Communiqué / Press Release for the year 2025

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Communiqué

  1. Filing of Returns & Statements & Payments of Income Tax, VAT, PAYE and Social Contributions (30.04.25)

  2. Deadline : Contributions & Tax Arrears Settlement Scheme (CTASS) 2024 (07.03.25)

  3. Financial Support to Employers: Payment of Salary Compensation 2025 (03.03.25)

  4. Deadline for Extension : Filing of Returns / Statements & Payment of Income Tax, VAT, PAYE and Social Contributions (28.02.25)

  5. Sale by Tender of Reinforcing Steel Bars on an “As Is Where Is” Basis

  6. Invitation for Bids : Invitation for Bids-Procurement of Consultancy Services for the Construction of an Integrated Customs Services Complex (ICSC) (25.02.25)

  7. Invitation for Bids : Procurement of Motor Vehicles (Bid No.: MRA/EPROC/ONB_MV/75/25) (18.02.25)

  8. Invitation for Bids : Supply, Delivery, Installation, Configuration, Commissioning and Maintenance of Three Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Servers with Related Software and Services (Bid No.: MRA/EPROC/HCISERVERS/71/25) (13.02.25)

  9. Financial Assistance to Employers : Payment of Special Allowance 2024 (12.02.25)

  10. Application for authorisation to act as Customs House Broker (21.01.25)

  11. Invitation for Bids : Procurement of Motor Vehicles (Bid No.: MRA/EPROC/ONB_MV/62/25) (18.01.25)

  12. Invitation for Bids : Provision of Transport Services (Bid No.: MRA/OABTRANSPORT/63/25) (17.01.25)

  13. Financial Support to Enterprise : Special Allowance 2024 Return (17.01.25)

  14. Invitation for Bids : Procurement of One X-Ray Transmission Whole Body Scanner (Bid No.: MRA/EPROC/BODYSCANNER/30/24) (15.01.25)

  15. Sale by Tender of Reinforcing Steel Bars on an “As Is Where Is” Basis

  16. Notice of Sale by Court Usher (10.01.25)

 

Press Release at MRA

 

  1. MRA SEIZES CANNABIS WORTH RS 22.5 M (18.04.25)

  2. MRA seizes 2Lts of a liquid, suspected to be synthetic drugs, worth Rs 30M (12.04.25)

  3. MRA seizes liquid suspected to be cocaine (04.04.25)

  4. MRA seizes Rs 103 million of Hashish (24.03.25)

  5. MRA seizes cannabis worth Rs 32M (17.03.25)

  6. MRA seizes synthetic products suspected to be drugs worth Rs 39M (11.03.25)

  7. MRA seizes cannabis worth Rs 57,156,000 (09.03.25)

  8. Tax Education in Schools : MRA engaged 12,000 students over five years (07.03.25)

  9. U.S couple arrested with cannabis worth Rs 58 Million at SSR International Airport (03.03.25)

  10. MRA seizes cannabis worth above Rs 6 Million (03.03.25)

  11. MRA seizes 55Kg of cannabis worth Rs 66 M (25.02.25)

  12. Monitoring and Evaluation Assessment in Mauritius : The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) praises MRA for its sustained collaboration (24.02.25)

  13. MRA seizes synthetic drugs worth Rs 45,000,000 (20.02.25)

  14. Financial Assistance to Employers: Payment of Special Allowance 2024 (18.02.25)

  15. Rs 17 Million of Cocaine seized by MRA at SSR International Airport (12.02.25)

  16. MRA seizes drugs worth Rs 3.1 M at Courier Service (12.02.25)

  17. International Tax Cooperation : The Republic of Mauritius and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Curaçao, reached consensus on all articles for a Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (07.02.25)

  18. MRA seizes Synthetic Cannabinoid worth Rs 744,750 at a Courier service (07.02.25)

  19. MRA seizes Methamphetamine worth Rs 5 million (07.02.25)

  20. Seizure of 13 cannabis plants at L’Ile D’Ambre (28.01.25)

  21. International Customs Day 2025: The World Customs Organisation (WCO) honours Customs Officers (27.01.25)

  22. MRA Seizes 15 Bottles with Synthetic Cannabinoid Precursors (25.01.25)

  23. MRA seizes Rs 8 M of cocaine (22.01.25)

Communiqué / Press Release for the year 2024

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Communiqué

 

  1. Financial Support to Enterprises : Payment of Special Allowance 2024 (24.12.24)

  2. Deadline for Filing of Returns & Statements & Payment of Income Tax and VAT (17.12.24)

  3. Deadline for Renewal of Licences for Sale of Beer, Rum, Liquor & Alcoholic Products for the year 2025 (17.12.24)

  4. Deadline for Advertising Structure Fee for the year 2025 (17.12.24)

  5. Invitation for Bids : Procurement of Cleaning Services (Bid No.: MRA/EPROC/OABCLEANING/46/24) (02.12.24)

  6. Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) (21.11.24)

  7. List of Winners of the Taxpayer Satisfaction Survey (TSS) Draw 2024 (29.10.24)

  8. Advert : Individual Income Tax Returns e-Filing Season 2024 - Thank You (16.10.24)

  9. Deadline for e-Filing & e-Payment : 15 October, 2024 (10.10.24)

  10. Invitation for Bids : Provision of Transport Services (Bid No.: MRA/OABTRANSPORT/45/24) (04.10.24)

  11. Invitation for Bids : Provision of Security Services (Bid No.: MRA/OABSECURITY/43/24) (26.09.24)

  12. CSG monthly Return - Payment of Wage Relativity Adjustment (18.09.24)

  13. Equal Chance Allowance (16.09.24)

  14. Contribution & Tax Arrears Settlement Scheme (CTASS) 2024 (03.09.24)

  15. Free Monthly Mobile Data Package for youths aged 18 to 25 Years (31.08.24)

  16. Individual Income Tax Returns : e-Filing Season 2024 (29.08.24)

  17. Financial Support to Enterprises : Payment of Wage Relativity Adjustment (27.08.24)

  18. Selection of Consultant for a Centralised Customs Control Centre

  19. Submission of e-EDF (26.07.24)

  20. Advert : MRA Blood Donation 2024 - Thank You (19.07.24)

  21. MRA Blood Donation 2024 (12.07.24)

  22. Pregnancy Care Allowance : One-off Payment of Rs 3,000 (03.07.24)

  23. Maternity Allowance : Rs 2,000 Monthly (03.07.24)

  24. CSG Child Allowance : Rs 2,500 Monthly to Children aged up to 3 Years (03.07.24)

  25. CSG School Allowance : Rs 2,000 Monthly to Children aged 3 to 10 Years (03.07.24)

  26. VAT Exemption on Supplies made to Diplomatic Missions and Agents (02.07.24)

  27. Filing of Returns/ Statements and Payment of Tax: Deadline (17.06.24)

  28. Letter of No Objection (11.06.24)

  29. Submission of Annual Income Tax Return by Companies for Year of Assessment 2022/23 (10.05.24) 

  30. Communication with Taxpayers : e-tax account (02.05.24)

  31. Financial Assistance to Employers : Payment of National Minimum Wage and Salary Compensation 2024 (26.04.24)

  32. Protocol Amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention with the Republic of India (17.04.24)

  33. Sale of Used and Unserviceable Items by Public Tender - FAD Qu.02 of 2024 (26.03.24)

  34. Sale of Motor Vehicles, Used and Unserviceable Items by Public Tender - FAD Qu. 01 of 2024 (26.03.24)

  35. Tax Arrears Settlement Scheme (TASS) : Deadline (20.03.24)

  36. Financial Assistance to Households : Power Cuts for 12 consecutive hours during the passage of cyclone Belal (21.02.24)

  37. 5th Organisational Integrity Perception Survey (02.02.24)

  38. e-Invoicing Phase II : Launch of Economic Operator’s Portal (29.01.24)

  39. Financial Assistance to Employers: Payment of National Minimum Wage and Salary Compensation 2024 (26.01.24)

  40. Sale of Abandoned / Unclaimed Goods by Public Tender

  41. e-Invoicing Phase II : Launch of Economic Operator’s Portal (24.01.24)

  42. Extension of Deadline (17.01.24)

 

Press Release at MRA

 

  1. MRA seizes cannabis worth Rs 59 Million (09.12.24)

  2. MRA seizes cannabis worth more than Rs 20 Million (09.12.24)

  3. MRA seizes 15 Kg of Cannabis at the Airport (03.12.24)

  4. MRA seizes Hashish worth over Rs 53 Million (12.11.24)

  5. MRA seizes Hashish worth Rs 30 Million (05.11.24)

  6. MRA seizes drugs worth around Rs 24 million (02.11.24)

  7. Taxpayer Satisfaction Survey 2024 (29.10.24)

  8. MRA 18th Integrity Advisory Committee : The Mauritius Taxpayers Association receives no complaints from taxpayers (28.10.24)

  9. Mr. M. Sudhamo Lal takes the Helm as Chairman of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (22.10.24)

  10. MRA seizes 65 pellets suspected to be Heroin worth Rs 12 Million (16.10.24)

  11. Mauritius hosts a Regional Workshop on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (07.10.24)

  12. Fight Against Financial Crimes (23.09.24)

  13. CRS Compliance Audits (18.09.24)

  14. MRA seizes Khat Leaves worth Rs. 528,000 (02.09.24)

  15. MRA seizes Hashish worth Rs 15 M (12.08.24)

  16. MRA seizes liquid synthetic drugs worth Rs. 60 million (01.08.24)

  17. MRA seizes Liquid Synthetic Drugs worth Rs. 17.7 million (30.07.24)

  18. MRA collects 1816 pints of blood (19.07.24)

  19. 30 Amphetamine tablets seized at a Courier Service (18.07.24)

  20. Methamphetamine Crystals worth Rs. 15 M seized at a Courier Service (04.07.24)

  21. Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals : 2024 African Regional Workshop (07.06.24)

  22. Seizure of Undeclared Prohibited Goods worth Rs 200k (05.06.24)

  23. WCO Regional Workshop on e-Commerce : Enhancing Customs Efficiency in the Digital Era (28.05.24)

  24. MRA seizes Rs 100M of cocaine (21.05.24)

  25. Rs 15 Million dangerous drugs seized by MRA at Airport (16.05.24)

  26. Hashish Drugs worth Rs 4.5 million seized at the PATS Warehouse (16.05.24)

  27. Seizure of 44 Live birds at SSR International Airport (09.05.24)

  28. Cannabis Drugs worth Rs 9,528,000 seized at the SSR International Airport (29.04.24)

  29. Capacity Building : MRA hosts a WCO Workshop on Post Clearance Audit (26.04.24)

  30. Rs. 15M Synthetic Drugs seized at a Courier Service (04.04.24)

  31. Rs 6 million synthetic drugs seized at a Courier Service (22.03.24)

  32. MRA Integrity Advisory Committee : Stakeholders commend the work of MRA (14.03.24)

  33. At MRA the Future is today : Initiating Students to Taxation (05.03.24)

  34. MRA pioneers AEOI implementation (29.02.24)

  35. Rs 35 Million of heroin seized at SSR International (26.02.24)

  36. Cannabis seizure at the SSR International Airport (20.02.24)

  37. Rs 15.4 M of heroin seized at the SSR International Airport (02.01.24)

Communiqué / Press Release for the year 2023

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Communiqué

 

  1. Advertising Structure Fee for the year 2024 (21.12.23)

  2. Renewal of Licences for Sale of Beer, Rum, Liquor & Alcoholic Products for the year 2024 (18.12.23)

  3. Deadline : Filing of Returns & Statements & Payment of Income Tax and VAT (15.12.23)

  4. Tax Arrears Settlement Scheme (TASS) : Deadline (11.12.23)

  5. Financial Support to Business Operators Following Increase in Price of “Diesel” – Monthly Statement (16.11.23)

  6. List of winners of the Taxpayer Satisfaction Survey (TSS) 2023 (31.10.22)

  7. Financial Support to Business Operators following increase in price of “Diesel” (16.10.23)

  8. e-Filing Season 2023

  9. Housing Loan Relief Scheme (22.08.23)

  10. Return of Employees (ROE) & Annual Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) Return (07.08.23)

  11. Tax Arrears Settlement Scheme (25.07.23)

  12. Prime à L’Emploi Scheme (17.07.23)

  13. CSG Child Allowance - Rs 2,000 Monthly (10.07.23)

  14. Independence Allowance - Rs 20,000 (10.07.23)

  15. Advert : MRA Blood Donation 2023 - Thank You (07.07.23)

  16. MRA Blood Donation 2023 (27.06.23)

  17. e-Invoicing System (26.06.23)

  18. PAYE : Circular Letter to Employers & Submission of e-EDF (20.06.23)

  19. List of Participating Jurisdictions (19.06.23)

  20. Deadline: Filing of Returns/ Statements and Payments of Tax (16.06.23)

  21. Measures announced in Budget Speech 2023 - 2024 : Personal Income Tax (08.06.23)

  22. Value Added Tax (VAT) : Implementation of Measures announced in Budget Speech 2023-24 (03.06.23)

  23. Self-Employed Individuals Social Contribution (GSG) (30.05.23)

  24. Visit of MRA staff on business premises (12.05.23)

  25. Invitation for Bids (14.04.23)

  26. Sale of Abandoned / Unclaimed Goods by Public Tender

  27. Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) - Updated TIN Codes (17.02.23)

  28. Invitation for Bids : Procurement of Secure Tobacco Stamps with accompanying track and trace system (13.02.23)

  29. Financial Support to EOEs and SMEs for Payment of Salary Compensation 2023 (09.02.23)

  30. Invitation for Bids : Procurement of Motor Vehicles (08.02.23)

 

Press Release at MRA

 

  1. Rs. 28 Million of synthetic drugs seized at a Courier service (09.12.23)

  2. A Ship-in-a-Box Simulator Facility to further train Customs Officers (16.11.23)

  3. MRA seizes Rs. 30 Million Cocaine (13.11.23)

  4. Enhancing Disaster Preparedness : MRA adopts an innovative approach to Fire Drill (10.11.23)

  5. MRA seizes heroin worth more than Rs 27 Million (08.11.23)

  6. Taxpayer Satisfaction Survey Draw 2023 (31.10.23)

  7. Workplace Investigations : Revenue Authorities in Africa Intensify Integrity (26.10.23)

  8. MRA seizes Ecstasy Pills (24.10.23)

  9. e-Filing Season 2023

  10. MRA strengthens its Team : 68 Trainee Customs Officers appointed Customs Officers I (10.10.23)

  11. MRA hosts WCO-EU Capacity Building Programme for African Countries (06.10.23)

  12. MRA launches its Innovative Mentoring Program: A Leap towards Excellence (18.09.23)

  13. Housing Loan Relief Scheme (24.08.23)

  14. First Payments of Independence Allowance and CSG Child Allowance (31.07.23)

  15. Customs Valuation : 35 MRA staff trained to meet challenges ahead (28.07.23)

  16. 16th Integrity Advisory Committee : Stakeholders commend the work of MRA (27.07.23)

  17. MRA hosts a five-day workshop entitled ‘Advanced Tax Audit Course’ (24.07.23)

  18. MRA hosts a workshop on Transfer Pricing (24.07.23)

  19. Independence Allowance and CSG Child Allowance (11.07.23)

  20. MRA collects 1759 pints of blood (07.07.23)

  21. MRA seizes paper suspected to be impregnated with Synthetic drugs worth Rs. 2,325,000 (22.06.23)

  22. Deadline for submission: 30 June 2023 (20.06.23)

  23. MRA seizes 10.5 kg of Synthetic Drugs worth around Rs 157 million (09.06.23)

  24. MRA seizes 1 kg of Synthetic Drugs worth around Rs 15 million (08.06.23)

  25. MRA seizes 3.44 kg of cannabis worth around Rs 4.1 million (16.05.23)

  26. MRA hosts the 13th ATAF Country Correspondent Conference (12.05.23)

  27. MRA seizes Rs 2.2 million of Cannabis at the SSR International Airport (21.04.23)

  28. MRA seizes 1 Kg of synthetic drugs worth around Rs 15 million (20.04.23)

  29. Leadership and Management Development : MRA prepares its middle managers for future lead in collaboration with WCO (29.03.23)

  30. MRA intercepts a Ghanaian drug swallower (17.03.23)

  31. MRA seizes undeclared currency and gold powder at SSR International Airport (15.02.23)

  32. An enhanced Port Surveillance Command Centre at MRA Custom (07.02.23)

  33. International Customs Day 2023 : Automated system for the collection of Duties and Taxes at the MDFP (26.01.23)

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