Practice Area
Tax & Customs Law
An assessment from the Ministry of Revenues is not the final word. Ethiopian tax law gives you rights of objection and appeal — with strict clocks attached. We make sure you use them.
We advise on the Federal Income Tax Proclamation No. 979/2016, VAT Proclamation as amended, excise, withholding and the Tax Administration Proclamation No. 983/2016 — and we represent taxpayers when the relationship with the revenue authority turns adversarial.
How we help
- Tax health checks: reviewing filings, withholding and VAT practice before the auditor arrives
- Audit defence: managing information requests and responses during Ministry of Revenues audits
- Objections to assessments and appeals before the Tax Appeal Commission and federal courts
- Tax structuring for transactions: share sales, asset transfers, capital gains and dividends
- Customs valuation, tariff classification and duty-drawback disputes
- Voluntary disclosure and penalty mitigation strategy
Deadlines decide tax cases
An objection must generally be filed within 21 days of an assessment notice, and appeals carry deposit requirements. Cases with strong merits die every year because those windows were missed. When an assessment arrives, the clock is already running — engage counsel the same week.
Who we act for
Importers and exporters, manufacturers, service companies, NGOs facing tax questions on their income-generating activities, and individuals with capital-gains or employment-tax disputes.