For businesses in Rwanda, the 15th of the month is an important tax filing deadline. But filing on time should not mean rushing to prepare your declarations at the last minute. Before submitting your tax obligations, businesses should first make sure their accounting records are complete, reconciled and able to support the figures being declared. […]
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Hiring a domestic worker, driver, gardener, nanny, cleaner, cook, or household security guard is often seen as a private arrangement. However, under Rwandan law, it also creates payroll, tax, and social security obligations. Under Article 15 of Law Nº 027/2022 of 20/10/2022 establishing taxes on income, employment income includes payments made by an employer to
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Starting a business in Rwanda is an achievement worth celebrating. But once the registration is done, the real work begins, and for many new business owners, the compliance side of things can feel overwhelming. What taxes do you owe? When are the deadlines? How do you actually use the RRA e-Tax portal? That is exactly
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On 29 April 2026, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning published Ministerial Order Nº 004/26/10/TC, introducing comprehensive VAT obligations on goods and services provided online in Rwanda. This is a significant development for anyone operating in the digital economy whether you are a foreign SaaS provider, streaming platform, ride-hailing app, online education provider, or
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Companies rarely lose money on taxes because of complexity. They lose it because of process gaps — and one of the most overlooked is the missing exit note. Across our client engagements, a pattern keeps emerging — one that looks harmless at first and only reveals its true cost at year-end. It plays out
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Rwanda’s transfer pricing rules are active, apply to both cross-border and domestic transactions, and carry real audit risk for businesses that are unprepared. Here is what came out of our recent webinar with Regan Van Rooy and the Rwanda Revenue Authority. About this session On 22 April 2026, Visions Africa hosted a joint
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Rwanda is widely recognized for its strong investment climate. However, the full strategic potential of the Investment Promotion and Facilitation Law (Law N° 006/2021) is not always fully leveraged by investors. The law is designed to encourage scale, innovation, and value addition—particularly in agriculture, aquaculture, manufacturing, and export-oriented sectors. Large-scale aquaculture is a clear example
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On 6 February 2026, the Rwanda Development Board (Office of the Registrar General) delivered a clear message: 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗿𝗮. Under Law Nº 007/2021 governing companies, directors carry clear, non-negotiable responsibilities.The core obligations can be summarized as follows 👇 1️⃣ 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 – 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟭𝟰𝟮 The Board
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