Tax

PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited (a network firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers) is the largest tax practice in Tanzania. Our focus is tax strategy, planning and compliance. Our professionals develop and deliver tax solutions across a diverse range of industries including financial services, consumer and industrial products, mining, construction and agriculture. Our taxation services include the following:

Getting started
Advice on tax efficient tax structuring, and on investment and tax incentives; processing income tax and VAT registrations.

Tax Advisory
Tax Advisory and planning services including general corporate issues; withholding taxes; remuneration structuring; VAT, customs and excise duties, and stamp duty.

Corporate tax management and process services
Preparation, review and filing of provisional and final tax returns; processing annual tax clearance; monitoring compliance with filing and payment deadlines; correspondence with the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and attending meetings with the TRA to finalise tax assessments; attending to and processing objections as appropriate to assessments from TRA; application for waivers in case of imposition of penalties; preparation of appeal documents; representation at appeal; maintenance of tax position summary.

Client information
Update on legislative changes and tax developments including budget briefing and regular newsletters; courses on taxation issues for clients by specific request.

Queensway Trustees

Queensway Trustees (1998) Limited (a network firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers) provides corporate secretarial services. Our services include the following:

Getting started
Investment advice including issues pertaining to registration with Tanzania Investment Centre; incorporation of local companies & registration of branches of foreign companies; registration of trade marks and business names; legal due diligence services in respect of prospective acquisitions.

Company secretarial services
Maintenance of statutory books; filing annual statutory returns; attendance at, and drafting minutes of, annual general meetings and board meetings.

Outsourcing the payroll function
Preparation of monthly payroll, completion of relevant monthly and annual forms, monitoring / effecting statutory payments; effecting payments to employees.

Business support services
Carrying out company, mining and land registration searches; processing applications for fresh land titles, renewals and replacement of defaced lost or destroyed title deeds.

Legal advisory
Advisory: Employment and immigration law; banking law; foreign exchange control; commercial law; mining law; company restructuring and reorganisation; intellectual property, copyright, trade marks and patent law.

Drafting: Drafting and reviewing legal agreements and instruments, including: loan and pre finance contracts, technical management agreements, shareholders' agreements, debentures, mortgages and chattel instruments; drafting trust deeds & constitutions and processing registration of trust bodies and associations/ societies.

Commercial litigation: Attending to court cases, appeals and applications.