Democratic Republic of the Congo: Guidance on “windfall profits tax” on mining sector

Guidance appliable to income from 2021 accounting year onwards

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February 14, 2025

Ministerial Order No. 028/CAB/MIN/FINANCES/2024 (issued November 7, 2024, and signed October 28, 2024) provides guidance on the special “windfall profits tax” on mining companies, applicable to income from the 2021 accounting year onwards.

The windfall profit tax imposes a 50% tax on gross operating surplus and is paid and declared no later than April 30 of the year following the relevant tax year.


For more information, contact a KPMG tax professional in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Guy-Josué Misombo | gmisombo@kpmg.cd

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