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).

Dentons EALC East African Law Chambers recently successfully represented JCDecaux SA in its trademark infringement suit at the Commercial Division of the High Court of Tanzania against a local company, JP Decaux Tanzania Limited for infringement of its trademark JCDecaux.

The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in the case of Nas Hauliers Limited (Nas Hauliers) versus Equity Bank Kenya Limited (Equity Bank Kenya) and Equity Bank Tanzania Limited (Equity Bank Tanzania) marks a pivotal moment in Tanzania's banking sector.

The Treaty Establishing the East African Community of 1999 (the Treaty) sets out the objectives and principles for regional integration amongst the East African Community (EAC) member states aimed at deepening economic, social and political co-operation amongst its members.

The long-awaited operationalisation of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is finally over, following the official launch by the government of the PDPC on 3 April 2024.

Tanzania is among the 55 African countries that adopted the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection, also referred to as the Malabo Convention on 27 June 2014...

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.

In today's socioeconomic activities, the avoidance of disputes is almost impossible. As much as there are different methods used for controlling and preventing disputes in society...

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