Income tax - Withholding tax
Posted in EAC Tax Matrices
Republic of Burundi
| General | Rate |
| Dividends |
15% |
| Interests |
15% |
| Royalties |
30% |
| Service fees including management and technical service fees |
30% |
| Lottery and other gambling proceeds |
15% |
| Study, financial, accounting and technical assistance |
15% |
| Acquisition of movable and immovable property from non-resident to a resident person |
5% |
| WHT on public tenders |
4% |
| WHT on imports |
3% |
Republic of Kenya
| General | Resident | Non-Resident |
| |
% |
% |
| Dividend >12.5% voting power |
Exempt |
10 |
| Dividend <12.5% voting power |
5 |
10 |
| Interest: |
| Bearer instruments |
25 |
25 |
| Government bearer bonds 2yrs or more |
15 |
15 |
| Other interest (other than qualifying) |
15 |
15 |
| Qualifying Interest: |
| Housing bonds |
10 |
N/A |
| Bearer instruments |
20 |
N/A |
| Other |
15 |
N/A |
| Royalty |
5 |
20 |
| Management & professional fees |
5 |
20 |
| Consultancy fees - Citizens of East African Community |
|
15 |
| Training (including incidental costs) |
5 |
20 |
| Contractual fee |
3 |
20 |
| Winnings from betting and gaming |
20 |
20 |
| Rent / Leasing Immovable |
N/A |
30 |
| Other |
N/A |
15 |
| Appearances e.g. an entertainment, sporting including organising |
N/A |
20 |
| Pension / retirement annuity |
Applicable bands depending on circumstances |
5 |
| Insurance Commission: |
| Brokers |
5 |
20 |
| Others |
10 |
20 |
Republic of Rwanda
| General | Resident | Non-Resident |
| |
% |
% |
| Dividends |
15 |
15 |
| Interests |
15 |
15 |
| Royalties |
15 |
N/A |
| Service fees including management and technical service fees |
15 |
N/A |
| Performance payments made to an artist, musician or an athlete irrespective of mode of irrespective of mode of payment |
15 |
N/A |
| Lottery and other gambling proceeds |
15 |
N/A |
| Goods supplied by companies or physical persons not registered in tax administration |
15 |
N/A |
| Goods imported for commercial use is payable at the customs on the CIF (cost, insurance and freight) value before the goods are released by customs |
5 |
N/A |
United Republic of Tanzania
| General | Resident | Non-Resident |
| |
% |
% |
| Dividend: |
| to company controlling 25% or more |
5 |
10 |
| from DSE listed company |
5 |
5 |
| otherwise |
10 |
10 |
| Interest |
10 |
10 |
| Rent: |
| land and buildings |
10 |
15 |
| aircraft lease |
10 |
0 |
| other assets |
0 |
15 |
| Royalty |
15 |
15 |
| Natural resource payment |
15 |
15 |
| Service fees |
5 |
15 |
| Technical services to mining companies |
5 |
15 |
| Insurance premium |
0 |
5 |
| Commission on mobile phone money transfer |
10 |
N/A |
| Payments to resident persons without a TIN certificate |
2 |
N/A |
| Payments for goods by the Government of Tanzania |
2 |
N/A |
Republic of Uganda
| General | Resident | Non-Resident |
| |
% |
% |
| Dividend: |
| To company controlling 25% or more |
0 |
15 |
| From companies listed on the Ugandan Securities Exchange to individuals |
10 |
15 |
| Others |
15 |
15 |
| Interest |
15 |
15 |
| Interest from government securities |
20 |
15 |
| Repatriated branch profits |
N/A |
15 |
| Payment by a Government institution, local authority, Company controlled by Government, or by a designated person |
6 |
N/A |
| Public entertainers, sports persons |
N/A |
15 |
| Contractors or professionals |
6 |
15 |
| Importation of goods into Uganda |
6 |
6 |
| Rent |
N/A |
15 |
| Management charge |
N/A |
15 |
| Natural resource payment |
N/A |
15 |
| Royalty |
N/A |
15 |
| Ship, air or road transport operator |
6 |
2 |
| Transmitting messages by cable, radio, optical fiber, satellite communication or internet connectivity |
6 |
55 |
| Petroleum sub-contractor |
N/A |
15 |