General Tax Directorate

Morocco Launches Sweeping Tax Audit of Bank Accounts to Combat Evasion

9 September 2022

In Morocco, the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) continues to track down "bad taxpayers". It has recently launched a vast operation to control and verify bank accounts.

Morocco’s Vehicle Tax Revenue Jumps 8% to 3.7 Billion Dirhams in 2021

31 July 2022

In 2021, revenue from the vehicle sticker reached 3.7 billion dirhams, up 8% from a year earlier, according to the Directorate General of Taxes.

Morocco’s Self-Employment Surge: Quadruple Growth in Four Years

30 July 2022

The number of self-employed workers continues to increase in the kingdom. At the end of 2021, there were 373,663 of them, four times more than 4 years ago, according to figures (…)

British Gas Firm Sound Energy Loses $2.55 Million Tax Dispute in Morocco, Plans Appeal

13 July 2022

The British gas company Sound Energy announces that it has lost its lawsuit against the General Tax Administration, which had claimed $2.55 million in taxes from it after it (…)

Morocco Cracks Down on Influencers: Tax Authorities Target Social Media Stars

7 June 2022

The Directorate General of Taxes is summoning the owners of channels (YouTubers and influencers, Instagrammers, TikTokers and others) to declare the income generated by their (…)

Morocco Launches Global Tax Probe into Overseas Bank Accounts of Citizens

2 June 2022

Morocco wants to investigate the bank accounts and other assets of Moroccans abroad to verify whether they are in order with the tax authorities. In this context, a vast (…)

Morocco Cracks Down on Tax-Evading Social Media Influencers

1 June 2022

The Moroccan Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) is deploying new means to track down YouTubers, Instagrammers, TikTokers and other influencers who generate significant income.

Moroccan Contraband Cigarette Market Grows to 1.91% in 2021, Customs Report Shows

30 May 2022

The penetration rate of contraband cigarettes on the Moroccan market increased from 1.37% to 1.91% in 2021, according to figures published by the Customs and Indirect Taxes (…)

Morocco Cracks Down on Smuggling at Ceuta and Melilla Border Crossings

23 May 2022

In announcing the reopening of the border posts of Ceuta and Melilla, the Moroccan authorities had stated that they would not in any case tolerate smuggling. Today, it is the (…)

Moroccan Tax Authorities Target Call Centers for Suspected Tax Evasion Scheme

14 April 2022

Several call centers suspected of resorting to illegal fund transfer practices to evade taxes are in the sights of the tax authorities.