Driven by sweeping reforms, corporate income tax revenues reached a historic peak in Morocco during the first quarter of 2026. A spectacular surge that is reshaping the state budget’s financial balance.
As May 1, 2026 approaches, the General Tax Directorate reminds taxpayers of their filing and payment obligations. Between VAT, income tax, and self-employed workers, all procedures must be completed digitally.
The star of French-speaking music remains behind bars. Arrested in Paris, Gims sees his custody extended this Thursday. The justice system suspects his mega real estate project in Marrakech of concealing a vast money laundering network .
Morocco’s tax authorities have defended the extension of the withholding tax provided for by the 2026 Finance Law. The administration presents the measure as a tool to prevent fraud, promising faster VAT refunds in return.
The transition to the new year is accompanied by a series of tax changes that will directly impact the purchasing power of Moroccans. Behind the technicality of the 2026 Finance Act, the State is deploying a double-edged strategy: lightening the bill on essential products such as medicines, meat or technology, while tightening the screws on "vice" products such as tobacco. Here’s what’s changing concretely for your wallet as of January.
The Moroccan electric vehicle market is experiencing a spectacular acceleration. A new study by BMI-Fitch Solutions forecasts an 80.4% growth in sales for the year 2025, driven by a booming local production, the arrival of new manufacturers and strong government incentives.
The deputy of the Party of the Federation of the Democratic Left proposes to increase to 30% the Value Added Tax (VAT) on all luxury products and services and to introduce a tax on water-intensive crops in arid areas.
After reviewing the taxation of businesses, VAT and income tax over the past three years, the government is taking a break. The 2026 Finance Bill focuses on a few technical and targeted adjustments, particularly in the areas of sports, real estate taxation and tax audits.
The Moroccan government plans to generate tax revenue of more than 21 billion dirhams from taxes on tobacco and alcohol consumption to maintain the budget deficit at 3% of GDP in 2026. An amount that far exceeds the expected profits of the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP).
The 2026 Finance Bill provides for the extension of the withholding tax system to banks, insurance companies and companies with a turnover of more than 50 million dirhams. An expected reform, but one that could spark debate.
Non-resident individuals on a short stay in Morocco can benefit from the refund of value-added tax (VAT) on goods and merchandise acquired within the country, intended for use abroad, for an amount greater than or equal to 2,000 dirhams including tax.
A major reform in local taxation in Morocco, Law No. 14-25, published in the Official Bulletin on June 12, 2025, has carried out a complete revision of the tax scale for undeveloped land (TNB) and entrusted the collection to municipal tax collectors.