Burkina Faso · IFU
Burkina Faso IFU Checker
Look up a Burkinabè Identifiant Financier Unique in the official register and see the registered name, legal form and status.
What is a Burkina Faso IFU?
The IFU (Identifiant Financier Unique) is the permanent, personal number that Burkina Faso’s tax administration (DGI) assigns to every user of the financial administration, under article 635 of the tax code. It has eight digits and a letter — for example 00004742U for Coris Bank International — and it must appear on invoices.
Burkina Faso IFU format
Eight digits and a letter.
Example: 00004742U (Coris Bank International, as printed in its annual report and listed in the DGI register).
- Input: With or without spaces, an “IFU” label in front or a hyphen before the letter; the checker removes them.
- Final letter: The DGI does not publish how it is calculated, but the register won’t find an IFU with the wrong letter.
- Deactivated IFUs: A deactivated IFU stays in the register; the checker flags it as not registered.
- Privacy: Many IFUs belong to individuals. Never enter another person’s IFU.
How to check a Burkina Faso IFU
- 1 Find the IFU on the supplier’s invoice — it must show the seller’s IFU.
- 2 Enter it above. The checker looks the IFU up in the official register.
- 3 Compare the returned name with the supplier and check that the IFU is active.
- 4 For recent Burkinabè tax and e-invoicing changes, see our Burkina Faso tax updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the format of a Burkina Faso IFU?
Eight digits followed by one letter, for example 00004742U. The DGI describes the Identifiant Financier Unique as an alphanumeric number of eight digits and a letter that is “invariable et personnel”.
Can I check an IFU online? (Vérifier un numéro IFU)
Yes. Enter it in the checker on this page: it looks the IFU up in the official register and returns the registered name, seat, legal form and whether it is active. The letter is part of the number — an IFU with the wrong letter is not found.
What does a deactivated IFU mean?
The tax administration has deactivated it — for example after the business ceased trading, failed to file for 6 to 12 months, could not be located or held more than one IFU. Until it is reactivated, the holder cannot obtain tax certificates, Treasury payments or bid for public contracts.
Who needs an IFU?
Any user of Burkina Faso’s financial administration can be registered on request: companies, sole traders, public bodies, private organisations such as NGOs, diplomatic missions and salaried individuals who apply. A business needs one in practice: banks, customs and water, electricity and telecom providers cannot open business accounts, process foreign-trade operations or sign business subscriptions without it, with a 100,000 FCFA fine per breach.
Must the IFU appear on invoices?
Yes. Under article 562 of the tax code (2024 edition), an invoice must show the seller’s IFU and, for sales to legal entities or traders, the buyer’s IFU.
Is the IFU the same as the RCCM number?
No. The RCCM is the commercial-register number and can change; the IFU does not. Coris Bank International’s RCCM changed from BF OUA 2010 M 2619 to BF-OUA-01-2022-M-14839, while its IFU stayed 00004742U.
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