Rwanda - Obtain an Account with Revenue Authority

ProcedureEdit

In PersonsEdit

A correctly filled application form
Photocopy of a national identity card/pass port
A passport size color photo;

Moral personEdit

Correctly filled application form;
Certified copy of a legal instrument of incorporation of the company/association;
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number is required for share holders if they are residents;

On Line Registration ServicesEdit

Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) moved a step further in bringing services close to the people by introducing e- registration services. According to RRA officials, the online facilities were introduced so as to transform business environment by reducing the time spent by taxpayers to declare and pay taxes as well as queuing while waiting to pay taxes at RRA offices and banks; to help in widen the tax base and reach some taxpayers who still slip through the tax net by introducing easy and cheap processes of paying taxes, and enhance service efficiency and prohibit tax evasion.

Services offered include

Mobile Telephone Facility which allows people to declare and pay their taxes using mobile phones,
Online Non-Fiscal Payment,
Electronic Billing Machines; and
RRA Service Charter.
The services are thought to be easy and cost effective in registration and payment of taxes.
They are also considered time saving processes

Obtaining an account with Rwanda Revenue Authority in line is done through the following process.

Visit RRA regional offices to be given access passwords with which they are able to declare their tax through RRAs website;
Visit the RRAs website and log in;
Fills necessary form; and
Thereafter submits it.

Required DocumentsEdit

Fully filled application form;
A copy of an identification document;
Copy of Registration Certificate in cases of Businesses

Applying onlineEdit

Full names
E-mail
Pass code
Tax Identification number
Registration effective Date

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Rwanda Revenue Authority Kigali
Tel: +250-252-596-400
Fax: +250-252-596-400 or call Consular call +250-252-596-400 or send e-mail to [email protected] always available for general tax inquiries
Website: www.rwandarevenueaythority.rw

TAXPAYER OFFICE
Call Center line: 3004
Telephone: +250 252595500
Email: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]

Commissioner General, Rwanda Revenue Authority
Rwanda Revenue Authority,
6th Floor, Kimihurura Avenue du Lac Muhazi,
P. O. Box 3987 - Kigali
E-mail:[email protected]

EligibilityEdit

Any person who sets up a business or other activities that may be taxable has an obligation to register with the Tax Administration.It is mandatory for tax payer to have an account with Rwanda Revenue Authority.

FeesEdit

There is no charge on this.

ValidityEdit

It is valid as long as the business remain in operational.

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Processing TimeEdit

Processed in less than 30 minutes

InstructionsEdit

The registration must be within a period of seven (7) days from the beginning of the business or activity or the establishment of the company; and Further Any person who carries out taxable activities exceeding twenty million Rwanda Francs (20,000,000 RWF) of in the previous fiscal year, or five million Rwanda Francs (5,000,000 RWF) in the preceding calendar quarter is required to register for VAT with the tax administration within a period of seven (7) days from the end of the year or from the end of the quarter mentioned above.

Required InformationEdit

Full name of Individual
Ownership in cases of business / company / organization
Registered name
Physical and Contact Address
Date of Birth
Representative Details
Activities
Banking Information
Parents Information in cases on Minors. Must have a Tax Identification Number (TIN).

Need for the DocumentEdit

The Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) is a public sector agency in Rwanda, created by law and ultimately accountable to parliament. The government of Rwanda provides the legal and policy framework within which the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) operates and provides the organization political support and legitimacy. Rwanda Revenue Authority primary goal is collecting domestic revenues that are distributed through the Treasury to various departments.

Information which might helpEdit

It is important to note that

Registration / Application forms are available in two (2) languages, and therefore taxpayers are encouraged to fill the form in the language they best understand in order to avoid errors;
A TIN is offered free of charge.
A person or company not subjected to register for may voluntarily register with the tax administration.
In cases of any changes, whether related an account holder or his or her activities must be notified in writing to the tax administration within seven (7) days from the day of the notice of the change.
It is also import to note that The Commissioner General has the overall power to issues instructions regarding the registration and cancellation of registration on persons who no longer carry out business activities.
Non-filing of returns is not an automatic condition for de-registration or close an account held. One must apply to have his name/business removed from the records of the RRA.

External LinksEdit

http://www.rwandarevenueathourity.rw
http://www.rra.gov.rw/rra_article16.html

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