08/30/2019
The paper focuses on the nine African jurisdictions covered in the Corporate Tax Haven Index of 2019: Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Tanzania, the Seychelles and South Africa.
08/27/2019
The rise in the tax rate came as no surprise since Kenya has maintained a low rate compared to the rest of the region. Uganda and Rwanda, for example, apply Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rates of 30 percent.
07/30/2019
Although the purchase was done from his base in Lagos, Peters dodged the value-added tax (VAT) on the laptop purchase, making the government to lose tax revenue.
07/30/2019
Vehicles with engine capacities of 3.0 – 3.5 liters were to pay an annual tax of GH¢1,000.00; those with engine capacities of 3.6 – 4.0 liters will pay GH¢1,500.00 annually, and 4.1 liters and above are to pay a yearly tax of GH&
07/29/2019
The firm, which invests in African start-ups, began setting up subsidiaries in Mauritius, “an offshore jurisdiction with a wide network of double taxation treaties in interesting markets.”
07/29/2019
The Ministry has given recognition to 160 loyal tax payers, including the ruling party trading company, Trans Ethiopia, which paid a total of 417 million birr (around $14.4 million) from its operations in Mekele, Tigray.
07/24/2019
The modus operandi — which may arguably be by the book — thrived on Mauritius' opaque financial laws devised to facilitate the State turning into a haven for offshore firms, the large amount of one-sided "tax treaties" the count