Practice area

Taxation

Tax is one of the most commercially sensitive and technically demanding areas of legal practice in Tanzania. LUHENDE Advocates advises clients on tax risk, tax planning, tax compliance, tax objections, tax appeals and tax-related disputes with a strong appreciation of both the law and the practical realities of dealing with revenue authorities and tribunals.

We assist clients with both contentious and non-contentious tax matters, including domestic tax structuring, VAT, income tax, withholding tax, capital gains tax, transfer pricing, tax implications of transactions, and sector-specific tax issues. We also represent clients in proceedings before the Tanzania Revenue Authority, the Tax Revenue Appeals Board, the Tax Revenue Appeals Tribunal and the courts.

Our tax practice is particularly suited to clients who require clear strategic thinking in complex or high-value matters, including disputes, objections, audits, restructuring decisions and regulatory interactions with tax consequences. Selected services include:

Tax advisory and legal opinions; Pre-investment and business structuring advice; Tax objections, appeals and dispute strategy; Representation before the TRA, TRAB, TRAT and Court of Appeal; Transaction tax structuring; VAT, income tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing issues; Tax implications of mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and asset transfers; Tax compliance review and risk diagnostics; No-for-Profit and exemption advisory; Out of court and settlement negotiations.