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Withholding Tax on Services, Royalties and Management Fees in Africa

Cross border payments for services, royalties and management fees trigger withholding taxes that many finance teams apply incorrectly. This course works through the rules that govern these deductions and the relief available under treaties. Delegates leave able to withhold, remit and document correctly.

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What you will be able to do

  • Classify payments that attract withholding tax across common African regimes
  • Apply the correct rate after considering treaty relief
  • Gross up contracts where the payer bears the tax
  • Prepare withholding tax returns and remittance schedules
  • Obtain and file the certificates recipients need to claim credits

Course outline

  1. 01Nature and scope of withholding taxes
  2. 02Services, royalties and management fee definitions
  3. 03Treaty relief and reduced rates
  4. 04Gross up clauses and contract wording
  5. 05Remittance timelines and returns
  6. 06Withholding certificates and foreign tax credits
  7. 07Common errors and penalty exposure

Who should attend

Tax practitioners, accounts payable leaders, finance managers and procurement staff who process cross border payments to foreign suppliers and group entities.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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