Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Rwanda: Tax Issues Forum Established

26th August 2008 (Allafrica.com)
In bid to facilitate trade and promote business growth in Rwanda, Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) and the Private Sector Federation have established a tax issues forum (TIF). The forum to discuss tax concerns comes after PSF raised concerns that RRA was partly to blame for the low tax compliance levels in the country.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Nigeria: 'Multiple Taxation, Bane of Nigeria's Tax System'

24th August 2008 (Allafrica.com)
Chairman, Technical Committee on National Tax Policy (TCNTP), Mrs. Ifeko Omogui-Okauru has said multiple taxation is the bane of Nigeria's tax system.

Uganda: Investors Slam New Hotel Tax

24th August 2008 ( New Vision)
HOTEL investors have asked the Government to immediately suspend the local service tax to save them from "double taxation".

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Mozambique: Tax Revenue to Fill Any Gap Caused By Swedish Aid Reduction

Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo)
19 August 2008
Mozambique's Planning and Development Minister, Aiuba Cuereneia, said on Monday that the government will use domestic revenue to cover the reduction in support for the state budget from Sweden, one of the country's main donors.

Monday, August 18, 2008

South Africa: Country's Changing Tax Laws 'Undermining Investor Confidence'

18 August 2008(Business Day-Johannesburg)
CONSTANT changes to SA's tax law changes were undermining investor confidence, especially as many of them had been imposed with retrospective effect, Ed Liptak, director of corporate tax at commercial law firm Webber Wentzel, said at the weekend

Friday, August 15, 2008

South Africa: Former SARS Official Denies Tax Evasion Charges

15 July 2008 (Allafrica.com)
SOUTH African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Pravin Gordhan's former right-hand man, Edward Mushanganyisi, appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court yesterday on tax evasion charges.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Uganda: Dealing With Taxation Issues in a Partnership

12 August 2008(Allafrica.com)
This is the third in series of my articles for this column discussing the common structures of doing business in Uganda, and the respective tax implications of each of the structures. In this article, I will look at the tax implications of trading as a partnership..

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Liberia: 'We've done Nothing Wrong' - BRE Boss, As Dr. Tolbert Makes First Comments

5 August 2008 (Allafrica)
Buchanan Renewable Energies (BRE) has sharply reacted to reports of tax waiver saying it has done nothing wrong during the negotiation process with the Government of Liberia.

Friday, August 1, 2008

Nigeria: Citizens Should Pay Taxes - Board Chairman

1 August 2008 (Allafrica.com)
The newly appointed Executive Chairman of Kaduna State Board of Internal Revenue, Alhaji Ahmed Jibril, has urged Nigerians to imbibe the habit of paying taxes, as another way of assisting the constituted authorities to serve them better