Our tax lawyers provide the full range of tax services that address the complex challenges of commerce and business operations in Rwanda as well as managing and resolving tax disputes.
Clients operating in the global economy experience complex tax issues, both in Rwanda and in the other jurisdictions in which they do business; this requires a coordinated global delivery of services incorporating both knowledge of national legislation, including tax treaties, as well as the appropriate international perspective.
We provide these tax services while at the same time offering clients the benefits of the attorney-client and work-product privileges.
Experience has included advising:
- A major consumer goods importer in a tax dispute with the Rwandan tax authority
- Numerous clients on the day to day tax obligations relating to the operations of their businesses
- Several potential investors on the tax regimes applicable to their sectors of interest in Rwanda
In terms of the ease-of-doing-business environment, the 2019 Doing Business Report rates Uganda at 127 out of 190 countries, while the 2018 Global Competitiveness Index rates Uganda at 117 of 140 countries.
Various vehicles exist under Burundian law. In fact, a Burundian company is established by an agreement involving two or more shareholders who agree to share part of their property and their know how to perform one or more specified activities in order to share the profits or take advantage of the economy that may result.
In the World Bank’s ease of doing business (2020) Ghana scored 60.0 on a scale of 100 as compared to the regional average (Sub-Saharan) of 51.8.
The global business segment of the Mauritius International Financial Centre provides convenience, fiscal efficiency and risk mitigation for companies engaged in international operations.