Africa

Tanzania

Corporate rate
30%
Top personal rate
30%
VAT / GST rate
18%
One-sentence summary Tanzania's corporate tax position: 30. Personal income tax: residents 30%; non-residents 15-30%. VAT/consumption tax: 18 mainland (16 for certain B2C); 15-18 Zanzibar.

Corporate Tax Rate

Tanzania's headline corporate income tax (CIT) rate is 30.

Personal Tax Rate

The headline personal income tax (PIT) rate is residents 30%; non-residents 15-30%.

VAT / GST Rate

The standard VAT/GST (or equivalent consumption tax) rate is 18 mainland (16 for certain B2C); 15-18 Zanzibar. Registration thresholds, zero-rated and exempt categories, and reduced rates vary by jurisdiction - see the source link below for the full detail on this jurisdiction.

Residency

An individual is a Tanzanian tax resident if they have a permanent home in Tanzania and visit during the year, or - lacking a permanent home - are present in Tanzania 183 days in the year, or average 122 days per year across the current and preceding two years. Residents are taxed on worldwide income; non-residents only on Tanzania-source income.

CFC Rules

Tanzania has genuine CFC provisions: the attributable income (less distributions) of a controlled foreign trust or corporation is included in the income of the Tanzanian "controlling person." A separate anti-avoidance measure lets the Commissioner deem 30% of an entity's profits as distributed if no distribution occurs within 12 months after the accounting period ends - resident entities already covered under the CFC rules are exempted from this deemed-distribution provision to avoid double-counting.

Thin Capitalization

Interest deductibility for an "exempt-controlled resident entity" (a resident entity where 25% or more of underlying ownership is held by tax-exempt bodies, approved retirement funds, charities, non-residents, or their associates) is restricted where the debt-to-equity ratio exceeds 7:3 (equivalent to roughly 2.33:1). The definition of "equity" was expanded to include positive retained earnings (previously limited to paid-up share capital only). Non-deductible interest amounts can be carried forward.

Treaty Network

Tanzania's treaty network is limited, with double tax treaties in force with Canada, Denmark, Finland, India, Italy, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, and Zambia.

Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries - Tanzania (secondary compilation, cited per jurisdiction). Rates last reviewed by PwC: 14 January 2026. Page last verified: August 07, 2026. General information only - confirm current rates and any specific position with a licensed advisor in this jurisdiction before relying on this page.