DGI
TERMDirection Générale des Impôts | Directorate General of Taxation
Cameroonian tax authority under the Ministry of Finance, responsible for tax administration, taxpayer management, tax audit, recovery and digital tax services.
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DGI
TERMDirection Générale des Impôts | General Directorate of Taxes
Tunisian tax-administration directorate under the Ministry of Finance, responsible for tax administration, taxpayer services, tax declarations, télé-liquidation and electronic invoicing oversight.
DGI
TERMDirection Générale des Impôts | General Directorate of Taxes
Congolese tax authority responsible for tax administration, TVA administration, the Facture Normalisée reform, DEF oversight, e-DEF operation and fiscal-document control.
DGI
TERMDirection Générale des Impôts | General Directorate of Taxes
Nigerien tax authority responsible for tax administration, VAT administration, the certified-invoice reform, SECeF oversight, e-SECeF operation, invoice verification and digital tax services.
DGI
TERMDirection Générale des Impôts | General Directorate of Taxes
Chadian tax authority responsible for tax administration, TVA administration, e-tax services and supervision of the Facture Électronique Normalisée framework.
DGI
TERMDirection Générale des Impôts | Directorate General of Taxes
Côte d’Ivoire tax authority responsible for tax administration and implementation of the electronic standardised invoicing framework.
DGI
TERMDirection Générale des Impôts | General Directorate of Taxes
Malagasy tax authority responsible for domestic tax administration, VAT administration, taxpayer identification, digital tax services and implementation of the e-Facturation framework.
DGI
TERMDirection Générale des Impôts | General Directorate of Taxes
Beninese tax authority responsible for tax administration, TVA administration, the Facture Normalisée reform, MECeF oversight, e-MECeF operation, invoice verification and digital tax services.
DGI
TERMDirection Générale des Impôts | General Directorate of Taxes
Malian tax authority responsible for domestic tax administration, VAT administration, online tax services, taxpayer identification and the normalised-invoice control framework.
DGI
TERMDirección General de Ingresos | Directorate General of Revenue
Panamanian tax authority responsible for tax administration, SFEP electronic invoicing, fiscal-equipment rules, taxpayer identification and digital tax services.
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