Tax updates across Africa, simplified
South Africa Moves to Tax Wealth Transfers. South Africa is moving to tighten the tax treatment of wealth transfers between spouses, with proposed changes that could make certain transfers to …
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Mauritius Takes Taxi Licensing Online as Digital Tax . Mauritius is taking another step towards digital public administration by moving key licensing and road-tax services for taxi operators online. The …
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Nigeria’s Tax Ombud Moves to Put Taxpayer Rights on the Same Page as Tax Obligations. Nigeria’s evolving tax reform agenda is taking a new direction: alongside efforts to improve revenue …
From Pay Your Tax to Know You Right: Nigeria’s Tax Ombud Moves to Put Taxpayer Rights on the Same Page as Tax Obligations. Read More
Kenya Opens 2027 Tax Agenda. Kenya has opened an unusually early consultation on its next tax package, giving businesses, households and other stakeholders an opportunity to influence the country’s 2027 …
Kenya Opens 2027 Tax Agenda Early, Invites Businesses to Shape 2027 Tax Bill Read More
Nigeria’s Multinationals Could Face a New Tax Reality as UN Pushes. Nigeria could emerge as one of the significant beneficiaries of a proposed overhaul of the international corporate tax system, …
Nigeria’s Multinationals Could Face a New Tax Reality as UN Pushes ‘Pay-Where-You-Play’ Model Read More
Landmark Privy Council ruling confirms operating companies can still benefit from Mauritius’ partial tax exemption on qualifying interest income This article is based on insights provided by Javed Niamut (Partner), …
Mauritius Court Clarifies Tax Relief for Incidental Interest Income Read More
This article is based on insights provided by Alex Mathini, Andrew Oduor and Samuel Githanda (Partners), and Kelvin Mbithi (Associate), Bowmans Kenya, on Kenya’s Excise Duty (Remission of Excise Duty) …
Kenya Expands 80% Excise Duty Relief to Wine and Spirits Made from Local Crops Read More
Kenya Launches Fresh Tax Amnesty. The Kenyan government has reopened a nationwide tax amnesty programme aimed at helping businesses and individual taxpayers regularise outstanding tax liabilities while improving voluntary compliance …
Kenya Launches Fresh Tax Amnesty as Businesses Get Six-Month Window to Clear Historic Tax Debts Read More
Nigeria Pushes Digital Tax Overhaul. Nigeria is intensifying efforts to modernise its tax administration, with the Federal Government placing digitalisation, tax harmonisation and taxpayer trust at the centre of its …
Nigeria Pushes Digital Tax Overhaul to Strengthen Trust and Transparency Read More
Africa’s Untapped Tax Base. As African governments continue searching for sustainable ways to finance infrastructure, healthcare, education and economic development, one message is becoming increasingly clear: the continent’s next wave …
Africa’s Untapped Tax Base: What Recent Reports Reveal Read More