11/03/2014
How Europe fuels tax haven deals in Africa
Qalaa is an African investment fund with $9.5bn on its books. One of its assets includes Uganda’s Rift Valley Railways.
Tax
10/31/2014
Europe’s tax haven investments in Africa
The honour of delivering the keynote address at the high-level EU-Africa Business Forum earlier this year fell to Dr Ahmed Heikal.
10/23/2014
South Africa: Government must do more to fight tax evasion: EFF
Government must deal with tax evasion to help improve service delivery and ensure a bigger fiscus for the country, the EFF said following the mid-term budget speech.
10/22/2014
Africa tax in brief by Celia Becker, ENSafrica
ANGOLA: General Tax Administration established
10/21/2014
Hong Kong, South Africa Sign DTA
On October 16, Hong Kong and South Africa signed a comprehensive double taxation agreement the 31st such agreement that Hong Kong has concluded.
10/20/2014
Wealth tax on cards for South Africa
Taxpayers must prepare to further tighten their belts following the first Medium Term Budget Policy Statement from finance minister Nhlanhla Nene.
10/12/2014
Lobby sues Treasury CS over 'illegal' tax deal with Mauritius
A tax civil society has sued National Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich over an ‘illegal’ agreement signed with Mauritius, in a major litigation that could affect thousands of companies operating in Kenya.
09/30/2014
Mauritius Commercial Bank full year pretax profit up 4 pct
Mauritius Commercial Bank Group's full year pretax profit rose 4 percent to 5.42 billion rupees, helped by rising net interest income, fees and commissions.
09/25/2014
Mauritius, India in talks to address tax treaty concerns
Dispelling 'misperceptions' that Mauritius is a tax haven, its financial sector regulator has said the island nation is in discussions with India to address concerns and make changes to the bilateral tax treaty.
09/16/2014
Forget Zimbabwe, U.S. Tax System Ranks At Bottom, Just Better Than Portugal
Remember the study last year that ranked our tax code right below Zimbabwe?
09/16/2014
OECD Calls for Coordinated Fight Against Corporate Tax Avoidance
At the request of the G20 Leaders, the OECD’s work is based on a BEPS Action Plan setting out the 15 key elements to be addressed by 2015
09/05/2014
Mauritius Further Enhances its Position as an Offshore Jurisdiction of Choice with Four Double Taxation Agreements - Appleby
The Government of the Republic of Mauritius (Government of Mauritius) has ratified double taxation agreements (DTA) with Guernsey and several African countries.
09/03/2014
Seychelles commit to sharing tax information
The country becomes the 46th jurisdiction to join the initiative launched by the G5.
08/29/2014
Uganda Tax System In A Nutshell
This is the ninth in a series of white papers on the tax systems in the African continent
08/28/2014
Zambia: Tougher tax evasion sanctions coming
Mr Yamba said hardening sanctions is intended to enhance the disincentive for tax evasion and ensure that all economic actors recognise the negative effects of evading tax.
08/28/2014
South Africa: Collection and Exchange of Tax Related Information By Tax Authorities by ENSafrica
Tax authorities across the globe are working aggressively to collect taxes which they believe are collectable in their respective jurisdictions.
08/27/2014
South Africa: Treasury to keep tax-free savings limit
The bill introduces the tax-free savings accounts for the first time as a new instrument to encourage South Africans to save more.
08/21/2014
The implications of FATCA in South Africa
SARS has also indicated that it will use the information that it will obtain from South African financial institutions
07/23/2014
SA audit firm SNG expanding into Africa
The transactions “‘might involve equity participation, a buy-out or an SNG-branded association,’’ he said, without giving more precise details on the deals.
07/21/2014
Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Information in Tax Matters
New single global standard for the automatic exchange of information between key authorities worldwide