Topic

Tax evasion

Morocco9 Sept 2025

Moroccan Mayors Under Investigation: Tax Fraud Scandal Rocks Local Governments

Central audit commissions will be dispatched by the General Inspection of Territorial Administration (IGAT) in several local authorities spread across different provinces and regions of the kingdom in order to shed light on suspicions of tax fraud involving municipal presidents. They are said to have carried out serious manipulations in the local tax registers, in order to illegally exempt owners of sand and clay quarries that supply large brick and ceramic manufacturing plants, in clear and direct violation of the law.

Morocco22 Aug 2025

Currency Scandal Rocks Morocco: Elite Businessmen and Officials Implicated in Suspicious Transactions

Involved in suspicious transactions carried out in approved commercial outlets, mainly in Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier, businessmen and certain current and former elected officials, as well as members of their families and close associates, are in the sights of the Foreign Exchange Office controllers.

Morocco12 Aug 2025

Billion-Dirham Tax Evasion Scheme Exposed: DGI Cracks Down on Corporate Fraud in Morocco

Verification operations targeting companies suspected of evading the payment of tax arrears amounting to several billion dirhams are in the sights of the control services under the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI). Two companies have already been flagged.

Morocco15 Jul 2025

Moroccan Tax Authorities Launch Crackdown on 'Ghost Companies' in Major Cities

The control and collection agents of the regional tax directorates in the regions of Casablanca-Settat, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma and Marrakech-Safi, in coordination with the central services of the Ministry of the Interior, are carrying out field verification campaigns to track down "ghost" companies (ghost companies). These have disappeared from the radar of the tax administration for years, after changing their headquarters without notice and failing to file their tax returns within the legal deadlines.

Morocco6 Jul 2025

Tax Evasion Scheme Uncovered: Moroccan Companies Exploit Liquidation Loophole

The control and recovery agents, in coordination with the risk analysis and programming service, under the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI), are investigating suspicious activities related to the judicial liquidation of companies in an irregular situation with respect to the tax authorities.

Morocco20 May 2025

Morocco Launches Crackdown on 250,000 Inactive Companies in Tax Fraud Sweep

The general tax department is conducting a vast operation targeting companies that are no longer active and have not submitted tax declarations, in some cases for many years.

Morocco12 May 2025

Morocco Probes Suspected Export Fraud and Illegal Fund Transfers by Companies

Following reports and alerts about manipulations in the declarations of goods value and their invoices, control services from the Customs Administration and the Exchange Office are conducting joint investigations to verify the authenticity of suspicious fund transfer operations to foreign countries, concealed behind export transactions carried out by Moroccan companies with foreign firms.

Morocco11 May 2025

Morocco Pushes Digital Payments, Targeting Small Shopkeepers in Informal Economy

The Moroccan government is working on generalizing electronic payment for all categories of society. Small shopkeepers, commonly called "Moul l’hanout" in Morocco, are now concerned.

Morocco10 May 2025

French Actor Gérard Lanvin Defends Moroccan Residence Amid Tax Exile Accusations

In an interview, French actor Gérard Lanvin responds to his critics who accuse him of settling in Marrakech to avoid paying taxes in France.

Morocco18 Mar 2025

Moroccan Tax Authorities Probe Private Doctors for Suspected Income Underreporting

Moroccan doctors practicing in private clinics are suspected of tax evasion, in particular of not declaring part of their income.

Morocco26 Feb 2025

Morocco Launches Major Tax Probe into Construction Sector Invoice Fraud

Following the detection of forged invoices using self-employed stamps, the control services of the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) have launched a large-scale verification operation.

Morocco21 Feb 2025

Morocco Cracks Down on Companies Suspected of Local Tax Evasion

Following an alert from the local authorities, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has transmitted lists of companies suspected of tax evasion to the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI). The latter is tracking down these companies and trying to locate the managers involved in these frauds.