ZRA has launched the Extended Voluntary Disclosure Scheme (EVDS), offering eligible taxpayers a 100% waiver of accrued penalties and interest upon settlement of principal tax due. The nationwide scheme will run from 17 September to 31 December 2026.
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has introduced the Extended Voluntary Disclosure Scheme (EVDS) on 18 September 2026 to help taxpayers regularise outstanding tax obligations and strengthen voluntary compliance.
The scheme, which will operate nationwide from 17 September to 31 December 2026, is aimed at taxpayers with outstanding principal liabilities, penalties or interest accumulated over time.
Under the EVDS, eligible taxpayers will receive a 100% waiver of accrued penalties and interest once the principal tax due has been settled.
Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane officially launched the scheme at an event in Lusaka on 24 September 2026.
Compliance intervention
Dr Musokotwane said the scheme was intended to strengthen tax administration, improve voluntary tax compliance and provide a fair and transparent environment for taxpayers and businesses.
He stressed that the EVDS was not intended to reward non-compliance, but to provide eligible taxpayers with a structured opportunity to correct past omissions and meet their tax obligations consistently.
“It is important to note that the EVDS is not a reward for non-compliance. It is a carefully designed compliance intervention that gives eligible taxpayers a structured opportunity to correct past omissions and begin meeting their obligations consistently,” said Dr Musokotwane.
He also highlighted the role of tax revenues in supporting national development through the financing of the national budget and called on eligible taxpayers to contribute their fair share of taxes.
ZRA voluntary compliance drive
ZRA Commissioner General Dingani Banda said non-compliance with tax obligations remained a challenge for tax administration.
He said the EVDS reflected ZRA’s commitment to strengthening voluntary compliance across the tax system.
During the launch, Banda outlined ZRA’s drive towards Voluntary Disclosure and the progress being made by the authority to support Domestic Resource Mobilisation.
The launch was attended by government officials, ZRA staff and management, tax professionals, representatives from civil society, tax associations and taxpayers.
ZRA has encouraged eligible taxpayers to use the Voluntary Disclosure opportunity to regularise their tax accounts before the scheme ends on 31 December 2026.
