Tax compliance for contractors’ business

The construction industry is exponentially growing in Tanzania, with both local and foreign contractors widening their tentacles to new projects sprawling across the country.

Voice of America
Magufuli for Full Tax Compliance
AllAfrica.com
Chato — CCM Union presidential flag bearer, Dr John Magufuli, has announced that if voted into power, he will double the monthly government revenue collection from the current 800bn/-. Addressing mammoth crowd at his home town of Chato, Dr Magufuli ...
Tanzania Opposition Party to Take Ruling Party to CourtVoice of America

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In most cases when people think about taxes, the taxes that are easily remembered are income tax, import duty and value added tax.

 It has been some 30-plus exciting days in the country as President John Magufuli and Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa decided it was time to crack the whip in public service delivery. Officials at the Finance ministry, the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) know better about the duo’s moves.

IPPmedia
ITV tops in media sector tax compliance
IPPmedia
IPP Executive Chairman Dr Reginald Mengi (L) receives a trophy and certificate to recognize ITV�s performance as best national compliant taxpayer in the Media sector from Finance Deputy Minister Adam Malima. The trophy presentation took place during ...
Need to harmonise taxes stressedDaily News

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>The Tanzania Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is pushing for auditing existing tax exemptions in Tanzania to determine their merit or otherwise. [See ‘PAC calls for audit of all tax exemptions,’ Daily News: Jan. 14, 2015].

>Barely a month after the Tanzania Govt hiked excise duty on beverages (and tobacco goods, among other items), it has again hiked the tax on beers by an incredible 100 per cent!

Today is World Toilet Day… Cheers! The banner ‘Toilets save lives’ might sound mundane, far-fetched... Or, at best: a smart-alecky trader’s way of drawing attention to toilet-related ware be fobbed off upon unwary prospective customers…! 

Seemingly for the umpteenth time, Tanzania’s major partners-in-development have come out in lavish praise for what they described as peaceful, stable transition from one govt to another.