The budget for Tanzania Government for the period 2021/2022 has been released. To learn more, www.mof.go.tz/index.php/budget

VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) VAT stands for Value Added Tax.  It is a consumption tax charged on taxable goods, services immovable property of any economic activity whenever value is added at each stage of production and at the final stage of sale. VAT is charged on both locally produced goods and services and on imports. […]

Dear esteemed client, Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) has the online registration for submitting monthly contributions. In order to assess the payment form kindly visit the link https://portal.wcf.go.tz/. Currently, the contribution to be paid by employers in the private sector should be calculated at a rate of 0.6% of employee’s earnings. Contributions to be paid by the […]

STATEMENTS AND PAYMENTS OF TAX WITHHELD OR TREATED AS WITHHELD The Finance Act, 2021 has amended the days for filing a withholding tax statement to within sevens days of the month following the month to which the tax relates this shall be done in the manner and form prescribed. Specifying the Taxpayer Identification Number of […]

WITHHOLDING TAXES  Withholding tax is the amount of tax retained by one person when making payments to another person in respect of goods supplied or services rendered by the payee. A person receiving or entitled to receive a payment from which income tax is required to be withheld is a withholdee while a person required […]

SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT LEVY (SDL) Skills and Development Levy: is a levy collected by TRA under the Vocational Education Training Act and Income Tax Act from every employer who has in his employment ten or more employees. The rate applicable for SDL is 4% of the total emoluments paid to all employees during the month. […]