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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso uses the IFU (Identifiant financier unique) as its core tax identifier for users of the financial administration, including natural persons and entities.

BF BFA 1 TIN type Last reviewed 2026-04-19

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Validate Burkina Faso TIN
Burkina Faso Unique Financial Identifier (IFU)
Current Individuals Entities

Direction générale des impôts (General Directorate of Taxes)

The IFU is the single tax identifier assigned by the DGI to users of the Burkina Faso financial administration, including natural persons and entities.

Details
Examples
12345678A
Where to find it

On the certificat d’immatriculation à l’IFU and on tax forms, invoices, and other tax administration documents that identify the taxpayer.

Common names
IFU Identifiant financier unique
Structure
1-8 Numeric body Eight-digit numeric body of the identifier.
9 Final letter Letter suffix retained as part of the identifier.
Official source
impots.gov.bf esintax.bf dgi.bf