Documents Required for Guinea VAT Registration Reference
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New Registration, Non-Resident Business
Field | Value |
|---|---|
Who this applies to | Businesses selling into Guinea with no branch, office, staff, or other fixed presence there |
Scheme | Standard VAT registration through a fiscal representative. There is no simplified or digital-seller scheme |
Incorporation documents | Your articles of incorporation, translated and legalised |
Business register extract | An extract from your home-country commercial register, translated and legalised |
Tax identification | Your home-country tax registration certificate |
Proof of address | Proof of your registered business address |
Legal representative identification | Identification for your legal representative |
Bank account details | Your account details, plus the Guinean account arrangements for VAT settlement |
Fiscal representative mandate | Required. A written mandate appointing a Guinea-established representative, notarised and legalised |
Fiscal representative evidence | The representative's proof of Guinea VAT registration, proof of tax compliance, and written acceptance of joint and several liability |
Registering office | The DGI's Direction des Grandes Entreprises (DGE) or Direction des Moyennes Entreprises (DME), assigned by turnover |
Filing portal | The DGI eTax portal at etax.gov.gn |
Credential type | eTax username and password, plus your 13-digit eTax number. Guinea does not use a digital certificate or smart card |
Decision timeline | No published service standard. Plan for four to eight weeks end to end, most of it document legalisation |
What Kintsugi does | Kintsugi and our filing partner arrange the fiscal representative, assemble the application, and submit it on your behalf |
Notes | Returns and payments are in Guinean francs only. Filing is monthly. You cannot charge VAT before your effective date |
New Registration, Business Established In Guinea
Field | Value |
|---|---|
Who this applies to | Guinea-incorporated companies, and foreign businesses with a permanent establishment in Guinea |
Scheme | Standard VAT registration |
Incorporation documents | Your articles of incorporation |
Business register extract | Your RCCM extract from the Guinean commercial register |
Tax identification | Your NIF certificate |
Proof of address | Proof of your registered address in Guinea |
Legal representative identification | Identification for your legal representative |
Bank account details | Guinean bank account details |
Fiscal representative mandate | Not required. A Guinea-established business registers directly with the DGI |
Authorisation to act on your behalf | A signed authorisation on company letterhead |
Registering office | The DGE or DME, assigned by turnover |
Filing portal | The DGI eTax portal at etax.gov.gn |
Credential type | eTax username and password, plus your 13-digit eTax number |
Decision timeline | No published service standard. Plan for two to four weeks |
What Kintsugi does | Kintsugi monitors exposure. Registration and filing for a business with a physical presence in Guinea are not currently in Kintsugi's scope |
Notes | Filing is monthly, the same as for non-residents |
Importing An Existing Registration
Field | Value |
|---|---|
Tax registration number | Your NIF. The company-level NIFp is 9 digits, and an establishment number is 13 digits, being the NIFp plus a 4-digit suffix |
Proof of registration | Your Attestation d'Immatriculation Fiscale, plus a Quitus Fiscal as evidence of tax compliance |
Portal credentials | eTax username and password, plus your 13-digit eTax number |
Registration scheme | Standard VAT registration. It is the only scheme, so there is nothing to select |
Effective registration date | The date shown on your Attestation d'Immatriculation Fiscale |
Assigned filing frequency | Monthly. This is mandatory for every registered taxpayer |
Existing fiscal representative | Required for non-residents. Provide the current representative's details and the scope of their authority so the handover can be arranged |
Filed history | Last period filed in YYYY-MM form, and any open DGI audits (contrôles fiscaux) |
Opening balance | Any unpaid VAT, pending refund, or carry-forward credit (crédit de TVA reportable) at handoff |
Local bank account | The Guinean account on file with the DGI for VAT settlement |
Notification of change | Guinea requires a written declaration and a new mandate to your DGE or DME office within 30 days of the change in filing responsibility |
Notes | Pre-handoff items are settled by you, not absorbed into Kintsugi's filings |
Two Guinean details are worth acting on at handoff:
A VAT credit left unclaimed for twelve consecutive months is cancelled. If you are carrying a credit, tell us how old it is so it is not quietly lost.
Guinean records are kept for ten years. Keep your own copies of pre-handoff invoices and returns rather than relying on the portal.
This article is general information about how Kintsugi works, not tax advice for your specific situation.
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