Sudan - Apply for Tax Return

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Procedure

Applications for tax returns are usually made basing on the tax an applicant wishes to declaration in a given period of time.

1.An applicant should start by fining out the process and period in which returns for a particular tax must be made. This information may be obtained from the countrys revenue authority (the chamber of taxation);

2.When an entity carries out a taxable transaction and the prescribe period of time elapse and the applicant is entitled to file returns, he / she should then start the application process by preparing all the required documents for applying for the related tax return;

3.Thereafter the applicant prepares an application for a tax return and submits it together with all the required documents to the revenue authority (the chamber of taxation);

4.When documents are received, the tax officers at the chamber of taxation examine and assesses submitted documents and if approved, a declared tax is registered and proof of declaration of tax is issued by the Chamber of Taxation; E-mail: [email protected]

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Required Documents

Tax invoices

Office Locations & Contacts

Sudan Chamber of Taxation

Telephone No.: +249 83 747 223

Fax: +249 83 747 223

Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Eligibility

Any registered entity (business / company / individual) that carries out taxable transactions in the country

Fees

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Validity

As long as business / company carries out taxable transactions.

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Instructions

1.An applicant must be legally authorized to operate in the country thus must be a registered entity;

2.An applicant must have a Tax Identification Number (TIN);

3.An applicant must have carried out a taxable transaction;

4.upon carrying out a taxable transaction, an applicant must be aware of when a particular tax should be declared;

5.Applications for tax returns must be filled within the prescribed period of time;

6.Late submissions are penalized;

7.Applicants must know that combined applications are not accepted, each company must submit separate returns;

Required Information

1.Proposed name of company

2.Tax Identification Number (TIN)

3.Business Registration Number

4.Physical and contact address

5.Details of taxable transactions carried out

Need for the Document

A tax return is a tax form that can be filed with a government body to declare legal responsibility for taxation. Tax returns in Sudan are forms containing information used to calculate particular taxes, filed with the countrys revenue authority the Chamber of Taxation. The taxes of which a person may apply for a return include income tax, VAT, withholding tax, pay as you earn (PAYE) and any other taxes that may be attached to a transaction.

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1.It is fulfillment of an obligation to all incorporated entities in the country;

2.Application for returns makes it easy for the revenue authority to collect taxes;

3.Tax defaulters are easily identified;

4.It proves that the entity legally operated in the country;

5.The government earns revenue hence provision of public services in the country;

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External Links

http://www.lexadin.nl/wlg/legis/nofr/oeur/lxwesud.htm#Tax%20Law

http://sudan.nlambassade.org/producten-en-diensten/economischezaken/doing-business-in-sudan-general-information.html

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/sudan/paying-taxes/

http://contractortaxation.com/Sudan/Tax-In-Sudan

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