Afghanistan Sources and Verification
Source-backed employee estimate for 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31.
Professional verification
The Afghanistan calculator has not yet been reviewed by an independent tax professional. Until it is, results rely on the official sources, worked examples and automated checks below. How our verification works.
Worked examples, recalculated live
Each example was worked by hand from the official rules before publication. The live calculator must reproduce it exactly, to the cent, or the rule set cannot be published.
| Example | Expected take-home | Live result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFN 1,320,000 a year | AFN 1,189,200.00 | AFN 1,189,200.00 | Matches |
Official sources and monitoring
2 official sources. 0 were checked automatically in the last three weeks. A content change opens a review before any rule is updated.
| Source | Researched | Automated check |
|---|---|---|
| Official wage withholding scheduleAfghanistan Ministry of Finance | 2026-10-16 | Site blocks automated checks; reviewed manually |
| Income Tax Law and official tax documentsAfghanistan Ministry of Finance | 2026-10-16 | Site blocks automated checks; reviewed manually |
No detected source change is waiting for review.
Rule version
Version AF-2026-v1, approved on 2026-10-16, last validated on 2026-10-16. Rules are effective from 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31. Published rule versions cannot be edited; corrections are released as a new version.
Calculation assumptions
- Resident private-sector employee with one employer, regular salary paid evenly through the year and no other income.
- Gross salary consists only of taxable employment pay. The calculator annualises the official monthly wage-withholding schedule.
- No employee social-insurance or pension deduction is included for the supported private-sector reference profile.
Coverage & limitations
Rule version AF-2026-v1 · Tax year 2026. See sources, monitoring and verification status.
- Limited private-sector wage reference. Civil-service, security-sector and other pension arrangements are excluded.
- The official schedule is monthly. This annual estimate assumes regular pay in every month; irregular bonuses and part-year employment are unsupported.
- Multiple employers, additional income, exemptions, non-cash benefits, foreign tax and individual filing adjustments are not modelled.
- The Ministry of Finance continues to publish the Income Tax Law and wage guidance, and its July 2024 official publication confirms these brackets. No separate 2026 rate notice was located. Independent professional review remains pending.