A dispute has arisen between the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) and the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) regarding the implementation of new tax laws. This controversy is linked to a directive from the NRS that mandates companies to file their Companies Income Tax (CIT) returns for the year 2026, according to Daily Trust.

In the first quarter of 2026, Nigeria's manufacturing sector contributed significantly to government revenue, generating a total of N404.07 billion from Value Added Tax (VAT) and Company Income Tax (CIT). This included N329.59 billion from VAT and N74.48 billion from CIT, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has requested the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) to extend the June 30, 2026 deadline for filing Company Income Tax (CIT) returns by one month. This request is based on what LCCI describes as widespread technical failures on the newly deployed Rev360 tax platform, which impacted the filing process.

Uganda's entertainment industry has entered a new tax era under the Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2026, which President Museveni assented to on August 20, according to Sqoop. The law imposes more clearly defined tax obligations on artists, performers and the businesses that hire them, including a statutory six percent withholding tax on payments made to public performers. The changes are expected to reshape how the country's creative industries operate financially.

Tanzania's Finance Bill 2026, introduced by Finance Minister Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar on 24 June 2026, will take effect on 1 July 2026 and amends 26 laws to implement the 2026/27 budget tax measures. Key changes include the removal of a proposed 1% withholding tax on agricultural produce, a reduction in SME presumptive tax to 4%, and softened excise duties on imported used vehicles, among other adjustments.

Nigeria's manufacturing sector reported a record remittance of N329.59 billion in Value Added Tax (VAT) for the first quarter of 2026, marking the highest quarterly contribution in four years, according to Punch.