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Tax law cases in Tanzania

Tax administration, corporate taxation, duties, reporting, and statutory liabilities. This curated Tanzania collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent.

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  • 19 Jun 2024

    CIVIL CASE BUNDA TOWN COUNCIL

    Citation
    CIVIL CASE BUNDA TOWN COUNCIL
    Court
    TANZLII

    Summary judgment for unpaid service levy after defendant failed to obtain leave to defend; TZS 14,595,133.26 awarded with 12% interest and costs.

    • Summary judgment
    • Service levy
    • Default judgment
    • Summary-judgment
    • Service-levy
    • Civil-procedure
  • 7 Sept 2023

    aggreko international projects limited vs commissioner general tanzania revenue authority 2023 tzca 17606 7 september 2023

    Citation
    aggreko international projects limited vs commissioner general tanzania revenue authority 2023 tzca 17606 7 september 2023
    Court
    TZCA

    Appeal dismissed; head office costs, capital allowance, and penalty issues upheld under Tanzania tax law.

    • Income tax assessment
    • Deductibility of head office costs
    • Capital allowance computation
    • Transfer pricing
    • Penalty and interest imposition
    • Tax-law
  • 30 Aug 2023

    total tanzania limited vs commissioner 2023 tzca 17559 30 august 2023

    Citation
    total tanzania limited vs commissioner 2023 tzca 17559 30 august 2023
    Court
    TZCA

    Appeal dismissed: JET A1 aviation fuel declared for home consumption was held subject to Railway Development Levy under section 20A of the Railways Act.

    • Railway development levy
    • Home consumption declaration
    • Taxation of aviation fuel
    • Interpretation of customs statutes
    • Railway-development-levy
    • Customs-law
  • 15 Sept 2022

    justine ruta kaigi vs tanzania revenue authority 2 others 2022 tzhc 12893 15 september 2022

    Citation
    justine ruta kaigi vs tanzania revenue authority 2 others 2022 tzhc 12893 15 september 2022
    Court
    TZHC

    High Court strike-out for lack of jurisdiction in a dispute over motor vehicle encumbrances and revenue-law administration.

    • Jurisdiction
    • Revenue laws
    • Encumbrances on property
    • Government proceedings
    • Limitation of actions
    • Res judicata
  • 22 Apr 2022

    biharamulo district council vs oryx oil company t limited 2022 tzhc 3007 22 april 2022

    Citation
    biharamulo district council vs oryx oil company t limited 2022 tzhc 3007 22 april 2022
    Court
    TZHC

    High Court dismissed a service levy claim by Biharamulo District Council against Oryx Oil Company (T) Limited, finding the claim was not proved.

    • Service levy
    • Jurisdiction of local authorities
    • Corporate taxation
    • Service-levy
    • Local-government-law
    • Tax-law
  • 16 Nov 2021

    commissioner general tanzania revenue authority and another vs mirambo limited 2021 tzhc 7444 16 november 2021

    Citation
    commissioner general tanzania revenue authority and another vs mirambo limited 2021 tzhc 7444 16 november 2021
    Court
    TZHC

    High Court granted leave to appeal, holding that the case raised arguable issues on jurisdiction over tax judicial review, forum shopping, and delay.

    • Leave to appeal
    • Jurisdiction
    • Extension of time
    • Forum shopping
    • Judicial review of administrative action
    • Leave-to-appeal
  • 8 Nov 2021

    attorney general of the republic of kenya v kioo limited appeal 3 of 2021 2021 eacj 37 8 november 2021

    Citation
    attorney general of the republic of kenya v kioo limited appeal 3 of 2021 2021 eacj 37 8 november 2021
    Court
    EACJ

    Appeal struck out as moot after the Finance Act 2021 removed the disputed differential tax; each party to bear its own costs.

    • Differential tax on imports
    • Effect of legislative change on pending litigation
    • Costs in appellate proceedings
    • Mootness
    • Costs
    • Tax-law
  • 1 Nov 2021

    unilever tea tanzania limited vs commissioner general tanzania revenue authority tra 2021 tzca 623 1 november 2021

    Citation
    unilever tea tanzania limited vs commissioner general tanzania revenue authority tra 2021 tzca 623 1 november 2021
    Court
    TZCA

    Appeal dismissed: taxpayer failed to prove double disallowance of management entertainment cost or improper computation of allowable expenditure.

    • Income tax assessment
    • Management entertainment cost
    • Double disallowance
    • Onus of proof
    • Tax-law
    • Income-tax-assessment
  • 7 Oct 2021

    business printers limited vs commissioner general of tanzania revenue authority and another 2021 tzhclandd 653 7 october 2021

    Citation
    business printers limited vs commissioner general of tanzania revenue authority and another 2021 tzhclandd 653 7 october 2021
    Court
    TANZLII

    High Court (Land Division) dismissed Business Printers Limited’s application, holding that disputes arising from TRA distress proceedings belong before the Tax Revenue Board.

    • Jurisdiction
    • Interim injunctions
    • Revenue laws
    • Distress warrant
    • Mareva injunction
    • Tax-law
  • 18 May 2021

    tanzania tobacco processors limited vs the commissioner general tra 2021 tzca 206 18 may 2021

    Citation
    tanzania tobacco processors limited vs the commissioner general tra 2021 tzca 206 18 may 2021
    Court
    TZCA

    Tax appeal dismissed: taxpayer failed to prove loan interest was at arm’s length; court also held one ground on instalment tax payment was factual.

    • Income tax assessment
    • Deductibility of interest expenses
    • Arm's length principle
    • Tax avoidance
    • Jurisdiction of tax tribunals
    • Tax-law
  • 7 May 2021

    star media tanzania limited vs tanzania revenue uthority 2021 tzca 191 7 may 2021

    Citation
    star media tanzania limited vs tanzania revenue uthority 2021 tzca 191 7 may 2021
    Court
    TZCA

    Appeal dismissed: no denial of hearing in tax objection process; no obvious illegality established to justify extension of time.

    • Extension of time
    • Right to be heard
    • Illegality as ground for extension
    • Tax assessment procedure
    • Tax-law
    • Administrative-law
  • 31 Aug 2020

    mbeya cement co ltd vs philemon mwalusamba and 9 others 2020 tzhc 2295 31 august 2020

    Citation
    mbeya cement co ltd vs philemon mwalusamba and 9 others 2020 tzhc 2295 31 august 2020
    Court
    TZHC

    High Court quashed CMA award on taxation of retirement benefits and rejected additional repatriation claims.

    • Retirement benefits
    • Taxation of terminal benefits
    • Repatriation package
    • Jurisdiction
    • Labour-law
    • Tax-law