The Namibia Revenue Agency Act, Act 12 of 2017 was gazette on 12 December 2017.
The Namibia Revenue Agency Act provides for the establishment of the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) and the powers, functions and management of NamRA.
NamRA is established as a legal person and may inter alia sue and be sued, enter into agreements, hold property and appoint staff. NamRA is established as an agent of the State for the assessment of tax and collection of State revenue under the supervision and direction of the Minister of Finance.
The Ministry of Finance has merged the Department of Inland and Revenue and the Directorate of Customs & Excise into a semi-autonomous Revenue Agency – the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA).
As per the Namibia Revenue Agency Act 12 of 2017, NamRA holds the following powers and functions:
To be a World-Class Revenue Agency, Serving with Passion to Positively Impact the Livelihoods of Every Namibian.
We administer and enforce the Tax and Customs laws of Namibia with consistency, fairness, efficiency and effectiveness with a focus on the needs of each taxpayer and trader.
We are guided by a common set of values or principles that underpin our culture and all our actions. Our values are:
Integrity
We have set ourselves, high ethical standards in the execution of our duties and strive to do what is right in all circumstances.
Fairness
We treat everyone in the same situation equally.
Diversity
We recognise and appreciate differences in ethnicity, background, age, skills, perspectives, and education. We believe that a diverse workforce is one of our biggest assets.
Efficiency
We continuously identify and develop solutions to address inefficiencies in our processes, systems, and operations.
Agility
We believe in the concept of continuous improvement, embracing change, leveraging on Information Communication Technology (ICT), and always ready to respond to the demand of digital transformation.
Namibia joined the Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project of the OECD/G20 in August 2019 and undertook to implement mechanisms/tools to strengthen domestic tax laws, curb tax evasion, tax avoidance, base erosi
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The Namibian Revenue Agency (NamRA), through the Department of Customs and Excise, hereby informs all Stakeholders that the application process for Clearing Agents has been extended to 30 November 2021, and that applicants would not be required to pa
Reference is made to Friday's (13 August 2021) article in the Namibian Sun.
In order to enhance curbing the COVID 19 situation, Taxpayers are encouraged to make use of the email platform request and receive tax directives from NamRA Windhoek Office. Tax Directives from Old Mutual, Retirement Fund Solutions, and A
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This page aims to inform you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) (“us”, &am
The rules as well as the terms and conditions hereunder are binding and enforceable against all persons that access the NamRA website or any part thereof. If you do not agree to the rules and these terms and conditions, you must leave this website n