Taxation: DGI steps up inspections
The integrity of the tax system is essential to maintain and strengthen taxpayers’ confidence in the tax authorities. This is one of the key messages contained in the annual activity report of the General Tax Directorate (DGI). In particular, this means “protecting the integrity of the tax system, by modernizing control and collection”.
According to DGI CEO Youness Idrissi Kaitouni, “tax collection, inspections, and dunning actions have been strengthened to guarantee fairness”. In 2023, they generated additional revenue of 14 billion Dirhams (USD 1.4 billion), up 6.9% on the previous year. The head of the tax department also emphasized that “computerized reminders to late taxpayers have been improved by the automatic generation of defaults on the Single Professional Contribution and the annual property income declaration, as well as the automated printing of the 2nd reminder letters”. In concrete terms, the strategic orientations assigned by the new five-year plan to the control mission are aimed at improving the trueness of declarations, with an emphasis on the predictive dimension of control. This involves strengthening the exchange and quality of information, as well as harnessing artificial intelligence to reinforce tools for deterring non-compliance. According to the head of the DGI, the revenue generated by tax audits is systematically returned to the economic fabric in the form of refunds and restitutions.
In more detail, over 55,596 documentary audits and tax assessment regularizations were carried out, an increase of 17% compared to 2022. Individuals top the list of taxpayers audited, with 57%. In 2023, documentary audits and tax adjustments, excluding registration and stamp duties, generated revenue of over 5.47 billion Dirhams (USD 547 million), up 13% on the previous year. “This increase concerned all categories of taxpayers, except individuals, whose revenues fell by 11% «. Large companies and other legal entities accounted for 38% and 37% of revenues respectively. With regard to income tax on property profits and registration and stamp duties, duties collected improved by 2% compared with 2022, to more than 2.77 billion dirhams (USD 277 million).
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