Country guide

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea uses a single Internal Revenue Commission Taxpayer Identification Number for registered individual and non-individual taxpayers. The same nine-digit TIN is used across income tax, withholding tax, GST and other IRC tax obligations.

PG PNG 1 TIN type Last reviewed 2026-06-05

TIN types

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Validate Papua New Guinea TIN

Papua New Guinea Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

Current Individuals Entities

Internal Revenue Commission of Papua New Guinea (IRC)

IRC-issued taxpayer identifier for individuals, companies, partnerships, trusts, foreign contractors and other taxpayers registered with the IRC.

Details

Examples

123456789 502887293

Where to find it

On IRC TIN certificates, TIN registration forms, income tax returns, GST returns, statements of earnings, and other IRC correspondence.

Common names

TIN Taxpayer Identification Number

Structure

1-9 Identifier Nine-digit taxpayer identifier issued by the IRC.

Official source

irc.gov.pg static.irc.gov.pg oecd.org