Rwanda - Obtain a Tax Identification Number (TIN)

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Procedure

In person

• To be eligible you must be 18 year and above
• Filled the forms with your detailed information, the form can be obtainable from the officer responsible in the Rwanda Revenue authority offices or downloaded on line by following the link www.revenueathority.rw, the form must be filled in capital letter and you must tick the corresponding box on your main reason for tax identification number.
• Once you have completed all the above just move to the registration and management block division under the Rwanda Revenue Authority and get started

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Required Documents

• Copies of Identity Card document like Birth Certificate, National Identity Card Passport among other.
• One (1) passport size photograph
• A filed forms with applicant detailed information

Office Locations & Contacts

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Eligibility

• To be eligible you must be 18 years and about
• A valid identification card like Notational identity card, passport, birth certificate etc

Fees

Free of charge

Validity

Valid for 10 years

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Processing Time

The application process in order to obtain tax identification number in Rwanda is believed to be the easiest among the east African countries, the whole process take just one day in a period of 20 minutes to those who are dedicated and strong-minded to get their tax identification numbers. The whole process is very simple, easy and wont spend most of your time in the line.

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Instructions

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Required Information

• Full name
• Date of birth
• Valid identity
• Citizenship
• Address
• Occupation

Need for the Document

A tax identification number (TIN) is a prerequisite in Rwanda just like any other countries. If it comes to those who want to fulfill their tax condition to the government and the whole process of issuing such numbers is determined by the instructions from the commissioner general of the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) as well as any other east African countries such as Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.

Tax identification numbers (TIN) is designed to the individual or person or even business owning goods and services subject to paying taxes by the management as per the law of Rwanda.

Tax payers is entailed to keep issued tax identification number of all matching document, commercial document, other proof ones file with the tax and management and any other tax declaration document.

Obtaining tax identification numbers in Rwanda is believed to be the easiest among all the east African countries, since the whole process can be done just on one day and in the period of 2o minutes to those that are dedicated and strong-minded to obtain their tax identification numbers.

In this post we share with you on how to go through the whole process and what is needed to have your personal, business tax identification numbers. Here we go below.

Information which might help

Please note that you must fill the forms in capital letter and you must tick corresponding box on your main reason for tax identification numbers.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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