Tax advisory
MGI BFC advises companies and foreign groups on Tunisian taxation: corporate income tax, VAT, withholding taxes, transfer pricing, incentive and export regimes, tax audits. Our chartered accountants answer in English, French or Arabic, from the structuring of an investment to the handling of a tax audit, with one objective: secure your position and keep it defensible.
Monthly and annual returns, advance instalments, employer's declaration, tax calendar with alerts, review of positions before filing, VAT credit refund claims.
Choice of form and regime (onshore, totally exporting, regional incentives), capital and debt, intragroup flows, withholding taxes under treaties, exit planning; coordination with exchange-control requirements.
Transfer pricing return and documentation where thresholds are met, intragroup agreements, benchmarking, defence in audits; consistency between the pricing policy and the accounts.
Preparation before the audit, assistance during the procedure, answers to the administration, negotiation and settlement, appeals; we speak for you with the tax authorities.
Withholding taxes on services, royalties, interest and dividends, double taxation treaties, certificates of residence, VAT on imported services.
Tax review of a target, quantification of exposures, representations and warranties, structuring of the deal; in coordination with our transaction advisory team.
1. Diagnosis. Review of your situation, flows and filings; identification of risks and opportunities; clear written scope.
2. Advice. Written memoranda with references to the law, practical options, quantified impacts, recommendation; in English or French.
3. Implementation. Filings, documentation, agreements, letters to the administration; coordination with your lawyers and bankers.
4. Follow-up. Calendar monitoring, alerts on finance laws and circulars, annual review of your positions.
Office: Golden Tower Building B8.2, Centre Urbain Nord, 1082 Tunis. We work throughout Tunisia and remotely.
The standard rate is 20% under the 2025 Finance Law, with specific rates for certain sectors (financial, telecoms, energy, large retail) and reduced regimes for agriculture, certain exporting and regional-development activities. See our corporate taxation guide for the details and the conditions.
Intragroup transactions must be at arm's length for every company. The annual transfer pricing return and the documentation obligations apply from turnover thresholds set by law; we check your situation and prepare the file.
Through a withholding tax at the domestic rate, reduced where a double taxation treaty applies and the documentation is in place; the transfer itself requires the exchange-control file of the original investment. We handle both aspects.
Yes: preparation, presence during the procedure, written answers, negotiation and, if needed, appeals. Early involvement makes the difference.
Describe your question or your project through our request-for-proposal form or by e-mail; a partner answers within 24 hours, free of charge and in confidence.
Our other practices : Accounting firm in Tunisia · Audit firm in Tunisia · Transaction advisory (TAS) · Outsourcing to Tunisia · Request a proposal.