On 1st February 2021, Botswana’s Minister of Finance & Development Dr. Thapelo Matsheka, presented the 2021 Budget to Parliament. These are the tax highlights of the budget for 2021/2022.
The Companies Act 2015 was amended in 2019 and now companies registered in Kenya are required to prepare and submit a copy of the beneficial ownership registers to the Registrar of Companies.
Learn about the new practice note issued by the MRA on partial income exemption and how it applies to your company here.
In a communique dated 20th January 2021, the Mauritius Revenue Authority (“MRA”) reminds taxpayers that payment of taxes should be made electronically and that there are only 2 accepted modes of payments with 2 modes of payments being phased out. Learn more here.
On the 31st December 2020, the Finance No. 2 Act 2020 (Act No. 10 of 2020) was published by The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.
On the 4th December 2020, Zimbabwe approved of the ratification of the pending tax treaty with the United Arab Emirates via Statutory Instrument 284 of 2020.
On the 12th January 2021, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) of Egypt published an English guideline on the tax treatment of capital gains realised from the sale or disposal of unlisted shares on the Egyptian Stock Exchange by non-residents.
On the 22nd December 2020, the Kenyan National Assembly published a notice on the assembly website that the lower house of parliament had approved the ratification the pending income tax treaty with Mauritius.
In a press release dated 31st December 2020, The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced that the deadline for submitting Economic Substance Regulations (ESR) notifications and reports has been extended to no later than the 31st January 2021.
In a Cape Verdean government release published on the 29th December 2020, Cape Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs Luís Filipe Tavares has expressed interest in negotiating and signing a tax treaty with Switzerland.
Luxury Goods buyers in crosshairs of South African Tax Agency September 8, 2022
Zimbabwe: Tax Measures in 2022 Finance Bill and 2022 Budget December 21, 2021
Zambia presents the Budget for 2022 November 3, 2021
Kenya – New Rates For 2021 January 12, 2021
The MRA issues guidance on tax residence certificates January 10, 2022
