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CPA
Certified Public Accountant Examination
Stage:
Foundation F2
Subject Title: F2.4 Taxation

Revision Guide

LOSSARY

INSIDE COVER - BLANK

CONTENTS

Title

Page

Study Techniques

2

Examination Techniques

3

Assessment Strategy

8

Learning Resources

9

Sample Questions and Solutions

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STUDY TECHNIQUES
What is the best way to manage my time?
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Identify all available free time between now and the examinations.

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Prepare a revision timetable with a list of “must do” activities.

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Remember to take a break (approx 10 minutes) after periods of
intense study.

What areas should I revise?
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Rank your competence from Low to Medium to High for each topic.

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Allocate the least amount of time to topics ranked as high.

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Allocate between 25% - 50% of time for medium competence.

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Allocate up to 50% of time for low competence.

How do I prevent myself veering off-track?
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Introduce variety to your revision schedule.

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Change from one subject to another during the course of the day.

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Stick to your revision timetable to avoid spending too much time on one topic.

Are study groups a good idea?
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Yes, great learning happens in groups.

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Organise a study group with 4 – 6 people.

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Invite classmates of different strengths so that you can learn from one another.

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Share your notes to identify any gaps.

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EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES
INTRODUCTION
Solving and dealing with problems is an essential part of learning, thinking and intelligence.
A career in accounting will require you to deal with many problems.
In order to prepare you for this important task, professional accounting bodies are placing
greater emphasis on problem solving as part of their examination process.
In exams, some problems we face are relatively straightforward, and you will be able to deal
with them directly and quickly. However, some issues are more complex and you will need to
work around the problem before you can either solve it or deal with it in some other way.
The purpose of this article is to help students to deal with problems in an exam setting. To
achieve this, the remaining parts of the article contain the following sections:
•

Preliminary issues

•

An approach to dealing with and solving problems

•

Conclusion.

Preliminaries
The first problem that you must deal with is your reaction to exam questions.
When presented with an exam paper, most students will quickly read through the questions
and then many will … PANIC!
Assuming that you have done a reasonable amount of work beforehand, you shouldn’t be
overly concerned about this reaction. It is both natural and essential. It is natural to panic in
stressful situations because that is how the brain is programmed.
Archaeologists have estimated that humans have inhabited earth for over 200,000 years. For
most of this time, we have been hunters, gatherers and protectors.
In order to survive on this planet we had to be good at spotting unusual items, because any
strange occurrence in our immediate vicinity probably meant the presence of danger. The
brain’s natural reaction to sensing any extraordinary item is to prepare the body for ‘fight or
flight’. Unfortunately, neither reaction is appropriate in an exam setting.
The good news is that if you have spotted something unusual in the exam question, you have
completed the first step in dealing with the problem: its identification. Students may wish to
use various relaxation techniques in order to control the effects of the brain’s extreme
reaction to the unforeseen items that will occur in all examination questions.
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However, you should also be reassured that once you have identified the unusual item, you
can now prepare yourself for dealing with this, and other problems, contained in the exam
paper.

A Suggested Approach for Solving and Dealing with Problems in Exams.
The main stages in the suggested approach are:
1. Identify the Problem
2. Define the Problem
3. Find and Implement a Solution
4. Review

1. Identify the Problem
As discussed in the previous section, there is a natural tendency to panic when faced with
unusual items. We suggest the following approach for the preliminary stage of solving and
dealing with problems in exams:
Scan through the exam question
You should expect to find problem areas and that your body will react to these items.
PANIC!!
Remember that this is both natural and essential.
Pause
Take deep breaths or whatever it takes to help your mind and body to calm down.
Try not to exhale too loudly – you will only distract other students!
Do something practical
Look at the question requirements.
Note the items that are essential and are worth the most marks.
Start your solution by neatly putting in the question number and labelling each part of your
answer in accordance with the stated requirements.
Actively reread the question
Underline (or highlight) important items that refer to the question requirements. Tick or
otherwise indicate the issues that you are familiar with. Put a circle around unusual items that
will require further consideration.
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2. Define the Problem
Having dealt with the preliminary issues outlined above, you have already made a good start
by identifying the problem areas. Before you attempt to solve the problem, you should make
sure that the problem is properly defined. This may take only a few seconds, but will be time
well spent. In order to make sure that the problem is properly defined you should refer back
to the question requirements. This is worth repeating: Every year, Examiner Reports note that
students fail to pass exams because they do not answer the question asked. Examiners have a
marking scheme and they can only award marks for solutions that deal with the issues as
stipulated in the question requirements. Anything else is a waste of time. After you have reread the question requirements ask yourself these questions in relation to the problem areas
that you have identified:
Is this item essential in order to answer the question?
Remember that occasionally, examiners will put ‘red herrings’ (irrelevant issues) into the
question in order to test your knowledge of a topic.
What’s it worth?
Figure out approximately how many marks the problem item is worth. This will help you to
allocate the appropriate amount of time to this issue.
Can I break it down into smaller parts?
In many cases, significant problems can be broken down into its component parts. Some parts
of the problem might be easy to solve.
Can I ignore this item (at least temporarily)?
Obviously, you don’t want to do this very often, but it can be a useful strategy for problems
that cannot be solved immediately.
Note that if you leave something out, you should leave space in the solution to put in the
answer at a later stage. There are a number of possible advantages to be gained from this
approach:
1) It will allow you to make progress and complete other parts of the question that you are
familiar with. This means that you will gain marks rather than fretting over something
that your mind is not ready to deal with yet.
2) As you are working on the tasks that you are familiar with, your mind will relax and you
may remember how to deal with the problem area.
3) When you complete parts of the answer, it may become apparent how to fill in the
missing pieces of information. Many accounting questions are like jigsaw puzzles: when
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you put in some of the parts that fit together, it is easier to see where the missing pieces
should go and what they look like.

3. Find and Implement a Solution
In many cases, after identifying and defining the problem, it will be easy to deal with the
issue and to move on to the next part of the question. However, for complex problems that
are worth significant marks, you will have to spend more time working on the issue in order
to deal with the problem. When this happens, you should follow these steps:
Map out the problem
Depending on your preferred learning style, you can do this in a variety of ways including
diagrams, tables, pictures, sentences, bullet points or any combination of methods. It is best
to do this in a working on a separate page (not on the exam paper) because some of this work
will earn marks. Neat and clearly referenced workings will illustrate to the examiner that you
have a systematic approach to answering the question.
Summarise what you know about the problem
Make sure that this is brief and that it relates to the question requirements. Put this
information into the working where you have mapped out the problem. Be succinct and
relevant. The information can be based on data contained in the question and your own
knowledge and experience. Don’t spend too long at this stage, but complete your workings as
neatly as possible because this will maximise the marks you will be awarded.
Consider alternative solutions
Review your workings and compare this information to the question requirements. Complete
as much of the solution as you can. Make sure it is in the format as stipulated in the question
requirements. Consider different ways of solving the problem and try to eliminate at least one
alternative.
Implement a solution
Go with your instinct and write in your solution. Leave extra space on the page for a change
of mind and/or supplementary information. Make sure the solution refers to your workings
that have been numbered.

4. Review
After dealing with each problem and question, you should spend a short while reviewing your
solution. The temptation is to rush onto the next question, but a few moments spent in

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reviewing your solution can help you to gain many marks. There are three questions to ask
yourself here:
Have I met the question requirements?
Yes, we have mentioned this already. Examiner Reports over the years advise that failure to
follow the instructions provided in the question requirements is a significant factor in causing
students to lose marks. For instance, easy marks can be gained by putting your answer in the
correct format. This could be in the form of a report or memo or whatever is asked in the
question. Likewise, look carefully at the time period requested. The standard accounting
period is 12 months, but occasionally examiners will specify a different accounting period.
Is my solution reasonable?
Look at the figures in your solution. How do they compare relative to the size of the figures
provided in the question?
For example, if Revenue were 750,000 and your Net Profit figure was more than 1 million,
then clearly this is worth checking.
If there were some extraordinary events it is possible for this to be correct, but more than
likely, you have misread a figure from your calculator. Likewise, the depreciation expense
should be a fraction of the value of the fixed assets.
What have I learned?
Very often in exams, different parts of the solution are interlinked. An answer from one of
your workings can frequently be used in another part of the solution. The method used to
figure out an answer may also be applicable to other parts of your solution.
Conclusion
In order to pass your exams you will have to solve many problems. The first problem to
overcome is your reaction to unusual items. You must expect problems to arise in exams and
be prepared to deal with them in a systematic manner. John Foster Dulles, a former US
Secretary of State noted that: The measure of success is not whether you have a tough
problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year. We hope that, by
applying the principles outlined in this article, you will be successful in your examinations
and that you can move on to solve and deal with new problems.

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ASSESSMENT STRATEGY
Examination Approach
Students are required to display a knowledge of the system of administration of the various
taxes, including requirements for compliance and corresponding penalties with regard to
submissions and payment of taxes. Questions are mainly scenario based and students are
expected to demonstrate the correct application of the practical aspects of the subject matter
being examined.
Descriptive answers are also required to some questions to indicate an understanding of the
relevant law and administrative procedure. It is necessary to demonstrate an ability to answer
questions in a logical and coherent fashion.

Examination Format
Examination Duration: 3 Hours
The examination is unseen, closed book.
Students are required to answer 5 out of 6 questions (with questions 1 to 4 being
compulsory). Each of the compulsory questions mainly, but not exclusively, addresses one of
the main taxes or tax heads on the syllabus.
Students have a choice of answering either question 5 or 6. The selected question carries 15
marks and general, but not exclusively, addresses areas of tax administration. It can be of a
computational or theoretical nature or both.

Marks Allocation
Question
Marks
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5 or 6 (Choice of Question)
Total

25
20
20
20
15
100

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LEARNING RESOURCES
Core Texts
Manuals
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda – F2.4 Taxation

Supplementary Texts and Journals
Global Tax Revolution – Chris Edwards and Daniel J Mitchell
Sell Globally Tax Locally – Michael S Greve
Fundamentals of International Tax Planning – Chris J Finnerty, Paulus Merks, Mario
Petriccione, Raffaele Russo.

Useful Websites (as at date of publication)
http://www.icparwanda.com/services.php
http://www.rra.gov.rw/rra_section86.html
www.tax-news.com
http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm
http://www.worldbank.org/
http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/rwanda/paying-taxes/
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/rw-rwanda/tax-taxation
http://newsofrwanda.com/ibikorwa/4249/rwanda-gatsibo-district-businessmen-learn-taxpolicies/
http://www.amategeko.net/display_rubrique.php?ActDo=ShowArt&Information_ID=907&P
arent_ID=3070353&type=public&Langue_ID=An&rubID=3070362

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F2.4 TAXATION
REVISION QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS

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REVISION QUESTION 1
a.

Who what should pay Income Tax?

b.

What obligations does each have?

c.

What are the Tax bands?

d.

And CSR contribution due by each type of income tax payer?

SOLUTIONS
a.
Persons who should pay income tax are people who earn incomes as an employee or
as a self-employed person such as a tradesman, craftsman (musician, actor etc) or
professional person such as an accountant, lawyer or doctor.
b.
An employee is paid by an employer and the employer has the obligations to pay the
CSR levies and withholding taxes within 15 days of the month end to which the pay relates.
If the employee is paid by more than one employer the employee must tell each employer and
the Rwandan Revenue Authority which is her/his main employer.
The self-employed person, i.e. persons who do not have an employer, sets up a voluntary
scheme with RSSB(Rwandan Social Security Board). But the self-employed person has to
pay expenses some of which can be deducted from the monthly income before calculating the
withholding tax.
The income is calculated by detailing all the income which includes all expenses. The
“allowable” expenses are the detailed and deducted from the total receipts. Contributions to
RSSF (CSR) and to recognised Pension Funds
This net figure is the taxable income.
c.

Tax bands and Rates
Monthly earnings

Annual earnings

Rate

1 – 30,000

1 – 360,000

0%

30,001 – 100,000

360,001 – 1,200,000

20%

More than 100,000

More than 1,200,000

30%

d.
The CSR contribution is 3% from the employee and 5% from the employer. The
employer withholds the 3% from the employee’s pay and within 15 days of the end of the
month submits the total of 8% to the CSR.
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REVISION QUESTION 2
a. What is the importance of tax?
b. Who should pay tax?
c. What types of tax are there?

SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS
a. Taxation has been around a long time. The Romans collected taxes to pay for their
Army and for the people who administered the Roman Empire and Caesar
Nowadays Taxation is spent on the central government, members of Parliament and
the administration of the actions of the laws passed by Parliament.
But not only are taxes collected to pay for the administration of the country, but also
to pay for infrastructure such as roads, hospitals, schools and other buildings and
associated activities run for the general population by the government whether central
or district.
In many countries, taxation is also looked on as means of “distributing wealth”. In
other words, those who earn more pay more to allow those who do not earn enough to
send their children to school or may be hospital.
Taxes, where this happens, are generally known as Progressive. The more you earn,
the greater the marginal tax. In Rwanda, the first Rwf30,000 earned in a month is not
taxed. The next band is taxed at 20% and the highest band (those who earn more than
Rwf 100,000 each month pay 30%
Taxes and tax incentives are often used to encourage or discourage certain economic
activities.
For instance, a capital allowance of 40% is permitted to be deducted from profits
before tax for investment in New and Second-hand equipment by registered
businesses.
On the other hand, the excise duty on cigarettes is 150% on the selling price payable
by the manufacturer or importer. Not only can the excise duty be said to help towards
the cost of dealing with diseases induced by smoking but also the consumer will
hopefully be discouraged from smoking.
Similarly there are excise duties on what might be termed luxury drinks such as Juices
(5%), Beer (60%) and others.
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There also taxes on vehicles and on the fuel and oils they consume – see Law 57/2011
of 31/12/2011 which details the rates of taxation which will apply in 2012.
These rates have to be approved annually by Parliament
b.

Who should pay tax.
One could argue: All those who can afford to. This is the approach adopted by many
countries and in some cases where there are other taxes such excise duties tax or
VAT, is paid by those who want to consume the relevant good.

c.

Types of Tax.
There two types of tax – Direct Taxation and Indirect taxation
Direct – paid directly to the RRA out of earnings. Income tax on earned income or
dividends. Indirect – paid at the time of sale to the next in the chain. The final
consumer pays the tax to the seller/supplier/producer and so on down the line.
Excise duty is added to the cost paid by the wholesaler/agent and the
producer/importer pays the duty to the RRA. The final consumer pays the tax in the
end but this is really to refund the person who sold him/her the good.
VAT – value added tax. Each person in the chain pays VAT to the RRA which is
calculated as a % of the value he adds to the processes he employs. He hands to the
RRA the VAT he adds to his invoice less the VAT on any allowable invoices which
he has had to pay in the making or acquiring of the good.
The final consumer pays an invoice which includes the vat in total and so the tax is
effectively levied on the total consumer, but the RRA collects portions of the final tax
in elements along the line.
Local taxes.
Nowadays Rwanda is divided into District and Divisions. The Central Government
has allocated certain tasks to “local authorities” and has allocated them the task of
collecting the funds to do these tasks. Such local taxes may be property taxes which
are calculated as a Rwf x per square metre or per hectare of land. And there are
trading and business licences administered by the local district or urban authority and
the taxes are payable to them.
Parafiscal taxes. A tax on a specific product or service by which a government raises
money for a specific purpose. The money raised is usually paid to a body other than
the national tax authority.
These probably do not exist in Rwanda yet except the contributions to FARG (Funds
for Assistance to Genocide Survivors) could be considered a Parafiscal tax.
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REVISION QUESTION 3
What characteristics of tax distinguish it from other payments?
SUGGESTED SOLUTION
It is pecuniary; i.e. consists of money. You cannot pay with eggs or sticks of furniture as you
might pay a farmer for milk. But having said that the VAT law has the following clause:
Sub-section 3: Taxable value of supplies and tax imposition
Article 16 :
The taxable value of each supply shall be, for the purpose of this Law, determined as follows:
1. The taxable value of a taxable supply is the consideration paid in money or kind by all
persons for that supply, except as otherwise provided by or under this Law.
2. the taxable value of the taxable supply is the open market value of the supply, exclusive
of the tax, where goods or services are supplied:
a. for a non-monetary consideration; or
b. for both a monetary and non-monetary consideration; or
c. for consideration that is less than the open market value of the goods or services.
It is a sum of money payable to the authority who assess it or as directed by central
government for a general purpose. One cannot earmark to which department your tax will go
or even a percentage of it.
It is obligatory. Everybody pays tax of some sort or another even if it is only VAT.
Tax is not necessarily paid to the Government by the person on whom the tax is charged. An
employer pays withholding tax on behalf of the employee based on what he/she pays the
employee(s)
A shop keeper pays to the RRA the VAT the customer paid him (less the VAT the
shopkeeper paid to his supplier)
Non-payment of tax is a breach of the parliamentary law. Non-payment of an invoice might
be considered a breach of contract and recompense is sort through the commercial laws.

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REVISION QUESTION 4
What obligations are imposed on a person who is or should be registered for VAT?

SUGGESTED SOLUTION
In Rwandan law a person includes individuals and entities such as limited companies or
partnerships.
Any person (or business) whose turnover exceeds or is expected to exceed 20,000,000 RWF
in a year or 5,000,000 Rwf in a quarter must within 7 days of the end of the relevant period
register with the tax authority
The business registered for VAT must issue invoices in a prescribed format and on such an
invoice there must be:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

The Name of the Taxpayer, client and the name of the Business
The TIN, Taxpayer’s Identification Number and that of the purchaser if applicable
No. and date of VAT certificate
Description of goods sold or service rendered.
Value of taxable goods or services
Date the invoice was issued
The serial number of the VAT invoice.

The return shall be lodged together with any tax due within fifteen days after the end of the
prescribed accounting period to which it relates or within such other time as the
Commissioner General may determine by notice.

REVISION QUESTION 5
What is an Audit or Investigation?

SUGGESTED SOLUTION
An audit or investigation may be required by the Tax Administration if there are reasons to
suspect illegality occasioned by attempt to evade tax or because books of account have not
been properly kept or that the tax payer is trying to delay payment.

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REVISION QUESTION 6
Income tax computation
Joseph joins Workalot Construction Ltd which has an annual turnover in excess of
100,000,000 Rwf per year.
He joins on 1 May 2011. He is site foreman and his remuneration package is:
Annual Salary

Rwf6,000,000

A house – he has to be available quickly to attend the site
A car to enable him to get around the building sites and he can use it at the weekend.
a)
What is paid into Joseph’s bank account each month and how much does Workalot
pay the RRA each month and when?
b)

What would happen if Workalot did not its due to the RRA on time?

SUGGESTED SOLUTION
a)

Computation

Joseph’s annual salary is 6,000,000 so each month he is paid 500,000
Tax: on 1-30,000 tax is

0%

Tax on 30,001 to 100,000

20% x 70,000

0
Rwf 14,000

Tax on 500,000-100,000 = Rwf400,000 x 30%

Rwf120,000
Rwf134,000

Plus House 20% of 500,000

Rwf 100,000

Plus Car 10% of 500,000

Rwf 50,000

Plus 3% RSSB deduction

Rwf 15,000

Total deductions

Rwf299,000

Paid into Joseph’s bank account each month will be

Rwf 201,000

Workalot must pay within 15 days of the end of each month Rwf 299,000 to the RRA
together with 5% of Joseph’s salary as their contribution to RSSB.
So workalot will pay 5% Rwf 500,000

Rwf 25,000

Plus withholding tax and RSSB for Joseph

Rwf299,000

Total paid to RRA in respect of Joseph

Rwf324,000
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Incidentally you could also add that the cost of employing Joseph is his salary, plus the cost
of running the car and maintaining the house and the 5% RSSB contribution. The income tax
payable by Joseph and his 3% to RSSB is included in the Rwf500,000 each month.
b)

The question does not say if Workalot is a “large” business or taxpayer.

For a business with a turnover in excess of Rwdf20,000 the fine for late payment is
Rwf300,000.
However if the Minister decides that Workalot is a “large” taxpayer, the fine could be
Rwf500,000
Both fines are enhanced by interest which is calculated as the BNR Interbank rate plus “%

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REVISION QUESTION 7
Sole Trader – Annual Tax Computation
Robert has a grocery store. His turnover for the year ended 31 December 2011 is
Rwf10,500,000. This excludes items he has taken off the shelves for his own and his family’s
use. Robert does keep good records and the items amounted to Rwf1,500,000 at cost.
In May 2012 Robert’s turnover had exceeded Rwf 10m and things were looking very good.
His detailed records show his monthly “drawings” from the shelves amount to Rwf330,000.
Assuming his average monthly sales and taking remain unchanged for the rest of the year,
What is Robert’s tax liability for the year ended 31 Dec 2011 and what will it be for the year
ended 31 Dec 2012?

SUGGESTED SOLUTION
In 2011, Robert’s turnover was less than 20m so he should pay tax to the sum of 4% of this
turnover, i.e. 4% of Rwf 12m
But in 2012 his turnover will exceed Rwf20m and so this rule does not apply and tax must be
calculated by assessing his net income and computing the tax due from each band.
The Computation for the 2 years:

Sales excluding
“drawings”
Items off the shelf sale
price
Total sales (T/O)
Mark up %
Cost of goods sold

Actual
Year to
31 Dec 2011

Actual for
5 Months to
31 May 2012

YTD
per month

Forecast
for 12 months
ending
31 Dec 2012
24,000,000.00

10,500,000.0
0
1,500,000.00

10,000,000.00 2,000,000.
00
1,650,000.00 330,000.00

12,000,000.0
0

11,650,000.00 2,330,000.
00

27,960,000.00

9,708,333.33

23,300,000.00

3,960,000.00

2
0

10,000,000.0
0
Robert's turnover is less than Rwf20m
Tax at 4% of T/O
480,000.00

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1,941,666.
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IN 2012 Robert's T/O will be more
than > Rwf20m. He cannot use 4% rule
Robert's income = Sales less cots
1 - 360,000
360,001 to
1,200,000
Moe than
1,200,000

Tax Bands –
Rwf

Tax
Rwf

360,000.00
840,000.00

0.00
168,000.00

3,460,000.00

1,038,000.00

4,660,000.00

4,660,000.00
Income after Tax

Rwf

1,520,000.00

1,206,000.00
3,454,000.00

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REVISION QUESTION 8
Foreign nationals working In Rwanda for a UK company
Fred Walker is employed by a UK company which has operations in Rwanda. He comes
over to Rwanda for 2 weeks ever month. He arrives on Monday morning and leaves on
Friday of the following week. He has only 1 week-end in Rwanda.
In 2011, on one visit be brought his wife and on the Friday when he would normally go home
he took his wife to a resort near Lake Kivu, went on a Nature Tour and after 2 weeks of
holiday went straight home. He did not come to Rwanda the next month, but returned as
normal the month later.
His annual income is £35,000 plus expenses when in Rwanda supported by receipts.
Fred has a colleague, George, who works 2 weeks alternate months and the other months he
stay for 3 weeks. Like Fred he arrives on a Monday and departs on Friday. In 2011 he
followed this routine for every month. None of his holidays impinged on his visits to
Rwanda.
George’s annual pay in UK is GBP25,000 pa.
The rate of exchange is Rwf1,000 = GBP1 (£1.00)
What are the Rwandan tax liabilities for Fred and George?

SUGGESTED SOLUTION
For each, their expenses are allowable to be deducted as fair expenses from any salary
assessable in Rwanda. So the effect of these is assumed to be nil.
Fred spends 12 days every 30 in Rwanda. His holiday does not count and in any case he
missed a month.
Days in Rwanda working = 12 days for 11 months 132 days.
Fred is not assessable to tax in Rwanda.
George spends 12+ (12 + 7) days every 2 months
so effectively spends 31 days * 6 = 186 days in the year working in Rwanda.
The threshold is 183 days, so George is treated as resident in Rwanda and is taxable on all his
earnings in the year

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His annual salary is GBP25,000. In UK he pays 10% National Insurance Contributions so his
taxable income in UK is GBP23,000 and this is treated as being earned in Rwanda.
In UK George pays tax at 20% after the first GBP6,000.
His UK tax would be 20% of GB22,500 less Allowance 6,000 = GBP £3,300
George’s Income in Rwanda is GBP22,500 = Rwf22,500,000
His tax in Rwanda is 0% on 1st

Rwf360,000

20% on

Rwf3,601 – 1,200,000

30% on balance above 1,200,000

Rwf 21,300,000

6,390,000

Tax due

6,558,000

0
168,000

Less tax paid in UK as above
GBP3,400

Rwf 3,300,000

Tax payable in Rwanda –

Rwf 3,258,000

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REVISION QUESTION 9
What is the difference between being Zero rated, Exempt and not registered.

SUGGESTED SOLUTION
All goods and services supplied in Rwanda are subject to VAT except where specified in
Article 86
Note in Article 15, The Minister can decide whether a Good or Service is to be Zero rated or
Exempt.
If there is doubt, the Article 15 says that Article 87 takes precedence.
Article 87 lists the goods and services which are Zero rated.

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