Tanzania

Paying Taxes in

Tanzania

Below is a detailed summary of the taxes and mandatory contributions that a medium-size company must pay or withhold in a given year, as well as measures of administrative burden in paying taxes.

This information was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 185 economies. The most recent round of data collection was completed in December 2011.

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Tax or mandatory contribution Payments (number) Notes on Payments Time (hours) Statutory tax rate Tax base Total tax rate (% profit) Notes on TTR
Corporate income tax 5 60 30% taxable profit 20.2
Social security contributions (NSSF) 12 10% gross salaries 11.3
Labor tax 12 52 6% gross salaries 6.8
City Service Levy 4 0% turnover 5.3
Vehicle taxes 1 TZS 200,000 fixed fee 0.9
Fuel Tax 1 TZS 415 per liter liters 0.7
Tax on interest 0 withheld 10% interest income 0.3 included in other taxes
Property tax 1 0% property value 0.1
Value added tax (VAT) 12 60 18% value added 0 not included
Totals: 48 172 45.3
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