Accounting firms in DR Congo
Payroll software for accounting firms in DR Congo
PayrollMaster lets an accounting firm in DR Congo run every client's payroll from one account. Each client organisation carries DR Congo's statutory rules — PAYE, IPR and CNSS Pension — calculated on every payslip and filed with Direction Générale des Impôts. Switch into a client's books in one click and see the whole book on one dashboard.
What every client needs
What must you get right on a Congolese client’s payroll?
5 statutory items, collected by 2 different bodies — on every client, every month. We maintain the rates; you keep the client.
DRC employers pay monthly. Payroll must distinguish between resident and expatriate employees: the IERE exceptional tax applies only to expatriate remuneration and is paid entirely by the employer on top of the normal CNSS and IPR stack.
| Deduction | Authority | Paid by | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPR Impôt Professionnel sur les Rémunérations | Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) | Employee | Annual: 3% on the first CDF 1,944,000; 15% on 1,944,001–21,600,000; 30% on 21,600,001–43,200,000; 40% above CDF 43,200,000. Final IPR may not exceed 30% of taxable salary. Source · in force from 2026-01-01 |
| CNSS Pension Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale — Pension | Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) | Employer + employee | 5% employee + 5% employer of gross salary Source · in force from 2026-01-01 |
| CNSS Occupational Risk CNSS Occupational Risk contribution | Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) | Employer | 1.5% of gross salary, employer-paid Source · in force from 2026-01-01 |
| CNSS Family Benefits CNSS Family Benefits contribution | Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) | Employer | 6.5% of gross salary, employer-paid Source · in force from 2026-01-01 |
| IERE Impôt Exceptionnel sur les Rémunérations des Expatriés | Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) | Employer | 25% of the IPR base, employer-paid, for expatriate employees only Source · in force from 2026-01-01 |
Rates last reviewed 2026-07-14 against Direction Générale des Impôts and other official sources. Statutory rates change with every finance act — confirm current figures with a local practitioner before relying on them. PayrollMaster applies the current rates centrally, so your payroll run does not depend on this table being fresh.
How it works
One account, every Congolese client
- 1
Add the client
Create a managed organisation for a client who has nothing yet, or invite one that already runs on PayrollMaster. Their employees, pay components and statutory setup live in their own books.
- 2
Scope who sees what
Grant your team access per client. A junior can work one client’s payroll without seeing the rest of the book; a partner sees everything.
- 3
Work the book
Switch into any client’s books in one click, run their payroll on their country’s statutory rules, and switch back. No second login, no separate tool per client.
- 4
See it all at once
The agency dashboard aggregates clients, employees, payroll runs and gross payroll, with a cross-client activity feed showing who did what, where.
- Agency accounts that manage multiple client organisations
- Create managed clients or invite existing ones, with granular per-client permissions
- One-click tenant switching — operate inside a client’s books and back
- An agency dashboard aggregating clients, employees, runs and gross payroll
- A cross-client activity feed
The rest of your book
Clients outside DR Congo?
Each client organisation carries its own country. Hold them all in the same agency account.
Questions
Client payroll in DR Congo: common questions
Can an accounting firm in DR Congo run payroll for multiple clients?
Yes. An agency account manages multiple client organisations from one login. Each Congolese client runs on DR Congo's statutory rules, and you switch into their books in a click. The agency dashboard aggregates clients, employees, runs and gross payroll across the book.
Which DR Congo deductions are handled for each client?
Every statutory item a Congolese payslip carries — PAYE, IPR and CNSS Pension — is calculated on each client's payroll and filed with Direction Générale des Impôts. The rates are maintained centrally, so a change does not become a per-client task for your firm.
Can I manage DR Congo clients alongside clients in other countries?
Yes. Each client organisation carries its own country, so one agency account can hold Congolese clients next to clients in every other market PayrollMaster supports. There is no separate account or tool per country.
Can my team be limited to specific DR Congo clients?
Yes. Permissions are granular and per client. A team member assigned to one Congolese client sees that client's payroll and nothing else, which keeps the rest of the book closed to them.
Run one Congolese client free
Start free, add a single DR Congo client, and run one real month end to end — the deductions, the payslips and the filing with Direction Générale des Impôts. Compare it against your current process before you move the book.