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Tax law cases in Rwanda

Tax administration, corporate taxation, duties, reporting, and statutory liabilities. This curated Rwanda collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent.

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  • 29 Nov 2024

    BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS Ltd vs IKIGO CY’IMISORO N’AMAHORO (RRA)

    Citation
    RS/REV/RCOM 00002/2022/CA
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    RS/REV/RCOM 00002/2022/CA

    Application for review dismissed as inadmissible because the alleged new documents were not shown to be unavailable when the earlier case was heard.

    • Review of judgment
    • New evidence
    • Corporate taxation
    • Withholding tax
    • Vat
    • Costs and attorney fees
  • 22 Nov 2024

    KIGALI SUPER STAR LTD v. RWANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY / RRA

    Citation
    RCOMAA 00014/2022/CA
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    RCOMAA 00014/2022/CA

    Second appeal rejected as inadmissible because the appellant lost on the same grounds in both lower courts; RRA awarded costs.

    • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
    • Tax assessment disputes
    • Admissibility of appeals
    • Evidentiary requirements in tax cases
    • Appellate-jurisdiction
    • Tax-law
  • 5 Aug 2024

    4Amsar v RRA (KINYA)

    Citation
    RCOM A 0056/10/CS
    Court
    Supreme Court
    Case number
    RCOM A 0056/10/CS

    Appeal dismissed: expenses not paid in 2003 could not reduce 2003 taxable income, and generator depreciation was not proven directly business-related.

    • Corporate income tax
    • Deductible expenses
    • Depreciation
    • Fiscal year independence
    • Tax-law
    • Corporate-income-tax
  • 1 Jul 2023

    BHARAT V RRA

    Citation
    RCOMAA 00023/2021/CA
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    RCOMAA 00023/2021/CA

    Appeal dismissed in a tax dispute over the Nyabarongo dam project; the court found no proof of a separate offshore equipment sale and upheld the assessment.

    • Corporate taxation
    • Withholding tax
    • Vat
    • Territoriality of tax
    • Contract interpretation
    • Tax-law
  • 30 Oct 2020

    Re NDAYISABYE

    Citation
    RLR V.1-2022
    Court
    Supreme Court
    Case number
    RS/INCONST/SPEC 00001/2020/SC

    The Court held that pre-tax rulings by the RRA Commissioner General are administrative decisions and that Article 9 of Law No. 026/2019 is constitutional.

    • Advance tax ruling
    • Interpretation of tax laws
    • Equality before the law
    • Administrative decisions
    • Powers of tax authorities
    • Advance-tax-ruling
  • 30 Jan 2020

    RLR -V.1 - 2020

    Court
    Supreme Court

    The Court upheld articles 16, 17 and 20 of Law No. 75/2018, but declared article 19 unconstitutional for unequal treatment of landowners.

    • Equality before the law
    • Non-discrimination
    • Taxation of property
    • Judicial review of legislation
    • Public policy
    • Separation of powers
  • 2 Oct 2017

    RLR-V.4-2017

    Court
    Supreme Court

    Assessment without notice upheld for missing creditor list; 4% presumptive tax applied; 2008 VAT recognized because RRA’s audit right had prescribed.

    • Assessment without notice
    • Tax declaration requirements
    • Presumptive tax regime
    • Tax audit prescription
    • Value added tax (vat)
    • Direct income tax
  • 6 Oct 2016

    UMURUNGI UMWIZERWA v. RWANDA REVENUE ATHORITY(RRA)

    Citation
    RCOMA 00215/2016/CHC/HCC
    Court
    Commercial High Court
    Case number
    RCOMA 00215/2016/CHC/HCC

    Appeal allowed: customs tax based on an alleged incorrect declaration was set aside because the taxpayer did not admit the offence and was not prosecuted.

    • Incorrect tax declaration
    • Customs authority powers
    • East african community customs management act
    • Tax liability
    • Procedural fairness
    • Customs-law
  • 24 Jun 2016

    IKIGO CY’IMISORO N’AMAHORO v. MUNYABARAME

    Citation
    RCOMAA 0014/14/CS
    Court
    Supreme Court
    Case number
    RCOMAA 0014/14/CS

    Supreme Court tax appeal on whether tax equity required comparing profit rates with other traders; higher assessment restored.

    • Income tax
    • Value added tax
    • Tax assessment
    • Tax equity
    • Damages
    • Legal costs
  • 29 May 2016

    PEMBE FLOUR MILLS Ltd v RWANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY (RRA)

    Citation
    RCOMA 0121/12/CS
    Court
    Supreme Court
    Case number
    RCOMA 0121/12/CS

    Supreme Court tax appeal dismissed: loan interest, employee benefits in kind, bad debt, and investment allowance claims were rejected.

    • Direct tax on income
    • Deductible business expenses
    • Taxable business profit
    • Investment allowances
    • Bad debt deduction
    • Benefits in kind
  • 22 Apr 2016

    IKIGO CY’IMISORO N’AMAHORO (RRA) v. SDV TRANSAMI RWANDA

    Citation
    RCOMA 0156/12/CS
    Court
    Supreme Court
    Case number
    RCOMA 0156/12/CS

    Supreme Court of Rwanda partly allowed a tax appeal, upholding withholding tax liability and penalties while ordering recalculation of 2009 tax for amortization.

    • Interpretation of tax statutes
    • Withholding tax on interest
    • Retroactivity of tax laws
    • Tax penalties
    • Business income taxation
    • Depreciation (amortization) of assets
  • 22 Apr 2016

    RRA v. RUHANDO_304108_kn

    Citation
    RLR V.4-2017
    Court
    Supreme Court
    Case number
    RCOMA0122/12/CS

    Tax appeal on assessment without prior notice, presumptive taxation, input VAT time limits, and legal costs.

    • Assessment without prior notice
    • Supporting documents for tax declaration
    • Presumptive taxation
    • Time limits for tax audits
    • Input vat credit
    • Legal authority of tax administration