Pay your Motor Vehicle Income Tax

There are two main details needed when paying Motor vehicle Income taxes: The first detail needed is the ‘RRA Reference Number’ of the declaration that has been submitted. The second detail needed is the amount of tax due to be paid.

Note that the amount due may also include any penalties and fines referring to that declaration. Both these details are in the ‘Acknowledgment Receipts’ generated after submitting all tax declarations.

The declared Annual Motor vehicle Income tax should be paid to the Tax Administration starting from the date of declaration and not later than 31 March of the year following the tax period.
For the Income Tax Quarterly Prepayment (IQP), it is paid by 30th June (For 1st Quarter), 30th September (for 2nd Quarter) and 31st December (for Quarter 3).

Payment methods

The following are the different payment methods which can be used:

1.E-Payment: by this method, after submitting your declaration via RRA system (E-tax) it is possible to directly access the domestic taxes E-”payment system, by clicking ‘E-payment’ and Select Bank to pay from the provided lists of banks and follow the instructions. Also, you can use your internet banking system to pay.

Note: To use this method, you need to have registered for this specific service with your bank.

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2.Mobile money: If you are registered for this MTN service, you can pay your Motor vehicle Income tax individually. You just dial *182# choose the language and go for pay bill option, choose RRA payment and follow the instructions provided in the acknowledgment receipt you got after declaration. In this case, you must have sufficient funds on your Mobile Money account to cover the amount payable, including transaction fees. Otherwise, you can pay via a Mobile Money agent who will also charge you some service fees.

3.Go physically to the bank: Motor vehicle Income tax as well as other taxes can be paid at all registered commercial banks in Rwanda. This can be done using a cash deposit slip or by bank cheque. When at bank, make sure you write the correct details on the deposit slip or cheque ( RRA as a beneficiary, your Doc Id , the total tax due and type of tax. i.e: Motor vehicle Income tax or any other tax).