A joint operation by customs and tax authorities has dismantled a vast fraud network involving seven companies. The damage, estimated at 1.17 billion dirhams, combines false declarations, tax evasion and illicit fund transfers abroad.
Morocco’s fiscal overhaul is delivering spectacular results in 2026. By imposing the financial sector at 40%, the Treasury is collecting record revenues, propelling corporate income tax to the top of state revenues.
A vast investigation reveals how Moroccan companies divert export subsidies to evade taxes. Their ultimate goal: massively transfer their profits abroad to purchase residences or foreign nationalities.
The Ministries of the Interior and Finance are launching a digital service to obtain the real estate tax clearance certificate within a maximum of 48 hours. This reform simplifies real estate sales by digitizing the exchanges between the Treasury, notaries, and tax authorities.
Moroccans Residing Abroad (MREs) receiving rental income from real estate located in Morocco are subject to income tax. A key element of this tax regime, the withholding tax on rents, must be properly understood by landlords to ensure their compliance.
In Morocco, the tax administration has changed the procedures for the transfer of real estate, in order to increase the revenue from local taxes, the poor relation of the Treasury’s revenue.
With the return of tourists to Morocco, fiscal royalties on the consumption of alcoholic beverages have exploded in 2022, according to data published by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
For the year 2022 that is coming to an end, the Treasury’s debt would be around 958 billion dirhams (BMDH), while in 2021 it was 885 BMDH, according to Attijari Global Research (AGR).
In two months, private clinics have lost one billion dirhams. The coronavirus pandemic will have caused, for the same period, clinics, pharmacies and medical practices, a drop of 85% in their turnover.
The Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) granted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Morocco has only covered a few days of imports. According to Fouzia Zaaboul, Director of the Treasury, "the PLL drawdown strengthens our foreign exchange reserves by about 18 days of goods and services imports".
Good news on the debt front with a decrease in its share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the Ministry of Economy via the Directorate of the Treasury and External Finance (DTFE).