Ethiopia - Apply for Withholding Tax

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. The application form for travel insurance is available in the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority.
2. The location link of the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority is – format
3. Applicant must make sure to carry all the related documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page. (Both photocopies and originals).
4. Applicant should fill-in all the necessary details in the application form.
5. Applicant should attach the photocopies of the related documents that are required for the procedure to complete along with the application form before submitting it.
6. The application process is free of charge.
7. The application form and the attached documents will be verified by the concerned authorities.
8. The application process gets over almost immediately and the document will be issued.
   

Apply Online

1. The application form is available in the following link – format
2. If the applicant is an existing user, then, provide login credentials like - Email ID or Phone number & the password in Password box and click “Login”.
3. If the applicant is a new user, then, click on the “Register” option for new registration.
4. Now in Account Registration page, the applicant has to enter basic details like – Account Type, Name, Father’s Name, Grand Father Name, Mobile Number, Password, Confirm Password, Captcha and click “Register”.
5. Now login with the registered credentials.
6. Applicant must upload the digital copies of the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
7. After entering all the details in the form, the applicant must click on the “Submit” button.
8. After submitting, the fee for the application process can be paid online.
9. The process gets over almost immediately.
   

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Required Documents

The documents that are required for the application process are as follows:

• Tax Invoices
• Payment Slips
  

Companies filing Annual Returns must also provide

• Audited financial statements;
• Capital allowances computation;
• Detailed statement of profits from each transaction
• Audited financial statements and tax computations (nonresident companies)
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Location: Addis Ababa.
Address: Ethiopian Customs and Revenue Authority, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Contact: +251116629800
Location link:format

Eligibility

• An individual or a company who is willing to get the withholding are eligible.
• The applicant must be a citizen of Ethiopia.
  

Fees

• It is free to apply for withholding tax.
• Where a person rents or hires property/services from another, WHT at the rate of 10% will applies.
• Dividends are subject to a 10% withholding tax whether paid to a resident or non-resident unless (in the latter case) the rate is reduced under a tax treaty. Dividends paid between two Ethiopian companies are exempt.
  

Validity

This tax should be paid on or before the 20th day of the following month.

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Processing Time

The process gets over almost instantly.

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Instructions

Employers are required by law to register and deduct tax from payments made to employees in respect of employment income.

Required Information

The information that are required for applying are:

1. Proof of employment
   
2. Proof of identification
   

Need for the Document

Withholding Tax is an advance payment of income tax. In principle, Withholding Tax is a payment on account of the ultimate income tax liability of the taxpayer or company.
Withholding tax is not a separate tax on its own and does not confer an exemption from the filing of annual tax returns by the company which had suffered WHT. The tax is normally to be deducted at source when a payment is to be made to the beneficiary.

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