4Amsar v RRA (KINYA)

4Amsar v RRA (KINYA)

Expenses not paid in the relevant fiscal year cannot be deducted from that year's taxable income; depreciation is deductible only if the asset is used directly for business purposes, which was not proven for the generator in question.

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Citation
RCOM A 0056/10/CS
Parties
Applicant: AMSAR BURUNDI SA, succursale du Rwanda; Respondent: Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA)
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
5 August 2024
Case Number
RCOM A 0056/10/CS
Procedural Posture
Tax Appeal / Supreme Court Final Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Corporate Income Tax, Deductible Expenses, Depreciation, Fiscal Year Independence
Source Language
rw
Tax Law Corporate Income Tax Deductible Expenses Depreciation Fiscal Year Independence

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Parties

AMSAR BURUNDI SA, succursale du Rwanda

Applicant

Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Tax Appeal / Supreme Court Final Appeal

  1. 1 Whether 69,583,858 RWF on note de débit could be deducted from taxable income for 2003
  2. 2 Whether depreciation of a generator used at the deputy director's residence is deductible

Ratio Decidendi

Expenses not paid in the relevant fiscal year cannot be deducted from that year's taxable income; depreciation is deductible only if the asset is used directly for business purposes, which was not proven for the generator in question.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The judgment of the High Commercial Court (RCOM 0115/09/HCC) is upheld.
  • AMSAR BURUNDI SA, succursale du Rwanda, is ordered to pay court costs of 23,300 RWF within eight days, failing which the amount will be forcibly recovered by the State.