Tanzania Sources and Verification
Source-backed employee estimate for 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31.
Professional verification
The Tanzania calculator has not yet been reviewed by an independent tax professional. Until it is, results rely on the official sources, worked examples and automated checks below. How our verification works.
Worked examples, recalculated live
Each example was worked by hand from the official rules before publication. The live calculator must reproduce it exactly, to the cent, or the rule set cannot be published.
| Example | Expected take-home | Live result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TZS 12,000,000 a yearEmployee tax profile: Mainland resident employee; Annual statutory employee contributions: 1200000; Annual taxable salary: 10800000 | TZS 9,564,000.00 | TZS 9,564,000.00 | Matches |
Official sources and monitoring
2 official sources. 0 were checked automatically in the last three weeks. A content change opens a review before any rule is updated.
| Source | Researched | Automated check |
|---|---|---|
| Medium Term Revenue Strategy 2025-26 to 2027-28 - resident monthly PAYE tableTanzania Ministry of Finance | 2026-10-20 | Site blocks automated checks; reviewed manually |
| NSSF contribution ratesTanzania National Social Security Fund | 2026-10-20 | Site blocks automated checks; reviewed manually |
No detected source change is waiting for review.
Rule version
Version TZ-2026-v1, approved on 2026-10-20, last validated on 2026-10-20. Rules are effective from 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31. Published rule versions cannot be edited; corrections are released as a new version.
Calculation assumptions
- The official mainland resident monthly PAYE bands are annualised over twelve equal payments.
- Actual employee pension and other statutory deductions and the payroll taxable salary are entered from payroll.
Coverage & limitations
Rule version TZ-2026-v1 · Tax year 2026. See sources, monitoring and verification status.
- Zanzibar uses a separate PAYE schedule and is excluded.
- NSSF permits contribution-sharing arrangements, so SalaryEye requires the actual employee amount instead of assuming the full 10% member share.
- The calculator covers the named profile only and rejects unsupported profiles.
- Independent professional verification pending.