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Collect tax in Africa

Use Stripe Tax to calculate, collect, and report tax in Africa.

In Africa, each country determines when and how you need to register to collect tax.

You can see key properties and registration guidelines for each supported country, including:

  • The thresholds that trigger registration obligations.
  • Which types of product sales Stripe monitors and affect your threshold calculation.
  • Resources about how to register with local tax authorities.

  • Status

    No transactions

  • Jurisdiction

    Remote

  • Tax type

    VAT

  • Threshold

    1 transaction

  • Threshold transaction types

    B2C and B2B digital products

  • Registration resources

    Representative required1

1 You must appoint a tax representative in this country to register for your business.

2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B)

Register to collect tax

Always visit a country’s government website to verify when you’re required to register in a jurisdiction, and to obtain information, instructions, and required forms.

After registering, add your registration in the Registrations tab of the Dashboard to start collecting tax on your transactions in that location.