Praxima Services Includes
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Full Payroll Outsourcing
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Hybrid Payroll Outsource
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International Payment Management
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Local Filing
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Social Security Filing
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Interact with Local Authorities
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Human Resources Management System
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Integration with all Accounting and Third Party
Software
Benefits of outsourcing to Praxima
Local Tax Compliance
Secure Data Transferring
Responsive Administrators
Increase Productivity
Industry Experts
Running Your Payroll
Focus on Your
Core Business
Comply with Local and International Payroll Standards in Cameroon
Payroll in Cameroon
Cameroon's tax year is a calendar year, runs from January 1st to December 31st. Income taxes are calculating on a sliding scale running from 11% to 38.5%. It is required by the employer to deduct taxes from the employee's salaries and remit the funds to the authorities before the 15th of each month. This however is not required should the employee earn less than XAF 62 000 per month.
TAX RATES | 2024
XAF Tax Rates
0 – 2,000,000 11%
2,000,001 – 3,000,000 16.5%
3,000,001 – 5,000,000 27.5%
5,000,001 - above 38.5%
STATUTORY FILING | 2024
Social Security declarations are done online after which an automated email is received. This email must be submitted at a local bank when payments are made in person the bank. Thereafter, the bank receipt and email needs to be taken to the relevant Social Security Office to obtain a stamp for confirmation that payments has been made. The company's annual turnover is used to determine which tax office must be used. Each tax office contains a social security office inside.
SOCIAL SECURITY | 2024
Employees are obliged to contribute 4.2% of their taxable salary to the National Social Insurance Fund (NSIF). While Employers are required to contribute 11.2%. This covering old age pension, survival pension and permanent and total disability, which shall be capped at XAF 750,000.
Tax Residents
All individuals with a fiscal domicile in Cameroon, in principle, will be taxed on their worldwide income. Foreign individuals who are staying in Cameroon for 183 days or more are subject to Cameroon payroll taxes and social contributions, unless they prove that the job function they are performing in Cameroon is of an accessory nature.
Taxable Income
Personal Income Tax (PIT) in Cameroon is a direct tax applied to the income of all individuals. This tax affects both residents of Cameroon and those earning income from Cameroonian sources. Individuals subject to this tax include wage earners, pensioners, annuitants, traders, farmers, artisans, landlords, and liberal professionals.
PIT is levied on various types of income, such as wages, salaries, pensions, and annuities. It also applies to profits earned by merchants, artisans, farmers, and liberal professionals. Additionally, revenue from land, capital gains, and income from related activities are subject to this tax.
Exempt Income
The basis of assessment for employment income is the gross amount of all wages, salaries, annuities and pensions as well as any benefits in kind or in cash.
There are however a wide range of allowances that are exempted from tax, which includes, but not limited to, family allowances and benefits, benefits that are paid by any state authority by virtue of the law, special allowance to cover inherent duty, temporary allowances, benefits and life annuities that are paid to victims of an industrial accident or other rightful claims. Vacation fare for an expatriate worker or their family is also not taxable.
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PAYMENTS, REPORTING & FILING
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Direct payment into employee bank accounts. Emailed password protected pay slips.
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Payment of taxes, benefit providers and other creditors.
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Filing of returns to the authorities.
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Generation and filing of statutory reports.
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General ledger and 100's of customisable reports.