Income tax - Withholding tax
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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 |