4TH ICPAR BI-ANNUAL

18 - 19 JULY 2019LEMIGO HOTEL, KIGALI

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TAX FORUM

The Institute is the sole professional accountancy organization established by law No. 11/2008 of 6th May 2008 with a broad mandate to grow and regulate the accountancy profession

To build a strong and engaged professional accountancy organization that anticipates stakeholder expectations and acts in the public interest

ABOUT US

WHAT WE DO

VISION

MISSION

We regulate the accountancy profession; We preserve the integrity of the accounting profession; We promote the competence and the capacities of our members.We deliver accounting qualifications, programs and examinations.We promote compliance with professional standards

A strong, relevant and sustainable profession

OUR OFFICE

KG 501 St 21, behind Career Center BuildingP.o.Box: 3213 Kigali RwandaT: +250 784103930 F: +250 280103930 E: info@icparwanda.com

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OverviewRwanda has made considerable investment in legislative tax reforms, taxpayer education programs, tax enforcement strategies, and increasingly sophisticated systems of  tax administration using new technologies. ICPAR and the accounting professionals on the other hand have continued to play a noble role aiming at ensuring that the tax payers are in compliance with tax legislations, comprehend new developments under the Rwanda tax system and processes, among other required good practices in taxation. To ensure that there is high level of compliance in tax legislation by its members and taxpayers at large; ICPAR organizes a bi-annual tax forum every mid –year, so that participants can learn, discuss and deliberate on some of the most recent developments in tax legislation and administration, devise mechanisms that may contribute towards enhancing tax compliance; thereby directly contributing to the socio - economic development of the country.

This training workshop is therefore designed for members and other tax payers who may need to be updated of the latest tax amendments that have since occurred, of which they have implications towards the effective and efficient running of their organisations whilst, reiterating on the other tax administration issues and policy matters of concern.

The training program and learning objectivesThis two-day interactive training workshop has been designed specifically for members of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (iCPAR); tax accountants; managers and all individuals who wish to refresh themselves on some of the most important aspects in Rwanda Tax system and administration with the main purpose of raising awareness on compliance issues; appreciate new developments in taxation among others.

Your investmentInterested participants are required to register and pay Rwf. 170,000 and Rwf.200, 000 (VAT inclusive) for members and Non-members respectively, via the ICPAR website: www.icparwanda.com. Fees are payable to either Ecobank Rwf. A/C No: 110-04413101-72 or Bank of Kigali Rwf. A/C No: 00040-0335616-29. Save a 5% discount by paying before 12 July 2019.

CertificatesCertificates of attendance will be awarded to all participants who attend and participate in all sessions of the training program attracting 14 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) hours.

OUR OFFICE

KG 501 St 21, behind Career Center BuildingP.o.Box: 3213 Kigali RwandaT: +250 784103930 F: +250 280103930 E: info@icparwanda.com

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Program Outline

DAY ONE: 18 JULY 2019

TIME TOPIC FACILITATOR

08:00 – 08:30 Registration: All

08:30 – 09:00 Welcome Remarks iCPAR

09:00 – 11:00Taxing the digital economy: Can the tax authorities keep-up?

CPA Paul Frobisher Mugambwa

11:00 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00ICT: Rwanda’s initiatives to tax digital economy

Mr. Lawrence Gakwaya

13:00 –14:15 Lunch

14:15 – 16:30VAT: Rwanda’s VAT refund challenges and mechanisms to mitigate or ways of resolving them.

Mr. Lawrence Gakwaya

16.30 – 17.30Questions & Answers session, Tea break and Networking.

END OF DAY ONE

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DAY TWO: 19 JULY 2019

TIME TOPIC FACILITATOR

08:00 – 08:30 Registration: All

08:30 – 09:00 Welcome RemarksiCPAR

09:00 – 11:00 Amendments in the tax procedures law CPA Angello Musinguzi

11:00 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00

Income tax: Compliance with income tax mainly on issues of transfer mispricing and other tax base eroding schemes

Ms. Hajara Batamuliza

13:00 –14:15 Lunch

14:15 – 16:30 Amendments of the New excise duty law CPA Angello Musinguzi

16.30 – 17.30Questions & Answers session, Tea break and Networking.

END OF WORKSHOP

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Short bios of the Facilitators

CPA Angello MusinguziAngello is a Senior Tax Manager at KPMG Rwanda with over 18 years in tax advisory and accounting. He is both an ACCA and CPA(R) member. Angello has extensively contributed to the development of the accountancy Profession in Rwanda in various aspects mainly in the tax field and he is an active member of ICPAR tax working group. Angello also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from Makerere University, Uganda.

CPA Mugambwa Paul Frobisher

CPA Paul Frobisher is a Senior tax manager – PricewaterhouseCoopers Rwanda. Before moving to Rwanda, Frobisher worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Uganda and Zambia for seven years and also supported clients in Kenya, Malawi and South Africa. Frobisher has over 12 years of professional tax experience. He advises on various taxation aspects affecting companies in the region including indirect taxes, international tax, tax structures/tax restructuring and general tax services. He has worked with both local and multinational organizations, revenue authorities and other industry sectors including extractive industries, financial services, telecommunications companies and the energy sector. Frobisher is a regular speaker on taxation issues affecting East and Southern African emerging markets. He also publishes weekly tax articles in the local news publications. He has worked as a senior lecturer in a number of ACCA colleges in the region teaching taxation papers of the ACCA qualification. He is also the head examiner for the two taxation papers under the CPA Rwanda qualification.

Frobisher is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) of UK, he holds an MBA from Oxford Institute of International Finance, a BSc degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University and the Certified

Short bios of the Facilitators

Accounting Technician qualification of the ACCA. He is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR).

Mr. Lawrence GakwayaLawrence is the Deputy Commissioner for Large Taxpayer’s Office in the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA). He ensures that Large Taxpayer’s Office is the centre of excellence in the Tax Administration and that, best practices developed are rolled out to other Revenue Departments.

Lawrence’s experience spans over twelve years in managing and coordinating different tax audits, investigations, tax appeals and tax amicable settlements; Designing and implementing appropriate service models, analyzing taxpayer behavior and developing the corresponding compliance improvement programs, whilst providing tax policy advice to the Ministry of Finance. He is also an expert in managing income tax, VAT, excise tax, pay as you earn, withholding taxes, royalty tax, gaming tax and capital gains tax. Lawrence holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, MBA - Administration, Leadership, Accounting, Management, Strategic Planning and strategic Relationships.

Mrs. Hajara BatamulizaMrs Hajara is the Head of International Tax Unit at Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA). Her experience in tax matters spans over 15 years having championed the establishment of the International Tax Unit within RRA. Hajara worked in the large Taxpayers Office heading the Division of International Tax. She is also an experienced trainer. Hajara holds a Masters degree in International Revenue Administration.

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