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SYSCOHADA Accounting & Cash Management for Guinea-Bissau

CassKai is the financial copilot for Bissau-Guinean SMEs: revised SYSCOHADA accounting, IGV management, OHADA financial statement preparation, XOF cash monitoring and payment delay tracking. Ready to use tomorrow morning in Bissau, the only Portuguese-speaking UEMOA country.

~2,1M

Population

Oui

Only Portuguese-speaking UEMOA country

Bissau

Capital

Oui

UEMOA & OHADA Member

Currency: Franc CFA (XOF) VAT: 17% Standard: SYSCOHADA

Regulations

Revised SYSCOHADA 2017

Mandatory accounting framework for all entities in OHADA member states, including Guinea-Bissau. The 8-class chart of accounts structures bookkeeping and the presentation of annual financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, TAFIRE, notes).

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General Sales Tax (IGV)

Guinea-Bissau applies the IGV (Imposto Geral sobre Vendas), the local VAT equivalent. The usual rate is around 17% depending on sectors and products. Taxable persons must file periodic returns with the Direcao-Geral das Contribuicoes e Impostos (DGCI).

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OHADA Uniform Acts

Set of harmonised legal texts governing business law (commercial law, companies, securities, debt recovery, collective proceedings) across the OHADA region. Directly applicable in Guinea-Bissau, despite the country Portuguese-speaking specificity.

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UEMOA & BCEAO regulations

Guinea-Bissau is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). The currency (XOF) is issued by BCEAO with fixed EUR/XOF parity (1 EUR = 655.957 XOF). Banks are supervised by the UEMOA Banking Commission.

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E-invoicing

DGCI Guinée-Bissau (à venir)

Guinea-Bissau has not yet rolled out a national normalised electronic invoicing platform like FNE (Ivory Coast) or SECeF (Mali, Niger, Burkina). Current obligations concern sequential numbering, legal mentions, document retention and SYSCOHADA consistency. CassKai anticipates regulatory evolution by applying today best practices compatible with a future UEMOA clearance regime.

Tax Specifics

Taxation in Guinea-Bissau

  • IGV (Imposto Geral sobre Vendas): VAT equivalent, with a usual rate around 17% depending on sectors and products. Exact rates are updated in annual finance acts.
  • Corporate Income Tax: usually around 25% on net taxable profit, with specific regimes by sector (fishing, agribusiness, small companies).
  • DSF (Statistical and Tax Return): mandatory annual filing of SYSCOHADA financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, TAFIRE, notes) with DGCI.
  • Withholding taxes: applicable to fees, services and payments to non-residents, with rates varying by income type.
  • Portuguese-speaking specificity: the administrative language is Portuguese, and most official documents are in Portuguese. CassKai bridges the francophone OHADA SYSCOHADA framework and local Portuguese-speaking practices.
  • Tax ID (NIF): the Tax Identification Number issued by DGCI is mandatory on invoices and returns.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Guinea-Bissau apply SYSCOHADA despite its Portuguese-speaking status?

Yes. Although Guinea-Bissau is the only Portuguese-speaking OHADA country, it applies the revised SYSCOHADA. All entities must keep their accounts according to the 8-class chart of accounts and produce annual financial statements. CassKai natively integrates this framework, with a bridge between francophone SYSCOHADA documents and local Portuguese-speaking administrative practices.

How does CassKai handle IGV in Guinea-Bissau?

CassKai automatically applies the applicable IGV rates (around 17% depending on sectors), manages exemptions, calculates collected and deductible IGV and prepares periodic returns for DGCI. Accounting entries remain consistent with the SYSCOHADA framework, which simplifies annual DSF preparation.

Does CassKai support the UEMOA CFA Franc (XOF) used in Guinea-Bissau?

Yes. CassKai natively supports the UEMOA CFA Franc (XOF), the currency used in Guinea-Bissau and in the other 7 UEMOA countries (Ivory Coast, Benin, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Togo, Mali, Niger). Parity is fixed with the euro (1 EUR = 655.957 XOF), which simplifies Franco-African consolidation without translation differences.

Is CassKai available in Portuguese for Guinea-Bissau?

To date, CassKai is available in French, English and Spanish. Portuguese is being considered as part of CassKai pan-African strategy. In the meantime, the French interface remains fully functional in Guinea-Bissau, with dedicated support for bilingual accounting teams and native SYSCOHADA compatibility.

Is electronic invoicing mandatory in Guinea-Bissau?

To date, no national normalised electronic invoicing platform is deployed in Guinea-Bissau. Current obligations concern sequential numbering, legal mentions, document retention and SYSCOHADA consistency. CassKai already applies these best practices and will remain compatible with a future DGCI or UEMOA platform.

Does CassKai also work for other UEMOA countries?

Yes. CassKai covers all 8 UEMOA countries (Ivory Coast, Benin, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Togo, Mali, Niger and Guinea-Bissau) with the shared SYSCOHADA framework and country-specific adaptations for electronic invoicing (FNE, MECeF, SECeF) and local tax filings. Intra-UEMOA consolidation is simplified by the fixed XOF/EUR parity.

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