Public awareness

The Management of Rwanda Revenue Authority informs all VAT registered taxpayers that in accordance with the VAT law N° 37/2012 of 09/11/2012 in its article 24 that obliges them to:

issue tax receipts to their clients using Electronic Billing machines and the Ministerial order n0002/13/10rrC of 3110712013 specifying the modalities of using a certified electronic billing machine, that VAT registered taxpayers have a responsibility of using electronic billing machines to issue certified receipts to their clients/customers on every transaction and failure to use these machines is illegal and attracts penalties.

It is against this background that the management further informs VAT registered taxpayers that the deadline for obtaining and using these electronic billing machines is December 31 st, 2013.

Currently, RRA has the following suppliers:

1. PERGAMON GROUP LIMITED located in Kigali City Tower

2. INZOVU TECHNOGIES LIMITED located in Remera on the national stadium Road

3. AA UNI RWANDA LTD located in Nyarugenge - Kiyovu

Other authorized dealers in these machines will be communicated from time to time they are approved.

For more information regarding electronic billing machines can simply go to RRA website http://rra.venjix.com or call RRA call center on 3004.

RRA requests all concerned taxpayers to observe the requirements of the above tax laws to avoid unnecessary penalties.

Done at Kigali 11,September 2013

Mukashyaka Drocella

Deputy Commissioner for Taxpayer Services Department