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Localized for Mauritania

Accounting & tax software for Mauritania

AI-powered, bilingual accounting tuned to Mauritania — the right tax on every invoice, local payroll, and reports in Arabic and English.

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  • Currency

    MRU

    Mauritanian Ouguiya

  • Tax

    16%

    VAT (TVA)

  • Social insurance

    ~5% / ~20%

    Employee / Employer

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Your AI accountant, in Arabic

Ask in plain Arabic. bookeeper applies Mauritania's rules and answers in the language you use.

You ask

كم ضريبة القيمة المضافة على هذه الفاتورة؟

bookeeper replies

يطبّق bookeeper ضريبة موريتانيا 16% على البنود الخاضعة، ويترك الصادرات عند 0%.

VAT (TVA)

How VAT works in Mauritania

Mauritania applies a 16% VAT on local goods and services, with exports zero-rated and basic-necessity categories exempt. bookeeper keeps the standard rate on ordinary sales and flags the exempt cases.

Figures for Mauritania are indicative and change frequently — confirm current rates with a local advisor. bookeeper makes every rate easy to update.

Standard rate

16%

Registration

VAT liability tracks the corporate regime by turnover; there is no simple EU-style registration threshold.

Filing

Filing is generally monthly under the real regime.

E-invoicing

No mandate yet

No national mandate yet

Mauritania has no e-invoicing system — the tax authority is only at a preliminary study stage. bookeeper keeps clean digital invoices and is ready when a mandate arrives.

How each item is taxed

  • Standard16%

    General goods & services sold domestically

  • Zero-rated0%

    Exports of goods and services

  • Exempt

    Basic foodstuffs, agricultural products, health and education (basic-necessity categories)

CNSS + CNAM

Payroll & social security

Salaries face progressive income tax (ITS, up to 40%) plus CNSS pensions and CNAM health cover. bookeeper handles the capped pension base and uncapped health base.

Employee

~5%

Employer

~20%

Rules that matter

  • Combined CNSS + CNAM: roughly employee ~5% + employer ~20%.
  • CNSS pension base is capped at MRU 15,000/month; CNAM health cover is uncapped.
  • Income tax (ITS) is progressive up to 40% on monthly pay.

Mauritania

Why Mauritania businesses choose bookeeper

  • The 16% rate applied to local sales, with exports zero-rated and staples exempt.
  • CNSS capped pensions and uncapped CNAM health cover handled separately.
  • Progressive ITS income tax computed on every payroll run.
  • Bilingual Arabic / French-ready invoices for Nouakchott.

Coverage across the region

Ready when you are

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Start for just $1/month for 3 months, then $12.99. Localized tax and payroll for Mauritania, in Arabic and English, cancel anytime.

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