Luanda, Feb. 26, 2026 (Lusa) - The General Tax Administration (AGT) has suspended the Tax Identification Number (NIF) of 72% of companies registered in Angola for failure to pay taxes and file returns, the institution announced on Thursday.
The measure is contained in a statement released today following a Wednesday meeting with representatives of the business sector and professional associations, in which the AGT also promised to automatically lift the suspension after tax obligations are settled.
According to the AGT, of the 376,754 registered companies, 272,768 have not filed returns or paid taxes in the last 12 months, and their NIFs have been suspended since January.
According to the statement, taxpayers were notified “on October 30, 2025, via the portal and notices posted in tax offices, to regularise their tax situation, under penalty of having their respective tax identification numbers suspended.”
The suspension caused serious concern in the business sector, as it prevents the issuance of invoices, blocks bank accounts, makes imports and exports unfeasible, and prevents participation in public tenders and the receipt of payments from the State, according to businesspeople who also complain that they were not notified in advance.
Business owners also report difficulties and delays in bureaucratic requirements and the need for in-person visits, which have created an environment of uncertainty and operational paralysis for thousands of companies.
The AGT has now announced that, within 30 days, the lifting of the NIF will become automatic, requiring only the regularisation of outstanding tax obligations, and will no longer depend on lengthy administrative processes.
“Until the end of this period, AGT will not suspend new NIFs and will say that special attention will be given to taxpayers who go to tax offices to request the lifting of the NIF suspension, after regularising their tax situation,” the statement explains.
As for ongoing audits, “complaints or appeals will not be dismissed outright on the grounds of alleged untimeliness, provided that the notification was made exclusively through the Taxpayer Portal and the AGT has not confirmed that the taxpayer had access to the notification.”
The tax administration has also committed to improving the Value Added Tax (VAT) refund system, maintaining the current maximum period of eight days between the request and its implementation.
The AGT states that the measures result from dialogue with the business sector and aim to improve the functioning of the tax system and the relationship with taxpayers.
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