Chad

The significant developments that occurred in 2018 are mainly:

• Transfer pricing documentation requirements.
• Extension of the scope of value-added tax (VAT) credit refund and amendment of the related procedures.
• Enhancement of deductibility rules of interest expenses for entities belonging to the same group of companies.
• New rules against fraud and tax evasion.
• Amendment of eligibility criteria relating to the taxation regime.
• Option to file a corrective tax return within a limited period of two months from the filing of the initial tax returns.
• Recognition of exclusive competence of tax administration in matter of tax assessment.
• Prohibition for chartered accountants non-registered in the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) to validate taxpayers’ accounting.
• Prohibition for chartered accountants to provide tax services.
• Requirement for branches of foreign companies to be transformed into a Chadian company.
• Lowering of registration fees for real estate transactions.