Tanzania Accounting Localization for Odoo 18
# Tanzania Odoo Localization Suite
**Author:** Zahidah Murira
**GitHub:**
github.com
**Contact:** ziddmurira@gmail.com
The first open-source Tanzania localization suite for Odoo 18 & 19 — built by a Tanzanian finance professional with 20+ years of multi-entity, multi-currency experience across East Africa.
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## Modules in this Repository
### `l10n_tz` — Tanzania Accounting Localization
The core fiscal localization for Tanzania, covering all TRA requirements.
| What's included | Detail |
|----------------|--------|
| Chart of Accounts | ~120 accounts, 8-digit codes, industry-specific (aquaculture, agri-processing, multi-entity, M-Pesa) |
| VAT | 18% standard, zero-rated exports, exempt, claimable/non-claimable input |
| Withholding Tax | 5% services, 10% rent/dividends/interest, 15% non-resident |
| Fiscal Positions | Domestic VAT-registered, non-VAT, export, non-resident, NGO/government |
| Currency | Tanzanian Shilling (TZS) |
→ Full documentation
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### `l10n_tz_asset_report` — Fixed Asset Register Report
Tanzania-specific fixed asset register accessible from **Accounting → Reporting → Fixed Asset Register (TZ)**.
| What's included | Detail |
|----------------|--------|
| Cost schedule | Opening B/F, additions, disposals, closing C/F per asset |
| Depreciation schedule | Opening B/F, charge for period, on disposals, closing C/F |
| NBV | Opening and closing per asset and category |
| TRA rates | Allowable rates per ITA 2004 shown alongside IFRS useful life |
| Category subtotals | Per asset class with grand total |
| PDF output | Landscape format, audit-ready |
→ Full documentation
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### `l10n_tz_hr_payroll` — Tanzania Payroll Localization
*(Separate repository)*
| What's included | Detail |
|----------------|--------|
| PAYE | Progressive 5-band scale per ITA 2004 |
| NSSF | Employee 10% + Employer 10% = 20% total |
| SDL | 3.5% of gross — employer only (effective July 2023) |
| WCF | Industry-specific rate per contract …