Verdict
tax.gov.ma appears legitimate.
Our checks found nothing pointing to fraud. Ordinary care still applies when you pay or sign in.
| What this site appears to be | Official tax authority site (Direction Générale des Impôts) providing press releases, guides, online tax services and informational resources. Page indicates JavaScript reliance and appears to be a government informational portal. |
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Evidence status and limitations
Evidence completeness: UNKNOWN
- The real-world operator identity was not independently verified.
- Module-level completeness metadata is unavailable for this legacy report.
At a glance
The checks that decide most of this verdict.
| Malware engines | None flagged itVirusTotal | Clear |
|---|---|---|
| Google Safe Browsing | Not listedGoogle | Clear |
| Abuse reports on the host | 0 reportsAbuseIPDB; shared hosting inflates this count | Noted |
| Domain age | 22 years oldRegistered history | Clear |
| Web archive | Archived since 2005127 snapshots | Clear |
| Certificate | Encrypted connectionIssued by Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV R36 | Noted |
The page as captured
No screenshot is retained for this report.
Key findings
- Automated classification: Not Scam.
- Domain age: more than 10 years (registration continuity).
- Public web-archive history exists since 2005.
- No flags from the reputation services TrustSniffer consulted at assessment time.
Full analysis
Overview
The website is a Moroccan public-sector tax authority portal presenting press releases, tax guides, institutional information, multilingual resources, online appointments, and links to electronic tax services. Its apparent purpose is to provide official tax information and facilitate access to government tax-related services rather than to operate a commercial or investment business.
Scam/Impersonation Risk
No contradictions were observed across the site’s identity, content, behavioral, and external-reputation signals. The homepage identifies the Direction Générale des Impôts and provides government-service content, while the observed pages contain no login form, sensitive submission form, wallet connection, external posting activity, or monetization request. The site’s long operating history and clean reputation context are consistent with an established public-service portal. The real-world operator identity is nevertheless not independently verified by the available evidence, so the on-site institutional identification should be treated as apparent rather than proven.
- The homepage presents the Direction Générale des Impôts, with sections for institutional information, missions, organization, reports, contact, appointments, and tax-related publications.
- The domain was registered on 2005-01-13 and is approximately 21.59 years old.
- Web archives record 127 snapshots spanning 2005-12-27 to 2017-01-27, covering 13 tracked years.
- External reputation checks recorded 0 malicious detections, 0 suspicious detections, and no blacklist hit.
Regulatory Verification Notes
The legal and institutional presentation is consistent with a government tax-information service, and the site identifies its public-sector purpose through sections such as “Nous connaître,” “Nos missions,” “Notre organisation,” and “Rapports d'activité.” No commercial financial-service model or licensing claim is presented, so a broker or investment authorization analysis is not applicable to the observed purpose. The available evidence supports an apparently legitimate, established site, while independent confirmation of the real-world operator remains incomplete. The site’s reliance on JavaScript is a functionality consideration rather than an indicator of misconduct.
- The site uses the government domain suffix “gov.ma” and is categorized as a Government / Public Service website.
- Domain registration lists ITISSALAT AL-MAGHRIB as registrar and DIRECTION GENERALE DES IMPOTS as the registrant organization.
- The site is hosted by Direction Générale des Impôts - Ministere de l’economie et des finances - MAROC on AS328541 in Morocco.
- Its TLS certificate is issued by Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV R36, uses OV validation, and is valid until 2026-10-27.
What to Verify Next
Before credential or payment interactions, an institution should confirm the relevant contact and service channels through an independently obtained government source rather than relying solely on links encountered during browsing. Any electronic tax-service destination should be checked for consistent institutional naming and transport protection before information is submitted. The contact, organization, and appointment functions should also be checked for current availability if they are operationally important.
- The contact page provides “Nous contacter” and “Vos suggestions” functions.
- The institutional pages expose organizational information, reports, and an official directory.
- The homepage provides an online appointment function and links to electronic tax services.
- The observed page requires JavaScript for full rendering, which may affect access to interactive functions.
Summary Verdict
Available evidence is consistent with an established, apparently legitimate government website with a high-trust, low-risk posture. No scam, phishing, impersonation, or identity-conflict indicators were observed, although the connection between the website and its real-world operator is not independently verified.
Infrastructure Integrity
The site resolves directly to infrastructure operated by Direction Générale des Impôts - Ministere de l’economie et des finances - MAROC, with no CDN or WAF layer identified. This provides a clear hosting attribution and does not introduce a contradiction to the site’s otherwise coherent public-service profile; the absence of an edge-protection layer simply means that CDN/WAF mitigation should not be assumed.
Closing Assessment
Normal informational use is proportionate to the available evidence; before submitting credentials or making any payment-related interaction, ordinary independent checks of institutional identity, service destination, return or correction procedures where relevant, and payment protections should be completed.
Written analysis generated 2026-08-11 by the TrustSniffer Analysis Engine from the evidence in this report.
What the analysis found
No rule findings contributed to this verdict.
Identity verification
| Status | UNVERIFIED |
|---|---|
| Identity score | 55/100 |
| Identity verification confidence | 60% |
- Identity verified on page
Identity verification measures whether the site can be independently connected to a real-world brand or person. It is separate from the classification confidence.
What TrustSniffer observed
First-party facts recorded during the assessment of tax.gov.ma.
- The request stayed on tax.gov.ma. It was not redirected to another domain. Clear
- Registration is published under ITISSALAT AL-MAGHRIB. Clear
- DNS for this domain is served by gov.ma, across 3 name servers. Noted
- The registration is paid up to 2027-01-13. Noted
- The earliest public archive of this site is from 2005-12-27. Clear
- It is hosted on Direction Gnrale des Impts, from a server in MA. Noted
Domain intelligence
| Registrar | ITISSALAT AL-MAGHRIB |
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| Hosting | Direction Gnrale des Impts - Ministere de l_economie et des finances - MAROC - Direction Gnrale des Impts - Ministere de l_economie et des finances - MAROC, MA |
| Country | MA |
| Server IP | 102.64.4.110 |
| Name servers | dns1.tax.gov.ma, dns2.tax.gov.ma, dns3.tax.gov.ma |
| SSL issuer | Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV R36 |
| SSL expiry | 2026-10-27 |
| Domain age | 21.59 years (continuous registration) |
| Domain expiry | 2027-01-13 |
| Archive first seen | 2005-12-27 |
| Archive snapshots | 127 |
| Reputation | VirusTotal: 0 flagged | AbuseIPDB: 0 reports | Google Safe Browsing: 0 matches |
About this assessment
A trust score summarises the evidence TrustSniffer could collect about tax.gov.ma at assessment time. It is a starting point for your own judgement, not a guarantee: a high score means the signals were consistent with a legitimately operated site, a low or critical score means several risk patterns were present.
TrustSniffer assesses a website from the evidence it can collect at a point in time: domain registration and age, hosting and certificate, the content the site served, and third-party reputation feeds. A score is a summary of that evidence, not a guarantee and not a legal finding. There is no human rating and no user review in it. A site can change after it is assessed.