Botswana Unified Revenue Service
Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS)[1] is the revenue service and a government parastatal[2] of the Botswana government. BURS is responsible for collecting taxes and administering the BURS Act. The duties of the BURS include providing tax assistance to taxpayers and pursuing and resolving instances of erroneous or fraudulent tax filings.
| Government parastatal overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Botswana |
| Headquarters | Gaborone, Botswana |
| Government parastatal executive |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Finance and Development Planning of Botswana |
| Website | www |
Revenue collection
BURS is responsible for assessing, collecting and accounting for revenue through the Ministry of Finance and Development as specified by the BURS Act.[3] The revenues and taxes administered by BURS include;
- Income Tax
- Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- Value Added Tax
- Withholding taxes
- Excise duty
- Special excise duty
- Capital gains tax
- Carbon tax
- Road tolls
- Surtax
- Stamp duty
- Customs duty
- Presumptive taxes
References
- "Home". www.burs.org.bw. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- "Republic of Botswana - Government portal". www.gov.bw. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- "Republic of Botswana - Government portal". www.gov.bw. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
External links
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