
Morocco Adjusts Late Payment Penalties, Lowers Interest Rate
The Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) of Morocco has announced a modification of the penalties for late payment of invoices. And it’s rather good news.

The Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) of Morocco has announced a modification of the penalties for late payment of invoices. And it’s rather good news.

Moroccan taxpayers wishing to bring their declared income into compliance have only a few days left to file their requests for regularization.

In Morocco, the profits from gambling will now be subject to income tax. This is the direct consequence of certain amendments to the 2025 Finance Bill by the House of Councillors.

The Directorate General of Taxes is intensifying its controls in Tangier, targeting tax evasion by large real estate developers. The investigation focuses on significant sums, exceeding 100,000 dirhams per apartment, illegally collected (off the books), particularly in low-cost housing.

The debate on taxation of the richest is resurfacing in Morocco. After an initial rejection, the Democratic Confederation of Labor (CDT) is relaunching the idea of a wealth tax in the House of Advisors.

Great success for the voluntary tax regularization operation recently launched. Already nearly 2,000 taxpayers have declared more than 5.2 billion dirhams since the launch of this operation which ends on December 31.

The competent Moroccan authorities are tracking down influencers who transfer their income in cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoins, to evade taxes and the Foreign Exchange Office.

The status of self-employment in Morocco is the subject of debates in Parliament. At issue, the fragile balance between administrative simplification and the fight against tax evasion.

Deputies expressed concern about the imposition of a tax on gambling, fearing that this measure planned in the 2025 finance bill could lead to the legalization of the practice of these games among minors, as well as money laundering.

Fouzi Lekjaa, Minister Delegate to the Budget, announced a tax cut for low incomes, particularly those below 12,000 dirhams, as part of the 2025 finance bill. Presented last Friday to the House of Representatives, this reform aims to ease the tax burden on civil servants, employees and retirees.

The Directorate General of Taxes is calling on taxpayers (individuals) who do not declare all their income, urging them to regularize their tax situation as soon as possible.

The Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) invites the taxpayers concerned by the measure relating to the voluntary regularization of their tax situation, reinstated by the 2024 Finance Act, to regularize their situation no later than December 31, 2024.