ZIMBABWE

(e) INCENTIVES

(i) Tax Exemption

Incentives for setting up in Growth Point Areas

  • 10% corporate tax on net profits in the first five years; and
  • 15% investment allowance on cost of investment. Incentives for Export Processing Zones (EPZs)
  • Five-year tax holiday and 15% corporate tax after tax holiday;
  • Exemption from withholding taxes on dividends, royalties fees etc.;
  • Exemption of duty for goods imported into EPZs; Exemption from fringe benefits tax for employees of EPZ companies;
  • Exemption from capital gains tax, surtax and sales tax on goods and services; and
  • Permission of foreign companies to borrow locally