Tanzania Corporate income tax rate
Tanzania Corporate income tax rate is 30 percent, in force since 1 Jul 2004. Last checked against the official source on 17 Jul 2026.
Standard/headline corporate income tax rate on resident company profits, from the national revenue authority or tax statute.
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| Current value | 30 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2004-07-01 |
| Official source | Tanzania Revenue Authority — Corporation Tax (Income Tax Act, Cap 332) |
| Last verified | 2026-07-17 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Standard resident-company rate on Mainland Tanzania, long-standing at 30% under the Income Tax Act, 2004 (Cap 332, in force 1 July 2004). REDUCED RATES (context, not the value): 25% for three years for companies newly listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange with >=25% public float; 20% for new assemblers of vehicles/tractors/fishing boats (first five years) and for new pharmaceutical/leather manufacturers under a performance agreement; 10% (period-limited) for new manufacturers of sanitary pads. Finance Act 2026 (effective 1 July 2026) left the standard rate at 30%. The TRA page was not machine-fetchable at confirmation; the rate is confirmed via PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries (reviewed 14 Jan 2026) and Tanzanian practitioner tax guides. Zanzibar administers some direct taxes separately.
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