For many years now, the right of taxpayers to claim for value added tax refund has been constrained and limited. The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has been consistent with its stand that in a claim for ...

Potential fraud such as the “missing trader” scheme, identify-theft tax evasion or claiming input VAT for non-qualifying expenses are probed. To address economic pressures, the government is ...

The government is set to amend the implementing rules and regulations of the reformed value added tax law to ease the impact of the 70 percent cap on input VAT claims on companies’ bottom line.

The ongoing fight between traders and the tax authorities is a clear indicator that the administration of Value Added Tax (VAT) has glaring gaps, which must be addressed to promote national ...