NamRA: Third parties to pay tax dues

The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) has appointed third-party agents to collect tax liabilities.Spokesperson Steven Ndorokaze announced that the agency was empowered to appoint third-party agents in line with tax laws.“The tax laws administered by NamRA provide avenues for the recovery of tax debts and empowers the NamRA commissioner to direct a third-party agent - who holds any money on behalf of a defaulting taxpayer - to pay a specified amount to NamRA in satisfaction of the taxpayer’s arrears,” he said.Employers will now be allowed to collect tax arrears on behalf of NamRA, Ndorokaze explained.“The appointment of a third-party agent includes an employer where the taxpayer is employed who holds money on behalf or owes money to the defaulting taxpayer, who is then obliged - by virtue of the appointment - to pay the amount owed in tax over to NamRA. Similarly, this includes approaching financial institutions to transfer owed funds to NamRA,” he said.He added that tax dues owed to NamRA will be offset by any potential tax refunds.Pay us first“Taxpayers are informed that any tax refund owed to them shall first be set off against outstanding debt on any account. We therefore urge all taxpayers to pay on time or make necessary arrangements to settle their debt,” he said.The directive became effective on 3 January.Meanwhile, the agency has waived over N$11 million in penalties. This was revealed by NamRA commissioner Sam Shivute at the occasion of a taxpayers and traders appreciation day held last week.He said the total number of taxpayers who participated in the programme stood at 47 493, while an amount of N$1.3 billion has been collected and paid into the state account.

NamRA: Third parties to pay tax dues

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Namibian Sun 2025-02-21

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