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MRA TPIN (tax registration)TPIN ya MRA (kulembetsa msonkho)

MRA TPIN (tax registration): TPIN for an individual or business owner cost in MalawiTPIN ya MRA (kulembetsa msonkho): TPIN ya munthu kapena mwini bizinesi

Needed before you register a business name.Imafunika musanalembetse dzina la bizinesi. Free. Register online on Msonkho Online or at an MRA office.Kwaulere. Lembetsani pa Msonkho Online kapena ku ofesi ya MRA.

Ask Malawi is an independent guide, not a government website. Always confirm at the official source.Ask Malawi ndi kalozera wodziyimira payokha, osati tsamba la boma. Nthawi zonse tsimikizani ku gwero lovomerezeka. Malawi Revenue AuthorityMalawi Revenue Authority

Get ready with the free checklist toolKonzekerani ndi chida chaulere cha mndandanda

Official feesMalipiro ovomerezeka

  • TPIN (tax registration)TPIN (kulembetsa msonkho)FreeKwaulere
    SourceGwero: MRA Guide for Small and Medium Enterprises (2025) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

    MRA: registration for taxes is free.MRA: kulembetsa msonkho ndi kwaulere.

Official fees are listed above. Pay only through official channels and always ask for a receipt. Report requests for unofficial payments to the Anti-Corruption Bureau.Malipiro ovomerezeka alembedwa pamwambapa. Lipirani kudzera m'njira zovomerezeka zokha ndipo nthawi zonse funsani lisiti. Nenani kwa Anti-Corruption Bureau ngati wina akupemphani ndalama zosavomerezeka.

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB): 113, +265 888 208 963 · anti-corruption@acbmw.org · acbmw.org

113 is toll-free. WhatsApp: +265 999 682 053. Head office phone in ACB's 2026 compliance report: +265 1 777 166. Offices also in Blantyre, Mzuzu and Zomba.113 ndi yaulere. WhatsApp: +265 999 682 053. Foni ya likulu mu lipoti la ACB la 2026: +265 1 777 166. Maofesi alinso ku Blantyre, Mzuzu ndi Zomba.

SourceGwero: ACB Updates, Vol 1 Issue 3 (August 2023) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

What to bringZoti mutenge

  • ☐ An email address and a password for Msonkho OnlineImelo ndi mawu achinsinsi a Msonkho Online

    SourceGwero: MRA Msonkho Online TIN application leaflet · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

  • ☐ Your National ID or passportChiphaso chanu kapena pasipoti

    SourceGwero: MRA Guide for Small and Medium Enterprises (2025) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

  • ☐ Personal details, contacts, address and occupationZambiri zanu, njira zokufikirani, adilesi ndi ntchito yanu

    SourceGwero: MRA Guide for Small and Medium Enterprises (2025) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

  • ☐ A TRN (driving licence / traffic register number), only if you have oneTRN (nambala ya laisensi kapena ya kalembera wa magalimoto), ngati muli nayo

    You can skip it if you don't have one.Mungalumphe ngati mulibe.

    SourceGwero: MRA frequently asked questions · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

Can I do this online?Kodi ndingachite izi pa intaneti?

  1. 1. OnlinePa intaneti: Register on Msonkho Online at mra.mw: click 'TIN Application', then 'Register Now', enter your email and a password, confirm the link MRA emails you, then fill in your details. MRA checks and approves it.Lembetsani pa Msonkho Online pa mra.mw: dinani 'TIN Application', kenako 'Register Now', lembani imelo ndi mawu achinsinsi, tsimikizani ulalo umene MRA ikutumizirani, kenako dzazani zambiri zanu. MRA imayang'ana ndi kuvomereza. www.mra.mw/ SourceGwero: MRA Msonkho Online TIN application leaflet · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
  2. 2. In personKupita nokha: Or hand in the paper registration form at the Taxpayer Service section of your nearest MRA Domestic Taxes office.Kapena perekani fomu ya pepala ku Taxpayer Service ya ofesi ya MRA Domestic Taxes yapafupi. SourceGwero: MRA registration application form for Income Tax, VAT and Turnover Tax (2016) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
  • MRA's 2025 SME guide also says online registration was being piloted in Blantyre and Mzuzu, with manual registration elsewhere.Buku la MRA la 2025 likunenanso kuti kulembetsa pa intaneti kunali koyesera ku Blantyre ndi Mzuzu, ndipo kwina kumachitika pamanja. Sources disagreeMagwero akusiyana SourceGwero: MRA Guide for Small and Medium Enterprises (2025) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
  • MRA call centre: toll-free 672, callcentre@mra.mw.Malo oimbira foni a MRA: 672 yaulere, callcentre@mra.mw. SourceGwero: MRA Msonkho Online TIN application leaflet · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

How to payMomwe mungalipire

Official officesMaofesi ovomerezeka

Malawi Revenue AuthorityMalawi Revenue Authority. Register online on Msonkho Online, or hand in the paper form at the Taxpayer Service section of your nearest MRA Domestic Taxes office. MRA's office list is not in the sources we checked; call the toll-free line.Lembetsani pa Msonkho Online, kapena perekani fomu ya pepala ku Taxpayer Service ya ofesi ya MRA Domestic Taxes yapafupi. Mndandanda wa maofesi a MRA sunali m'magwero omwe tinayang'ana; imbani foni yaulere.

Opening hours are not published officially.Nthawi zotsegulira sizinafalitsidwe movomerezeka.

SituationsMikhalidwe

All government services in KonzekeraNtchito zonse za boma mu Konzekera

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