Incorporation of local companies

Registration of branches of foreign companies

Tax registrations (Income tax, Value Added Tax, E-Filling)

Business licenses

Tax incentive regimes

Transactions - Mergers, acquisitions, dispositions

Investment Structure to minimize potential tax inefficiencies

Cross Border Transactions

Support with tax filing and payment requirements including statements of estimated tax and final tax returns, deadline monitoring, and maintenance of tax position summary.

Assistance with payment and filing of other tax returns (VAT, withholding tax, service levy) and processing annual tax clearance.

Pre-audit prevention phase support by building "defense strategies" into the structure and operations of an enterprise to ensure that tax is a risk that is effectively managed.

Audit / examination phase - we can help you in managing and responding to investigations, audits, and examinations initiated by the Tanzania Revenue Authority. In addition, we assist in audit level presentations, negotiations, and settlement discussions in order to resolve disputes efficiently and favorably.

Post-audit settlement / resolution phase - If your tax dispute is not resolved, we can provide you with a full range of dispute resolution options. We have significant experience in the preparation of appeal documentation.

Tax health checks provide an independent review of tax compliance. The reviews focus on areas of high risk and also identification of tax opportunities.

If you run a business, determining when goods you have supplied are subject to VAT is complex and time consuming. In addition, the Tanzania Revenue Authority requires you to withhold VAT at source if appointed as VAT Withholding agent. This is charged on eligible goods supplied or services provided in Tanzania and on importation of taxable goods or services into the country. VAT is collected by registered persons at designated points who then remitted to the TRA. To ensure that your business is VAT compliant, we’ll support you to:-

Submit monthly VAT returns online on E-Filling

Submit a NIL return where no VAT to be declared.

Generate Control number that will be used to make physical payments of the tax due.

Advice on all aspects of tax law including direct and indirect taxes, as well as certain matters ancillary to relevant tax advice (foreign exchange control; company restructuring and reorganization; and relevant industry regulatory matters).