The Ivorian tax authority released the annex to the 2026 Finance Law, introducing several tax changes. Measures include extending a 7.5% withholding tax on non‑commercial profits for certain non‑salaried participants, eliminating VAT exemptions for oil exploration, agriculture, manufacturing and packaging and applying the standard 18% VAT rate, raising the tourism development tax to 2.5% from 1.5%, imposing a tax on foreign digital service platforms without a physical presence, and reducing the property tax to 13% from 15%.
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Key Takeaways
A 7.5% withholding tax will apply to non‑commercial profits for those participants, effective from 2026.
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Read the full article at Bloomberg TaxThis summary was published on VATfaqs.com on 7 February 2026. It relates to VAT developments in Côte d'Ivoire. The original source is Bloomberg Tax.
