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Carbon Tax and Environmental Levy Compliance for African Business

Carbon taxes, plastic levies and other environmental charges are becoming a real line item for African manufacturers, miners and heavy energy users. This course covers how these taxes are calculated, what allowances and offsets reduce the liability, and how to keep the records a revenue authority will accept. Finance teams leave able to forecast the cost and to build environmental levies into pricing and budgeting.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain how carbon tax and related environmental levies are structured and charged.
  • Calculate a carbon tax liability using emissions data and applicable allowances.
  • Apply offsets and thresholds that reduce the amount payable.
  • Maintain emissions and levy records that satisfy revenue authority requirements.
  • Forecast environmental tax cost for budgeting and pricing decisions.
  • Align tax reporting with wider sustainability and disclosure obligations.

Course outline

  1. 01Environmental taxes on the African agenda
  2. 02Carbon tax design and tax base
  3. 03Emissions measurement and reporting
  4. 04Allowances, thresholds and offsets
  5. 05Plastic and other environmental levies
  6. 06Record keeping and audit readiness
  7. 07Forecasting and budgeting for the levy

Who should attend

Tax accountants, finance managers, sustainability officers and compliance staff in manufacturing, mining, energy and logistics businesses.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
24 to 25 Aug 2026Online2US$900
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026Cairo2US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026Accra2US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026Kigali2US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000
19 to 20 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000
2 to 3 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000
21 to 22 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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