On 30th June 2024, the Tanzanian Minister for Finance published two important amendments to the Tax Revenue Appeals Board Rules, 2018 and Tax Revenue Appeals Tribunal Rules, 2018 (together the "Amendments"), which give provide guidance on the process of enforcement of decrees or orders by the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA).

On 12 February 2021, the Minister for Industry and Trade extended the deadline for companies registered in Tanzania before 1 July 2020 to submit their beneficial ownership information from...

On 13 June 2019, the Parliament of Tanzania passed the Finance Act 2019 (the Act) which came into force on 1 July 2019.

On 22 September 2005, the Tanzanian and South African (SA) Governments concluded a Double Tax Agreement (DTA)

In Mainland Tanzania, suppliers of goods and services whose annual turnover is TZS 14 million or more are required to issue receipts (or invoices) through EFDs, known as fiscalised receipts (or fiscalised invoices).

Investing in Tanzania Agriculture is one of the most profitable venture in East Africa. Tanzania’s agricultural sector contributes approximately 25% of GDP and employs the majority...

We have been zealously waiting for the Budget 2022 to come out and the ensuing Finance Bill of 2022 because this is President Samia Hassan Suluhu's budget in essence.

The Tanzania Finance Act 2022 was assented on June 30, 2022 and has been effective since July 1, 2022.

The tension is not new. In June 2024, ten foreign embassies expressed concern about retrospective tax demands, prompting President Samia Suluhu Hassan to launch the Presidential Tax Reform Commission.

For the withholding tax mechanism to apply in Tanzania, following boxes have to be ticked: there must be income derived from a source that is subject to income tax as provided for in the income tax...

The genesis of most tax disputes is either an assessment by the TRA or a decision by the Commissioner.

The United Republic of Tanzania comprises Tanganyika, on the African mainland, and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba.