Tanzania in international tax law: Understanding the import taxation regime (5)

Tanzania in international tax law : Tax incentives for foreign investment—2  The Citizen Daily

Tanzania in international tax law : Tax incentives for foreign investment—1  The Citizen Daily

Tanzania in International Tax Law : Of Covid-19 and employee mobility  The Citizen Daily

Tanzania in International Tax Law: Grossing up ‘net of tax’ pay for expatriate employees  The Citizen Daily

Last week we covered some aspects of tax incentives including the fact tax incentives in Tanzania are not consolidated into one tax law but rather spread into various laws including the Income Tax Act, 2004; Value Added Tax Act, 2014;

Africa Focus: UN, AU inaugurate African Institute of International Law in Tanzania
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ARUSHA, Tanzania, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations and African Union on Monday inaugurated the long awaited African Institute of International Law (AIIL) in Tanzania's northern city of Arusha. "We received the establishment of the African Institute of ...

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Tanzania to have taxation ombudsman
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The government is working on plans to establish office of the Taxation Ombudsman by June next year to safeguard the community in their dealings with government agencies, it has been learnt. The Taxation Ombudsman will be an independent authority ...
Tax Evaders Face Exposure in MediaAllAfrica.com

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In our last article we noted that tax planning is an arrangement of one’s financial affairs in such a way that, without violating in any way the legal provisions, full advantage is taken of all tax exemptions, deductions, concessions, rebates, allowances and other reliefs or benefits permitted under the tax laws so that the burden of taxation on the taxpayer is reduced or minimised.

As discussed in the previous article investment tax incentives in Tanzania are offered to lead and priority sectors including agriculture, Air Aviation, Commercial buildings, Banks, Export oriented projects, Manufacturing, Natural Resources e.g. Timber, Beekeeping, Fisheries, Tourism and Tour Operations, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Transportation etc. In this article we look at tax incentives offered in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors.