Why this matters
ZIMRA penalties for late VAT are brutal — 100% of the tax owed plus 25% interest. A garnishee order can also freeze your bank account overnight. If your turnover is above the VAT threshold, getting this right is not optional.
What to expect
1. We check you're registered correctly
Category A files every two months; Category C files monthly. The wrong category slows down your refunds and hurts your cash flow. We fix it if needed.
2. We match your VAT in and VAT out
Every invoice you issue and every fiscal receipt you receive gets captured and cross-checked against ZIMRA's fiscalisation records — a common audit trigger.
3. We file for you
We prepare the VAT return, send it to you to approve, then file it on ZIMRA e-Services before the 25th.
4. We chase any refund
If ZIMRA owes you money, we lodge the claim and chase them until it lands.
What you provide
- Fiscal tax invoices for your sales
- Supplier tax invoices with valid VAT numbers
- Bill of Entry papers for imports
- Bank statements
Monthly or every two months (depends on your VAT category). Always filed by the 25th.
- Copy of the VAT 7 return
- ZIMRA e-Services filing receipt
- Reconciliation of your VAT account
- Refund tracking, if applicable
Real example
Chipo wasn't claiming input VAT on her imports because nobody told her the Bill of Entry counts as a tax invoice. Three months of unclaimed VAT: USD 4,800.
We claimed it back, offset it against her next return, and set up a simple monthly checklist so it never happens again.
Jargon buster
- VAT
- Value Added Tax — the 15% you charge on sales and can claim back on business purchases.
- Input VAT
- The VAT you paid to suppliers — you can claim this back.
- Output VAT
- The VAT you charged customers — you owe this to ZIMRA.
- Garnishee
- A ZIMRA order that lets them take money straight from your bank account.