The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) collected Sh10.65 trillion in domestic revenue during the first three months of the 2026/27 financial year, exceeding its target for the period by 7.49 percent.
The collections, covering July to September 2026, amounted to 107.49 percent of the Sh9.91 trillion target set for the quarter, according to a performance report issued by the authority on October 1.
The Sh10.65 trillion collected also represents an 18.81 percent increase from the Sh8.96 trillion collected during the same period of the 2025/26 financial year.
September recorded the highest monthly collection during the quarter, with TRA collecting Sh4.19 trillion against a target of Sh3.96 trillion. July collections stood at Sh3.25 trillion compared with a target of Sh2.97 trillion, while August brought in Sh3.22 trillion against a target of Sh2.97 trillion.
TRA said the latest results mean it has exceeded its revenue collection targets for 27 consecutive months, beginning in July 2024.
The authority attributed the performance to improvements in taxpayer services, efforts to create a more favourable business environment and measures aimed at encouraging voluntary tax compliance. It also cited stronger cooperation with taxpayers, government institutions, development partners and the private sector.
The authority reported progress in expanding the taxpayer base during the quarter. Between July and September, 447,611 new taxpayers were registered, bringing the total number of registered taxpayers to 9,011,783, compared with 8,564,172 taxpayers registered through June 2026.
TRA said the increase was supported by measures including the use of mobile service offices, which have helped reach taxpayers in different areas, as well as the opening of new offices in remote parts of the country.
The authority also reported progress in supporting domestic businesses. Through its business-enabling initiative, TRA said 18,658 businesses that had not previously been registered were identified and supported to begin complying with tax requirements. A further 106 businesses were assisted through tax-related interventions, while tax revenue amounting to Sh419.15 million was collected through the initiative.
On tax administration, TRA said it had improved the registration and submission of tax returns through the Integrated Domestic Revenue Administration System. During the quarter, the system recorded 219,256 PAYE returns, 124,656 VAT returns, 42,333 corporate income tax returns and 1,738 excise-duty returns.
The authority also reported improvements in the electronic monitoring of fuel through the Tanzania Customs Integrated System. During the quarter, fuel taxes worth Sh89.77 billion were collected, compared with Sh67.32 billion during the corresponding period of the previous financial year.
TRA said it had also trained 1,028 taxpayers to improve their understanding of tax laws and government revenue collection procedures. It further reported that 197 court cases involving tax disputes had been concluded, with a tax value of Sh7.78 billion.
The authority said measures to combat tax evasion resulted in additional assessments of Sh331.15 billion during the quarter, of which Sh44.74 billion had been collected. It also said 1,185 cases involving smuggling had been identified, involving goods valued at Sh12.72 billion, while taxes worth Sh5.34 billion had been collected from those cases.
TRA further reported that 47,773 vehicles had been identified as having tax arrears, leading to the collection of Sh79.68 billion, while 595 vessels entering the country were assessed for tax purposes.
The authority also said it had reduced the cost of tax administration by 1.58 percent during the first quarter of 2026/27, compared with 2.28 percent in the corresponding period of 2025/26.
The latest quarterly performance comes as TRA works toward the government’s Sh41.83 trillion revenue target for the 2026/27 financial year. The authority collected Sh37.96 trillion during the financial year that ended in June 2026, exceeding its Sh36.07 trillion target for that period.
In its statement, TRA Commissioner General Yusuph Juma Mwenda thanked taxpayers and other stakeholders for their cooperation and said the authority would continue implementing its revenue collection and taxpayer-service programmes.
TRA’s report said the authority’s wider goal remains to strengthen domestic revenue collection while supporting Tanzania’s development plans and improving the efficiency of tax administration.
