The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 was released for consultation and subsequently enacted on July 27, 2024, without major changes to the tax measures.
Key tax measures include:
- Corporate climate responsibility (CCR) levy
- Announced in the budget, applied at 2% on chargeable income
- Applicable to companies, resident sociétés, trusts, and foundations
- Includes global business licence entities and segment B of banks.
- Potential reduction in impact for entities eligible for partial exemptions or tax credits (e.g., foreign taxes, investment credits).
- Effective from the assessment year starting July 1, 2024
- Applies to entities with financial years ending after December 31, 2023
- New tax incentives:
- Double/triple deductions on certain donations
- Additional 25% tax credit on setup costs for child daycare centers
- Tax arrears payment scheme (TASS):
- Extended for another year
- Offers full waiver of penalties and interest
- Awaiting Mauritius Revenue Authority confirmation on whether tax assessments raised up to June 30, 2024, will qualify for TASS
Read a July 2024 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in Mauritius