Rwanda

Paying Taxes in

Rwanda

Below is a detailed summary of the taxes and mandatory contributions that a medium-size company must pay or withhold in a given year, as well as measures of administrative burden in paying taxes.

This information was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 185 economies. The most recent round of data collection was completed in December 2011.

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Tax or mandatory contribution Payments (number) Notes on Payments Time (hours) Statutory tax rate Tax base Total tax rate (% profit) Notes on TTR
Corporate income tax 4 20 30% taxable profit 21.2
Social security contributions - employer 4 48 3% gross salaries 3.4
Business license 1 RWF 240,000 fixed fee 3.1
Accident insurance 0 paid jointly 2% gross salaries 2.3
Vehicle tax 1 0.5
Fuel tax 1 fee per liter fuel consumption 0.5
Property tax 1 0% value of building 0.2
Property transfer tax 1 RWF 20,000 fixed fee 0.1
Value added tax (VAT) 4 66 18% value added 0 not included
Totals: 17 134 31.3

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