The Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) is a government revenue collection agency established by the Parliament of Rwanda. The RRA is charged with enforcing, assessing, collecting, and accounting for the various taxes imposed in Rwanda.[1]
| RRA | |
 Rwanda Tax Office building | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1998 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Rwanda |
| Headquarters | Kimihurura, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Rwanda Ministry of Finance and Economic Development |
| Website | www |
Overview
editThe law that created the Rwanda Revenue Authority was passed by the Rwandan Parliament in 1997, but the agency became operational in 1998.[1] RRA is supervised by the Rwanda Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.[1]
RRA started in 1998, with 200 employees who needed training and equipping with skills and technology to perform their duties. An organisational structure had to be established and streamlined into departments and a coherent chain of command.[1] As of May 2017 the tax body was expected to collect at least RWF:1 trillion (approx. US$1,215,000,000), for the first time in the financial year ending in June 2017. At that time, the agency maintained 168,346 taxpayers.[2]
Non compliance by large corporate clients,[3] and the sourcing and retention of qualified experienced staff, remain challenges for the tax agency.[4]
Administration
editThe chief executive officer of the organization is the Commissioner General, currently Pascal Bizimana Ruganintwali, appointed by the President of Rwanda, with the consent of the Senate, for a term of five years, renewable once. The Commissioner General is assisted by a Deputy Commissioner General.[5]
The agency has two service departments, each headed by a commissioner: (1) the Customs Services Department and (2) the Domestic Taxes Department.[6]
There are eleven supportive departments, each headed by either a commissioner or a deputy commissioner: (1) Revenue Investigation & Enforcement Department (2) Quality Assurance Department (3) Taxpayer Services Department (4) Planning and Research Department (5) Legal and Board Secretariat Department (6) Human Resource Department (7) Information Technology Department (8) Finance Department (9) Training Department (10) Corporate Risk Management & Modernization Department (11) Administration and Logistics Department.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d HMR (23 October 2016). "Rwanda Revenue Authority Collecting revenues for financing national development programs". Kigali: Hope Magazine, Rwanda (HMR). Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Editorial (16 May 2017). "Rwanda Revenue Authority Has Potential to Surpass the Rwf1 Trillion Target". The New Times (Rwanda) via AllAfrica.com. Kigali. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Uwanziga, Appolonia (13 July 2016). "Construction sector, hotels top tax evaders, says RRA". The New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Ngarambe, Alex (24 October 2015). "Rwanda Revenue Authority grapples with staff exodus". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Rwanda Revenue Authority: The Commissioner General". Kigali: Rwanda Revenue Authority. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ RRA (6 August 2017). "Rwanda Revenue Authority : Operational Departments". Kigali: Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ RRA (6 August 2017). "Rwanda Revenue Authority : Support Departments". Kigali: Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA). Retrieved 6 September 2017.