DGI Dirección Générale des Impôts Directorate General of Taxation
NEW TAX MEASURES
FINANCE LAW
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DGf Direction Générale des Impôts Directorate General of Taxation
FOREWORD
The tax provisions of the 2021 Finance law are aligned with the government's agenda to consolidate public finances.
They are the result of consultations with the private sector and reinforce and consolidate the recent reforms undertaken to make the Cameroonian tax system more efficient in terms of revenue mobilization, simplicity, equity and favourable for economic recovery in a post-COVID economic context.
NEW TAX MEASURES FINANCE LAW 2021
NEW TAX MEASURES
FINANCE LAW
CONTENT
- MEASURES TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC RECOVERY P.4
- IMPORT SUBSTITUTION PROMOTION MEASURES P.8
- MEASURES TO PROMOTE AN ENABLING BUSINESS CLIMATE P.10
- MEASURES TO BROADEN THE TAX BASE P.14
- MEASURES TO SECURE REVENUE COLLECTED P.16
- MEASURES TO PROMOTE LOCAL TAXATION P.18
NEW TAX MEASURES FINANCE LAW 2021
DGI Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère Général de l'Intérieur
NEW TAX MEASURES FINANCE LAW 2021
MEASURES TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC RECOVERY
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
NEW TAX MEASURES FINANCE LAW 2021
1. Measures to reduce the tax burden:
- the reduction by two percentage points (from 30% to 28%) of the income tax rate in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises (Section 17a);
- the renewal for the financial year 2021 of the special compromise enshrined by 2020 finance law, in order to assist companies that have been deeply impacted by the health crisis to clear their tax debts, which would enable them to present a healthier financial situation (Section 19 of the 2021 FL);
- the introduction of the option for the monthly payment of the annual forest tax (RFA) in order to alleviate the cash-flow problems of forestry companies (Section 234);
- the total deduction for tax purposes of grants made by companies to the State as part of the fight against the COVID-19 health crisis (Section 16 of the 2021 FL).
2. Measures to sustain industries impacted by the crisis:
- the repeal of the axle tax in favour of transporters, whose activities have been strongly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis (Sections 608-612);
- the reduction from 4% to 3% of the rate of the felling tax in favour of forestry companies who boast of a certification in terms of sustainable forest management (Sections 242 and 243);
- the exemption from the Company Tax in favour of the hotel industry, hard hit by the COVID-19. This exemption entails exemption from the payment of the monthly instalments and the minimum tax (Section 18 of the LF 2021);
- the renewal for the financial year 2021 of the suspension of the tourist tax in order to improve the attendance rate in accommodation establishments heavily impacted by the crisis (Article 18 of the 2021 FL).
- Measures to accompany companies under restructuring:
The provision for the fiscal year 2021, to companies undergoing restructuring in industries directly affected by COVID 19 of the following incentives: