VAT, Professional tax, income tax, corporate tax…By and large, the taxation system related to investment in Morocco also includes stamp and registration fees together with local taxes.
The Casablanca-Settat RIC provides you with the information you need to help you operate in a clear and predictable taxation environment.
Find all information about the Moroccan Tax System in the General Administration of Taxes website : www.tax.gov.ma
Corporate Tax (IS)
The corporate tax applies to income and profits of :
- ● Companies irrespective of their form and their purpose (excluding de facto companies comprising only individuals and fiscally transparent real estate companies and Economic Interest Groups);
- ● Public institutions and other legal entities carrying out profit-making activities;
- ● Associations and legally recognized organizations;
- ● Fund created by law or by agreement;
- ● Coordination centers of non-resident companies.
Gradual convergence to a unified tax rate by 2026
Current status |
Taxable Profit (MAD) |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Industrial Companies (first 5-years exemption maintained)
|
≤ 300 000 |
10 |
12.5 |
15 |
17.5 |
20 |
300.001 < TP < 100.000.000 |
26 |
24.5 |
23 |
21.5 |
20 |
> 100.000.000 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
CFC and « Industrial acceleration zones » companies (first 5 years exemption maintained)
|
Whatever the Taxable profit is |
15 |
16.25 |
17.5 |
18.75 |
20 |
Newly created companies committed to invest 1.5 billion MAD
|
Whatever the Taxable profit is |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
Hotel companies; sports companies; mining companies exporting goods or services; taxable agricultural companies; industrial companies carrying out regulated activities; service outsourcing..
|
≤ 300 000 |
10 |
12.5 |
15 |
17.5 |
20 |
300.001 < TP< 100.000.000 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
≥ 100.000.000 |
20 |
23.75 |
27.5 |
31.25 |
35 |
Common law rate
|
≤ 300 000 |
10 |
12.5 |
15 |
17.5 |
20 |
300.001 to 1.000.000 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
1.000.001 to 99.999.999 |
31 |
28.25 |
25.5 |
22.75 |
20 |
≥ 100.000.000 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
Banks, insurance companies and similar institution |
Whatever the Taxable profit is |
35 |
37.75 |
38.5 |
39.25 |
40 |
For more details regarding this tax, its scope, its taxable base and its liquidation rules, please consult the General Tax Code 2023 ↗
Income Tax (IR)
The income tax applies to income and profits of individuals and legal entities which have not opted to be subject to corporate tax.
The categories of income concerned by this tax are:
- ● business income ;
- ● agricultural income ;
- ● wages, salaries and similar income ;
- ● income and profit from rent ;
- ● income and profit from movable capital.
The following table shows the taxing graduation related to the “IR”:
Annual Income (MAD) |
Taxing Rate |
Below 30,000 |
0 % |
From 30,001 to 50,000 |
10 % |
From 50,001 to 60,000 |
20 % |
From 60,001 to 80,000 |
30 % |
From 80,001 to 180,000 |
34 % |
Over 180,000 |
38 % |
It is worth noting that there are several specific rates according to the income nature.
To know more, please read Article 73 of the General Tax Code for year 2023 ↗
Value Added Tax (VAT)
The VAT is a tax levied on turnover for all industry, trade, handicraft related activities, together with liberal professions and import activities, when they are all exercised in Morocco.
It also applies to transactions indicated in Article 89 of the General Tax Code, conducted by persons other than non-entrepreneurs who operate on regular or occasional basis regardless of their legal status, legal entity type or the kind of their interference.
The normal VAT rate is 20%. However, reductions worth 7%, 10% and 14% are also expected.
To know more, please read Article 99 of the General Tax Code for year 2023 ↗
Professional Tax
Any natural or legal person, Moroccan national or foreigner, exercising a professional activity in Morocco is liable for a professional tax.
Are also liable for this tax all funds created on basis of law or authorities enacted conventions which are not legal-entity holders, and whose management is entrusted to a public or private organization. Therefore, Taxation is applicable under the name of their managing organization.
The professional tax is defined on annual rental value of stores, shops, factories, workshops, warehouses and all premises or locations used to exercise a taxable activity.
Professional tax rates are defined as follows:
Profession Group |
Taxing rate |
Group 3 |
10 % |
Group 2 |
20 % |
Group 1 |
30 % |
To know more, please read the following text regarding the professional tax : taxe_professionnelle.pdf ↗
Municipal Service Tax
This tax is annually applicable to buildings locations, under the name of the owner or usufructuary, and by default, to the premise tenant on:
- • Constructed buildings and all types of constructions,
- • Equipment, tools and all production implements liable for professional tax.
- It is applicable:
- • Within urban municipal perimeters,
- • In peripheral areas of these urban municipalities as defined by provisions of Law 12-90 pertaining to the above-mentioned city planning,
- • In demarcated centers as indicated by the corresponding regulations,
- • In summer, winter and thermal resorts of which housing taxation perimeter is delimited by the corresponding regulations,
Municipal service tax rates are defined as follows:
Taxing Rate |
Property designation |
10.50% |
Properties located in urban municipal perimeters, delimited centers and summer, winter and thermal resorts. |
6.50% |
Properties located in peripheral areas of urban municipalities.
|
To know more, please read the text explaining the municipal service tax: taxe_services_communaux.pdf ↗
To know more, please visite the Ministry of Economy and Finance's website : finances.gov.ma ↗
Stamp Duties
Stamp duties apply to acts, documents, books or registers irrespective of their form, which are established for the title or justification of a right, of an obligation or a discharge and, in general, to record a legal fact or legal relationship.
To know more, please visit the Ministry of Economy and Finance's website : finances.gov.ma ↗
Registration Fees
Registration is a formality to which are subject deeds and other agreements. It gives rise to the levy of a tax called "registration fee". Registration is meant to give a definite date to private deeds and ensure recordkeeping.
To know more, please visit the Ministry of Economy and Finance's website : finances.gov.ma ↗