise has no wealth tax.