Taxwise Ilovepdf Compressed
Taxwise Ilovepdf Compressed
Taxwise Ilovepdf Compressed
1. Foreword......................................................................................................................3
2. Financial Literacy Initiative and the BeWise Series........................................................4
3. The Ministry Of Finance...............................................................................................5
3.1. Inland Revenue Department (IRD).......................................................................5
4. What is Tax?.................................................................................................................7
4.1 What is the purpose of tax?....................................................................................7
4.2 Why should I pay tax?............................................................................................8
4.3 Tax Evasion...........................................................................................................9
5. Different types of taxes..............................................................................................10
6. Income Tax.................................................................................................................11
6.1 What is income tax?.............................................................................................11
6.2 Who is required to pay income tax?......................................................................11
6.3 How to register for income tax?............................................................................11
6.4 Inland Revenue Department - Regional Offices.....................................................12
6.4 Inland Revenue Department - Satellite Offices.........................................................13
6.5 How is income tax paid?......................................................................................15
6.6 When is income tax paid?....................................................................................19
6.7 What part of my income is taxable and what is deductible, non-taxable, or tax exempt?..........20
6.8 How do I calculate my income tax?......................................................................22
6.9 Income Tax Returns..............................................................................................23
6.9.1 What are Income Tax Returns?...........................................................23
6.9.2 What are the different types of Income Tax returns?.............................24
6.9.3 Income Tax Due Dates.......................................................................25
6.10 Income Tax Penalties and Interest.......................................................................25
6.10.1 Penalties.........................................................................................25
6.10.2 Interest...........................................................................................26
6.11 Provisional Tax Returns.......................................................................................26
6.11.1 What is Provisional Tax and Who Needs to Pay Provisional Tax?............26
6.11.2 Provisional Tax Return Due Dates......................................................27
6.11.3 How do I estimate Provisional Taxes?................................................27
6.11.4 Provisional Tax Penalties...................................................................28
6.12 Who can help me with income tax?....................................................................30
TABLE OF CONTENTS
7. Company Tax..............................................................................................................31
7.1 What is the Company Tax Rate in Namibia?...........................................................31
7.2 How to calculate Company Tax?...........................................................................32
7.3 Company Tax Due Dates?....................................................................................33
8. Value-Added-Tax (VAT)..............................................................................................34
8.1 What is VAT?.......................................................................................................34
8.2 Why is VAT charged on goods and services?.........................................................34
8.3 VAT Registration...................................................................................................35
8.3.1 Who can charge VAT?.......................................................................35
8.4 VAT calculations..................................................................................................37
8.5 When do I get my VAT return from IRD?................................................................38
8.5.1 Benefit of Registering for VAT Voluntarily.............................................39
8.6 Applicable VAT Rates...........................................................................................39
8.7 VAT Returns, Due Dates and Payments..................................................................40
8.8 VAT Deregistration...............................................................................................41
8.8.1 Compulsory Deregistration..................................................................41
8.8.2 Voluntary Deregistration.....................................................................41
8.9 VAT Penalties and Interest.....................................................................................42
8.9.1 VAT Penalties.....................................................................................42
8.9.2 VAT Interest.......................................................................................43
8.10 Import VAT........................................................................................................44
8.10.1 Import VAT Rate..............................................................................44
8.10.2 Registration for import VAT...............................................................44
8.10.3 Import VAT Due Dates.......................................................................44
9. Tax Invoices...............................................................................................................45
10. Transfer Duty............................................................................................................47
11. Stamp Duty...............................................................................................................48
12. Tax Calendar.............................................................................................................50
13. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)..........................................................................51
14. Tax Quotes................................................................................................................53
15. FLI Supporters..........................................................................................................55
Notes..............................................................................................................................56
1. FOREWORD
Governments form a critical part of the economy through the provision of basic services,
infrastructure and public goods. Many examples of the role of
government exist, including the provision of roads and other infrastructure,
provisions for peace and security (police forces, implementation of the legal system
etc.) and the provision of education and healthcare. In order to provide these services,
governments need funds. Taxes form the cornerstone of
government funding that allows these entities to provide the aforementioned services to
the public.
While often poorly understood, taxes form part of the social contract between elected
officials and the voting public. In effect, the public chooses to elect a party or individual
based on track record or election promises or manifestos, in which the potential officials
spell out their objectives and planned services and activities, should the public choose
to elect them. Once elected, the public pays elected officials and civil servants taxes in
exchange for the provision of the
services and activities outlined in election promises and manifestos. Each private individual
or entity will jointly or individually contribute relatively small amounts of money to the
public purse, however when added up, these
contributions can add up to sizable amounts – usually around 25% of a
nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Tax revenue allows Governments to provide basic public services to its citizens. These
public services are for the good of the people, and should not be privatized or profit-
orientated in order to ensure that all citizens benefit equally from them.
In Namibia, an additional focus of tax receipts is to redistribute income in a more equitable
manner. Given Namibia’s history of majority repression under the apartheid regime, there
also exists a need to redistribute wealth in a
manner that facilitates a reduction in poverty and inequality, by helping to
provide improved equality in opportunity for all Namibians.
More details on tax, and the practicalities of how the tax system works, can be found
within this document. We hope it will help to clarify not just the
importance of tax collection for Namibia, but also simplify and clarify the
process of submitting tax returns.
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“BeWise” is an educational campaign on financial matters, initiated by the
Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI).
2. FinancialLiteracyInitiative
and the BeWise Series
The campaign is directed to individuals as well as micro-, small- and medium
sized enterprises to enable them to make informed decisions about managing
money. Through a combination of different booklets, street theatre plays, radio,
TV shows, trainings, workshops, public talks as well as social media amongst
others, the FLI aims to create awareness on good and responsible financial
practices both for private and business financials
.
TaxWise aims to introduce the main concepts and must-knows associated with
different taxes in Namibia. The objective of this booklet is to create awareness to
the Namibian public about different taxes, when and why they need to be paid
and how to pay them. Having started with SpendWise, BudgetWise,
SaveWise, BorrowWise, PayWise, and InvestWise, TaxWise is another
publication under the BeWise campaign.
The FLI was officially launched by the Ministry of Finance on 15 March 2012. It is
a national platform comprising of more than 30 Platform Supporter
institutions from the Namibian public, private and non-profit sector. The FLI is
dedicated towards educating the public on money matters as well on financial
consumer protection.
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3 The Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is responsible for issues concerning
central government finances, including coordination of the central
government budget, forecasts and analyses, tax issues, and
management and administration of central government activities.
The Ministry is also responsible for matters concerning financial
markets and consumer legislation.
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OB JECTIV E S OF IRD
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4 What is Tax?
Tax is a compulsory contribution to government revenue, levied by
the government on personal income and business profits, or added
to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.
“ ”
Tax cheaters cheat us all
– Tom Daschle
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• To correct for instances where costs are incurred by individuals
or entities unrelated to the actions that generate such costs: For
example, tobacco in cigarettes is heavily taxed due to the health
problems it causes for society through the use tobacco products
and because the costs associated with health care is usually paid
by the government, not by smokers themselves.
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4.3 Tax Evasion
People, companies, or trusts who purposefully do not pay their fair
share of taxes are considered guilty of tax evasion. Tax evasion is the
illegal practice of dodging payment of your fair share of taxes. Tax
evasion often involves taxpayers misrepresenting their true state of
affairs to the IRD (Inland Revenue Department), in order to reduce
their tax responsibilities. This is usually done through dishonest
tax reporting, such as declaring less income than actually earned,
or, as a company, declaring fewer profits or gains than what was
actually earned, or by overstating tax deductions (refer to section 6
for more information on tax deductions).
PLEASE NOTE!
Tax evasion is a serious
criminal offense, and can
lead to fines
and even jail time.
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“
Teach your
children about tax,
eat 30% of their ice
”
cream.
– Anon
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6 Income Tax
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6.4 Inland Revenue Department
W I N D H O E K O S H A K AT I
Switchboard Tel No: Customer Care Tel No
(+264) 61 209 9111 / 209 2188 (+264) 65 229 700
Customer Care Tel No:
(+264) 61 209 2641/2/3/4/5/6
Fax No
Fax No: (+264)65 221190
(+264) 61 209 2001 Private Bag 5548. Oshakati
Private Bag 13185, Windhoek
Windhoek Inland Revenue
Dr Agostino Neto Street
Oudevoorpost Building, Moltke Street Oshakati
WA LV I S B AY R UN D U
Switchboard Tel No: Switchboard Tel No:
(+264) 64 208 6000 (+264) 66 265 000
Customer Care Tel No: Customer Care Tel No:
(+264) 64 208 6073/4/5 (+264) 66 265 017
Fax No: Fax No:
(+264) 64 208 6100 (+264) 66 256 546
Private Bag 5027, Walvis Bay Private Bag 2117, Rundu
C/o Sam Nujoma Avenue Markus Siwarongo Street
& 14th Road Walvis Bay Rundu
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O T J I WA R O N G O KEETMANSHOOP
Switchboard Tel No: Switchboard Tel No:
(+264) 67 300 400 (+264) 63 220 1000
Customer Care Tel No: Customer Care Tel No:
(+264) 67 300 410/1/3 (+264) 63 220 11085/97
Fax No: Fax No:
(+264) 67 300 401 (+264) 63 244 863
Private Bag 2127, Otjiwarongo PO Box 451,
C/o Libertine Amathila Avenue Keetmanshoop
and Frans Indongo Street, Hampie Plichta Street,
Otjiwarongo Keetmanshoop
Inland Revenue
P.O.Box 710, Mariental
M A R I E N TA L Tel No: (+264) 63 240 487
Fax no: (+264) 63 240 460
Inland Revenue
P.O.Box 324, Oranjemund
ORANJEMUND Tel No: (+264) 63 230 041/ 230 067
Fax no: (+264) 63 230 067
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Inland Revenue
P.O.Box 1024, Tsumeb
TSUMEB Tel No: (+264) 67 220 062 / 230 083
Fax no: (+264) 67 220 032
Inland Revenue
Private Bag 5009, Swakopmund
S WA K O P M U N D Tel No: (+264) 64 405 185
Fax no: (+264) 64 406 138
Inland Revenue
P.O. Box 1823, Gobabis
GOBABIS Tel No: (+264) 62 562 050
Fax no: (+264) 62 560 257
Inland Revenue
O U TA P I Private Bag 516, Outapi
Tel No: (+264) 65 251 513
PLEASE NOTE!
To register for your income tax, you need to
complete an Income Tax registration form (see
Photo 1), and you must have a copy of your
identification document (either an ID,
passport or birth certificate) to submit with
the completed Income Tax registration form.
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6.5 How is income tax paid?
There are two ways in which income tax is paid to the IRD:
M A N UA L PAY M E N T
C A S H PAY M E N T S
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When making the payment at the Cash
Office, the teller will receive the money,
count it and process the payment on the
system. The teller will then take your tax
return and tear off the bottom part of the
back page, and print a receipt number on
the ‘slip’ (as highlighted in Photo 2).
This slip with the printed receipt number will
be your proof of payment of the tax.
Once your payment is captured and you
have your receipt you can proceed to submit
the rest of the tax return at the Customer
Care counter.
Photo 2: : Income Tax Return form (blue)
with receipt slip tear off section highlighted.
PLEASE NOTE!
The Cash Office working hours are from
08h00 - 15h00 during weekdays.
Keep your stamped copy of the submitted tax return as well as the
receipt for the tax payment made. It serves as a proof that you
have paid your taxes.
C H E Q U E PAY M E N T S
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PLEASE NOTE!
IRD will not accept cheques of more than N$100 000.00 and that
all cheque payments will phase out as of 1 August 2017.
I RD B A N K AC COUNT
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YOU R TAX PAY M E N T R E F E R ENC E NUM BE R :
PLEASE NOTE!
When using an EFT, no visits to the Cash Office are required. Only
submit the tax return with the proof of payment attached at the IRD
customer care counter.
Keep your stamped copy of the submitted tax return, as well as the
stamped EFT proof of payment.
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6.6 When is Income Tax paid?
Pay As You Earn (PAYE): If your employer automatically deducts
income tax from your salary, then you are using the PAYE system.
In this case, you as the employee need only submit your annual tax
return form with the details on your annual PAYE 5 certificate.
If you are not using the PAYE system or you are earning a
non-salary income in excess of N$ 5000.00 per month, then you
are required to register as a provisional tax payer (see Chapter
5.11) which means you have to submit provisional tax returns twice
in a 12 month period, and you also need to submit your annual tax
return form for the tax period.
The deadline for submitting your tax return form is the 30th of June
of each year, except for if you receive an income from a business as
a sole proprietor, partner, farmer or land lord, whereby the deadline
for submission of your tax return form is the 30th September of
each year.
PLEASE NOTE!
In order for the amounts to be reflected on time
in the bank account of IRD, payment needs to be
made before 11:00 am the day before the due
date for submission- for example, where the due
date for submission is 30 June, payment needs to
be made, at the latest, on 29 June at 10:59 am.
IRD uses the date of payment as the date on which
the amount reflected on their bank account, not the
date that you made payment.
Where payment does not reflect in the IRD’s account on time, you
run the risk of penalties and interest for late payment (see
Chapter 5.10 on Income Tax Penalties and Interest).
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6.7 What part of my income is taxable
and what is deductible, non-taxable,
or tax exempt?
Not all of the income you earn is necessarily taxable. Some portions
of income are deductible, non-taxable or tax exempt, which means
you do not pay tax on either the full amount of the specific income
or a portion of the specific amount. The following incomes fall into
the above categories:
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• Dividends received, interest paid by a trust or partnership,
interest or dividends on loans, deposits, and interest
bearing securities are considered tax exempt incomes
in the hands of the individual. Some interests do attract a
withholding tax, but the relevant institutions already pay
that on your behalf.
“
“
A fine is tax for doing wrong. A
tax is a fine for doing well.
– Anon
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PLEASE NOTE!
If your income per year is less than N$ 40 000, you are not
required to submit an annual tax return, unless specifically asked
to do so by MoF. However, if your income is above N$ 40 000 per
year but below N$ 50 000 per year, then you should submit an
annual tax return, even though you are not eligible to pay income
tax.
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Example: Calculating Your Taxable Income
Gross Income
N$ 80 000
Annual Salary N$ 80 000
Less: Allowable Deductions N$ 15 000
Pensions N$ 5 200
Study policies N$ 3 800
Annuity, (e.g. Retirement,) N$ 6 000
Taxable Income
N$ 65 000
BROW N
This is the most basic tax return form. It is
for individuals with a basic salary structure
and no other additional income except from
employment and who have been employed by
the same employer throughout the tax period.
It is also for pensioners who earn no extra
income except for pension income.
BL UE
This tax return form is for employees with
salary structures and allowances, or if you have
worked for more than one employer. This tax
return form allows you to claim expenses
incurred for business against allowances
received. Also, if you earn other income (rental
or investment income) outside your
employment, this tax return form is for you.
Y ELLOW
Choose this tax return form if you have a
complex income structure, such as income
from various sources other than income from
employment or if you run a business in your
own name or earn farming income. This is
also the return used for Family Trusts and
Business Trusts.
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For companies, there is one type of tax return, which is green:
GR E E N
Choose this tax return form if you are a company.
Companies must submit three tax returns each
year- two provisional returns and a final return
that must be accompanied by a payment of the
tax owing for the year of assessment.
PLEASE NOTE!
You cannot complete just any tax return form and submit it,
because if you submit the wrong tax return form type, it may
affect your taxpayer status at IRD.
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$
$
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6.10.2 Interest
Interest is on the outstanding amount is also payable, on top of the
penalty, at 20% per annum calculated from the missed due date
until the date of payment.
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6.11.2 Provisional Tax Return Due Dates
FARMERS :
• Individuals that solely does farming have only one
provisional tax return which is due on the last day of
February each year.
INDIVIDUALS :
• First provisional tax return form is due by
31 August of each year.
• Second provisional tax return form is due by the
last day of February of each year.
COMPANIES :
• First provisional tax return form is due 6 months
after company’s financial year ends (each
company’s financial year can differ).
• Second provisional tax return form is due 6 months
after the first was submitted.
• Final payment is due 7 months after year end.
PLEASE NOTE!
Provisional returns need to be submitted, even if no profits are
made and even when the company is dormant
(non-operational).
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return submission and at least 80% of the taxable income should
be declared during the second provisional tax return submission.
UNDERESTIMATION PENALTY
Before you realised the mistake, you paid 40% of
N$ 80 000 for your first provisional tax period which equals to N$
32 000.
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So the difference between the two underestimated payments was
N$ 8 000 each (N$ 40 000-N$ 32 000), totalling N$ 16 000,
which is what IRD will end up penalising you for.
PLEASE NOTE!
Keeping a buffer, rather than saving on provisional taxes may
save you from unnecessary penalties and interest if you do
underestimate. For this reason, it may be advisable that you
pay at least 50% (as opposed to 40%) of the estimated annual
income tax on your first provisional tax submission, to reduce
chances of facing underestimation penalties.
L AT E PAY M E N T P E N A LT Y
If any provisional tax payment is not received by the due date, a
penalty of 10% of the late amount is applicable
for each month that the outstanding
amount late.
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“
The difference between
death and taxes is death
”
doesn’t get worse every time
parliament meets
– Will Rogers
These days, there are even online tax return services for Namibia.
These online services can be found by searching for “online tax
return Namibia” or something similar. These online services, for
a fee, guide you through your tax return and help you fill out all
the relevant details online, before printing out your completed tax
return for handing in. These services will also send you reminder
notifications to help you stay on top of your tax deadlines.
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7 Company Tax
Companies that are taxed in Namibia include companies registered
in Namibia but also local branches of foreign companies which are
deriving income from Namibia.
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7.2 How to calculate company Tax
Company tax only takes into consideration the profits of the
company, after all allowable expenses, deductions and exempt
incomes.
PLEASE NOTE!
Calculation of company tax can be a complicated procedure,
so it is advisable that you seek out the services of a qualified
accountant for help. However, the following information will serve
as a basic guideline to help your understanding of company tax.
WH ER E
Taxable Income is the final income amount to which the company
tax rate will apply.
Gross Income, or otherwise known as the company revenues, is
the total amount of income that the company registered during the
specific tax year.
Exempt Income comprises of certain income that is non-taxable.
This usually includes war pension or interest from post-office savings
accounts.
Allowable Expenditure includes the operational costs involved
with conducting business, such as expenditure on movables and
machinery, research and development, portions of the expenditures
related to erection of buildings, etc. It also includes deductible
losses which arise out of inevitable risks of conducting the business
in question (such as fire, theft, and legal damages).
Staff training, staff team building activities,
social responsibility are other examples of 000
allowable expenditures.
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7.3 Company Tax Due Dates?
A company is required to be assessed once during its normal
financial accounting period, which is usually a year. Financial
statements must be prepared to the last day of February each year,
unless otherwise agreed upon between the company and IRD.
“
I hate taxes, but I like
roads, firemen, some police,
traffic lights, national parks,
”
and peace, so I pay them
anyway
– Anon
PLEASE NOTE!
In order for the MoF to calculate Company Tax, you need to file
a self-assessment income form once a year, at the end of the
company’s financial year. It needs to include Financial Statements,
and it also needs to be signed by a Certified Accountant for Close
Corporations or by a Chartered Accountant for a
Private Company.
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Value-Added-Tax (VAT) 8
8.1 What is VAT?
A value-added tax (VAT) is a type of consumption tax that is placed
on a product or service whenever value is added and at sale of the
product or service. Ultimately VAT is only paid by the consumer or
business of the good or service who is not VAT registered, because
VAT registered businesses can claim VAT back from the government
after they have paid it.
VAT is an indirect tax, which means that the person who pays VAT
is not assessed directly by IRD but indirectly, through the taxation of
the transaction which the person makes.
Suppliers of goods and services must charge their customers VAT,
which is known as “output tax”. While, on the other hand, buyers of
those goods or services will be charged “input tax” and must pay it
accordingly.
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8.3 VAT Registration
8.3.1 Who can charge VAT?
Most organisations can charge VAT on their charges and also
payments made by them will be subject to VAT. However, if your
organisation earns a combined taxable turnover of less than N$
500 000 per year, it does not have to register for VAT, but that
means it cannot get VAT repaid to it when it has to pay VAT itself
(Companies/ sole proprietors that has a turnover below N$ 500 000
but above N$ 200 000 may register voluntarily for VAT to be able
to claim back VAT payments made, but then the entity also has to
pay VAT charged to clients). But once your organisation generates
or is expected to generate a combined taxable turnover of more
than N$ 500 000 over a 12-month period from taxable activities,
then it is required by law to register for VAT, meaning that it can
then charge VAT and can also claim VAT back after it has paid VAT.
PLEASE NOTE!
$ Taxable activity includes any activity carried out
on regular basis in Namibia in which goods or
services are supplied, whether or not they are for
profit.
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A person or organisation may also register for VAT voluntarily if
the combined taxable turnover is more than N$ 200 000 and less
than N$ 500 000, provided that the following requirements are
provided:
PLEASE NOTE!
Always keep your VAT identification number on hand, in case of
enquiries
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8.4 VAT calculations
If a sale of goods or services is subject to VAT, a standard rate of
15% or a rate of 0% is applicable.
Output Tax (for sales) is a tax charged at a rate of 15%. The output
tax is what the customer pays as additional VAT to the supplier. If the
customer is VAT registered, they can claim back the VAT amount. If
the customer is not VAT registered, then they cannot claim the VAT
back.
PLEASE NOTE!
A normal individual is usually not registered for VAT and cannot
claim back the VAT.
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8.5 When do I get my VAT return from
IRD?
At the end of each period, a VAT registered person or organisation
is responsible and expected to calculate the VAT payable or
refundable to IRD. The amount payable or refundable from IRD is
determined by subtracting the input tax from the total output tax for
the specified tax period.
When output tax is more than input tax, the difference is tax payable
by the VAT registered person or organisation and is due to IRD. But
when input tax is more than output tax, the difference should be
refunded to the VAT registered person or organisation by IRD.
A VAT return must always indicate the VAT file identification number,
the name of the company, the input and output tax, the specific tax
period, as well as the amount payable or refundable.
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8.5.1 Benefit of Registering for VAT Voluntarily
The main benefit for registering for VAT voluntarily is that you can
claim VAT refunds from IRD when your input tax is higher than
your output tax.
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In situations where both exempt and taxable supplies are made, a
special rule known as the apportionment rule applies, where the mix
of exempt and non-exempt supplies are proportionally calculated
to ensure that the organisation pays the correct amounts of VAT to
IRD.
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For example:
A registered VAT taxpayer has a two-month interval, January and
February 2016, as a tax period. The due date to submit the VAT
return and payment would then be on or before 25 March 2016.
Where the due date, 25th day of the month, falls on a Saturday,
Sunday or Public holiday, then the VAT return has to be submitted
on the next working day.
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8.9 VAT Penalties and Interest
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4. Penalty for failure to maintain records
Any person who fails to maintain proper records, as required by the
VAT Act no. 10 of 2000, for any tax period is liable for the payment
of a penalty of N$ 3 000 for each day during which the failure to
comply with the Act continues.
Interest is also payable for the late payment of tax in addition to the
penalty.
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8.10 Import VAT
VAT on import is charged on goods and services imported from
outside the borders of Namibia.
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9 Tax Invoices
“ ”
Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is really
quite as satisfying as getting an income tax refund
- Fisher Jones Raymond
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SAMPLE COMPANY BILL TO:
Company / Client TAX INVOICE
Address line 1 Address line 1 VAT Nr: 1234567891452
Address line 2 Address line 2
City City, Country INVOICE NR: 00025
Country INVOICE DATE: 12 / 01 / 2017
PLEASE NOTE!
It is illegal to issue more than one tax invoice for the same supply
of goods and services. Where a VAT registered person has lost
the original tax invoice, the supplier may only provide a copy tax
invoice, which must be clearly marked “copy”. A photocopy of the
original tax invoice is not acceptable.
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10 Transfer Duty
Transfer duty is a duty payable by any person or other than natural
person, transferring a fixed or immovable property (land, housing,
buildings, etc). A natural person is any human being.
The Transfer Duty Act 14 of 1993 regulates all transactions with
regard to transferring of fixed properties.
The table below indicates the rates of transfer duty compared to the
value of the land acquired:
PLEASE NOTE!
The transfer duty payable by any person other than a natural
person when acquiring land is 12% of the value of the property
acquired.
CONTRACT
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The following documents are exempt from paying stamp duties for:
• Any document signed by, on behalf or in favour of the
government and where government is liable to pay stamp
duty on the document.
• Agreements signed in favour of local authorities are also
exempted from stamp duty.
• Agreements by charitable organisations as well as
educational institutions are also free from stamp duty.
“
The hardest
thing in this world to
”
understand is the income
tax
- Albert Einstein
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Tax Calendar 12
JUN
7
201
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 13
Q1Iffixed-term
I am a temporary employee or working on a
contractual bases, should I also register
as an income taxpayer?
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Q3How will I determine if I am to pay IRD or if I am
getting a refund?
A: If you fill out your tax return correctly, with the necessary
calculations, you should be able to see if you are owed money back
or if you owe additional money to IRD.
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14 Abbreviations
EFT – Electronic Funds Transfer
ID – Identification Document
Development
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“
In this world, nothing
”
can be said to be certain,
except for death and taxes
- Benjamin Franklin
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15 Platform Supporters
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The FLI was officially launched by the Ministry of Finance on 15 March 2012 and
is a national platform comprising of numerous platform partner institutions from
the Namibian public, private and non profit sectors. The FLI is dedicated towards
educating the public on money matters as well as financial consumer protection
issues.
You Tube
www.fli-namibia.org www.facebook.com/finlitnam @flinamibia www.youtube.com/finlitnam [email protected]
www.facebook.com/thetigas
Cnr of John Meinert & Moltke Street, Tel.: (+264) 61 209 2295/6/7 Private Bag 13295, 77077*
CBD, Windhoek Fax: (+264) 61 245 696 Windhoek, Namibia *40 cents per SMS.
Across all 3 networks
Terms and Conditions apply.