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This document outlines the taxes currently applicable to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe, including details about the presumptive tax and other tax obligations. 1. Presumptive Tax Presumptive tax is a simplified quarterly tax based on estimated...

Introduction Zimbabwe’s beverages manufacturing giant, Delta Corporation, has lost its Constitutional Court challenge against additional tax assessments by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) amounting to USD 75 million on July 8, 2025.  This leaves the...

The Zimbabwe Taxpayer’s Platform (ZITAP), Zimbabwe’s leading tax justice network, recently engaged operators in the Micro-Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector on the ongoing taxation blitz. There is emerging consensus that the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's (ZIMRA)...

This month the Minister of Finance Prof. Mthuli Ncube is expected to present the Mid-Term Budget Review amid calls for revising Zimbabwe’s tax regime.  The budget review is a key policy-making platform and an opportunity to review fiscal policies not working in...

The Zimbabwe Taxpayers’ Platform (ZITAP) hosted a dialogue platform in collaboration with the African Centre for Governance (ACG) on Zimbabwe’s multilateral debt restructuring process on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The meeting received an update on the ongoing...

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has launched a blitz cracking on the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to register and pay taxes with an emphasis on income tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), and Pay As You Earn (PAYE). This operation started on July 1, 2025...

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) issued a public notice on the 2025 Second Quarter Provisional Tax Payment which was due on June 25. ZITAP circulates these public notices for tax-payers to know the ZIMRA requirements. We encourage ZIMRA to use other social media...

The month of June marks the end of the first half of Zimbabwe’s fiscal year. Mid-term policy consultations and reports are now expected, both from Parliament and the executive. This article narrows down on the Minister of Finance on the need to, amidst a lot of...

“I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle,” Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister.” By Hillary Munedzi.  Going by recent counts, Zimbabwe...

By Vivid Gwede. On May 1, 2025, as Zimbabwe’s public sector workers commemorated Workers’ Day and reflected on their working conditions, the Business Times reported that the Zimbabwean government’s budget had realised surplus in the first quarter. The development...

In this Africa month article, Jacob Mutisi, a pan African dreamer yearns for a prosperous continent. An Africa whose people live in prosperity, peace and happiness. Alas, corruption emerges as the single biggest threat to African prosperity. The consequence not just...

By Vivid Gwede. Is the government listening to Zimbabweans' calls for lowering taxes? Despite an increasing public outcry over high taxes, it appears the government is determined to squeeze more revenue from the populace. Compounding Zimbabwe’s tax burden, the...

By Itai Zimunya. This brief piece invites a policy conversation with your fiscal team and ZIMRA. For starters, it is prudent for one to acknowledge the tight policy rope you are treading. On one hand, the need to raise revenue to cover the fiscal gap given the...

The Zimbabwe Taxpayers’ Platform (ZITAP) on Thursday, 15 May 2025 hosted a successful strategic planning meeting with different stakeholders making vital contributions to shaping the platform’s future. ZITAP officials, including the Chairperson, Mr. Itai Zimunya,...

By Itai Zimunya Prosperity clubs, with their focus on fostering a mindset of growth, collaboration, and opportunity, can be powerful catalysts for motivating young people to embrace entrepreneurship. These clubs provide a unique ecosystem that addresses many of the...