Digital Services Tax (DST) rising from 2% to 3% as part of the 2026/27 Budget. The Tanzanian Minister of Finance announced the increase on 17 June 2026 during the presentation of the 2026/27 national budget. Subject to the enactment of the Finance Bill, the higher
Sept 2025 Anti-fraud VAT incentive awaiting further clarifications In July 2025, Tanzania the Finance Act 2025 reduced the standard Value Added Tax (VAT) rate from 18% to 16% to business-to-consumer (B2C) purchases made through banks or approved electronic payment systems, not to all transactions. On
Tanzania cuts VAT rate by 2% on electronic payments to encourage digital transactions The Government of Tanzania has announced a significant change in the 2025 Finance Act to its VAT framework aimed at promoting digital payments, reducing cash transactions, and improving the availability of transactional
Budget extends EFDMS e-invoice reporting to remaining taxpayers The 2025/26 Budget proposal put forward on 13 June 2025 includes integrate their invoicing systems with the Tanzania Revenue Authority. Tanzania e-invoiced can be generated in several ways via systems that are integrated with the Tanzanian electronic
18% VAT and 2% income tax on electronic services extended to foreign providers from July 2022 Tanzania has this month, July 2022, extended VAT charging obligations to providers and facilitating marketplaces for digital services to local consumers. This also includes potential 2% income tax liabilities.
Tanzania has implemented its Value Added Tax regime on digital and electronic services since July 2015. However, foreign providers or marketplaces supplying consumers are not able to VAT register. For B2B supplies, there should be a self-assessment raised. There are no special rules for the
