Mozambique: Almost half of taxes collected electronically in 2022

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Mozambique: Almost half of taxes collected electronically in 2022

9:58 CAT | 19 Jul 2023

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Almost half of the taxes collected in Mozambique in 2022 were collected through the electronic tax management system “e-tributação”, whose full implementation is scheduled for the end of this year, according to official documents consulted by Lusa on Tuesday.

According to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with the commitments made by the government of Mozambique in the review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) concluded this month, Mozambique’s Tax Administration (AT) “is on track to fully implement its modernized tax collection system, the integrated electronic tax filing system (e-tributação)”, in use ” in all tax offices across the country to collect all taxes”

“As at end-December 2022, 45 percent of total tax receipts were collected through E-tributação. E-tributação is linked to e-SISTAFE (the financial management information system) resulting in an automatic classification and faster transfer of resources to the CUT (treasury single account) and interfaces with seven commercial banks”, the same IMF report said,

“To complete the full implementation of the system by end-2023, the AT is fine tuning the transversal modules (fiscal execution, bankruptcies, payments by instalments, risk assessments, audits, claims and recourse, refunds and compensations, litigation and tax audits),” it adds.

The Tax Administration (AT) also continues to develop its digital interface (Portal do Contribuinte) to allow all taxpayers to file and pay all taxes electronically by end-March 2024,” reads the document.

“The interface connects the Portal do Contribuinte with e-tributação and is currently operational for only two types of taxes, VAT, and the simplified tax for small taxpayers,” the IMF further explained.

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At end March 2023, the Portal do Contribuinte covered 37 percent of total taxpayers in VAT and small taxes, and 72 percent of large taxpayers.

“By March 2024, the objective is to cover all taxpayers,” the document reads, adding that modernizing the taxpayer registry and enhancing interoperability with other public registries “remains a key step towards achieving improved revenue collection”.

In addition, it said,”the AT has cleaned and updated the taxpayer registry (NUIT), removed duplicated taxpayers, and verified the registry for the largest 100 taxpayers”.

“Work is ongoing to implement a unique identification number for individuals for civil and fiscal purposes, jointly with the ministries of Justice and Interior, with the objective of completing the work by end-2023,” the document also states.

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Source: Lusa