Rwanda’s New Companies : An Overview of Registrations, Taxes, Employment and Exports

The Government of Rwanda has introduced several reforms since 2009 that have significantly improved the domestic business environment. One of the reforms is the one-stop shop for business registration. Making use of newly available administrative d...

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Main Authors:	Savini Zangrandi, Michele, Mogollon, Maria Paulina
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	EMPLOYMENT CORPORATE PROFITS GROWTH RATE MONETARY POLICY PERSONAL INCOME TAXES EXPORT MARKETS CORPORATE INCOME TAX EXCISE TAXES TAX EXEMPTION ADDED TAX DEVELOPING COUNTRIES VALUE‐ ADDED TAX BARRIER WITHHOLDING TAX SHOPS INCOME INTEREST PRIVATIZATION EXCHANGE BRANCHES PROPERTY RIGHTS ENTREPRENEURS TAX BASES EXCLUSION RENT TAXES JOB‐CREATION MORTGAGE REGISTRATION TAXES COMPANIES STARTUP FIRM SIZE TAX COMMODITY EXPORTS INCOME TAX REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS TAX RECEIPTS TAXABLE INCOME BRANCH BANKRUPTCY VALUE‐ADDED TAX INTERNATIONAL BANK COMMUNICATIONS MORTGAGE LAW EXISTING BUSINESS COMMERCIAL BANK CORPORATE INCOME TAXES NATIONAL BANK PRIVATIZATIONS TAX REGIME TAX EXEMPTIONS VALUE ADDED TAX BARRIERS TO ENTRY MARKETS FIRM TAX BASE SMALL FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT LICENSING REAL ESTATE PURCHASING POWER TAXES SHOP TURNOVER TAX INCOME TAXES INVESTORS REGULATORY AGENCIES FIRMS TAX RATE FINANCIAL STABILITY BARRIERS TAX REVENUE CORPORATIONS SMALL BUSINESSES TURNOVER FUTURE JOB CREATION THIRD WORLD EXPENDITURES INCOMES FIRM PERFORMANCE SMALL ECONOMY MARKET COMPANY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKETS DIVERSIFICATION OUTPUT RATE OF GROWTH INSURANCE TAXATION PERSONAL INCOME TAX EXPORT SECTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE INTERESTS TAX REPORTING INVESTOR INVESTMENT SHARE ADDED TAXES INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TAXPAYERS TAX‐BASE REVENUE INVESTMENTS COMMUNICATION AUDIT COMMODITIES REGULATORY BURDENS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTREPRENEUR SEE COMMODITY GUARANTEE WITHHOLDING TAXES VALUE‐ADDED TAXES MICROENTERPRISES
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spelling	okr-10986-236262021-06-14T10:14:30Z Rwanda’s New Companies : An Overview of Registrations, Taxes, Employment and Exports Savini Zangrandi, Michele Mogollon, Maria Paulina EMPLOYMENT CORPORATE PROFITS GROWTH RATE MONETARY POLICY PERSONAL INCOME TAXES EXPORT MARKETS CORPORATE INCOME TAX EXCISE TAXES TAX EXEMPTION ADDED TAX DEVELOPING COUNTRIES VALUE‐ ADDED TAX BARRIER WITHHOLDING TAX SHOPS INCOME INTEREST PRIVATIZATION EXCHANGE BRANCHES PROPERTY RIGHTS CORPORATE PROFITS ENTREPRENEURS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TAX BASES EXCLUSION RENT TAXES JOB‐CREATION MORTGAGE REGISTRATION TAXES COMPANIES STARTUP FIRM SIZE TAX COMMODITY EXPORTS INCOME TAX REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS TAX RECEIPTS TAXABLE INCOME REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS BRANCH BANKRUPTCY VALUE‐ADDED TAX CORPORATE INCOME TAX INTERNATIONAL BANK VALUE‐ADDED TAX COMMUNICATIONS MORTGAGE LAW REGISTRATION TAXES EXISTING BUSINESS TAX EXEMPTION COMMERCIAL BANK CORPORATE INCOME TAXES NATIONAL BANK PRIVATIZATIONS TAX REGIME TAX EXEMPTIONS VALUE ADDED TAX BARRIERS TO ENTRY MARKETS FIRM TAX BASE SMALL FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT LICENSING TAX BASE BARRIERS TO ENTRY REAL ESTATE TAX RECEIPTS PURCHASING POWER TAXES SHOP TURNOVER TAX TURNOVER TAX INCOME TAXES COMMODITY EXPORTS INVESTORS REGULATORY AGENCIES FIRMS TAX RATE FINANCIAL STABILITY BARRIERS TAX REVENUE CORPORATIONS SMALL BUSINESSES TURNOVER FUTURE JOB CREATION THIRD WORLD PURCHASING POWER EXPENDITURES INCOMES FIRM PERFORMANCE JOB CREATION CORPORATE INCOME TAXES SMALL ECONOMY MARKET COMPANY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKETS DIVERSIFICATION OUTPUT RATE OF GROWTH TAX REVENUE INSURANCE TAXATION PERSONAL INCOME TAX EXPORT SECTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE INTERESTS TAXABLE INCOME TAX REPORTING INVESTOR MORTGAGE LAW GROWTH RATE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT NATIONAL BANK SHARE ADDED TAXES REGULATORY AGENCIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TAXPAYERS RATE OF GROWTH TAX‐BASE REVENUE COMMERCIAL BANK INVESTMENTS PERSONAL INCOME TAXES COMMUNICATION SMALL FIRMS AUDIT COMMODITIES REGULATORY BURDENS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTREPRENEUR SEE COMMODITY INTERNATIONAL MARKETS SMALL ECONOMY SMALL BUSINESSES GUARANTEE WITHHOLDING TAXES VALUE‐ADDED TAXES MICROENTERPRISES The Government of Rwanda has introduced several reforms since 2009 that have significantly improved the domestic business environment. One of the reforms is the one-stop shop for business registration. Making use of newly available administrative data sources such as tax and company registrations records, this paper sheds light on the effects of the introduction of the one-stop shop on company registrations, taxes, employment, and exports between 2008 and 2012. The paper finds sizable benefits to Rwandas efforts, which are mostly driven by the registration of large and mid-sized companies, with a limited contribution from small and micro-sized ones. The use of a newly available data source highlights the potential uses of growing bodies of administrative data and their possible shortfalls. 2016-01-12T22:04:51Z 2016-01-12T22:04:51Z 2015-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25727124/rwanda’s-new-companies-overview-registrations-taxes-employment-exports http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23626 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7527 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Rwanda
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topic	EMPLOYMENT CORPORATE PROFITS GROWTH RATE MONETARY POLICY PERSONAL INCOME TAXES EXPORT MARKETS CORPORATE INCOME TAX EXCISE TAXES TAX EXEMPTION ADDED TAX DEVELOPING COUNTRIES VALUE‐ ADDED TAX BARRIER WITHHOLDING TAX SHOPS INCOME INTEREST PRIVATIZATION EXCHANGE BRANCHES PROPERTY RIGHTS CORPORATE PROFITS ENTREPRENEURS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TAX BASES EXCLUSION RENT TAXES JOB‐CREATION MORTGAGE REGISTRATION TAXES COMPANIES STARTUP FIRM SIZE TAX COMMODITY EXPORTS INCOME TAX REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS TAX RECEIPTS TAXABLE INCOME REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS BRANCH BANKRUPTCY VALUE‐ADDED TAX CORPORATE INCOME TAX INTERNATIONAL BANK VALUE‐ADDED TAX COMMUNICATIONS MORTGAGE LAW REGISTRATION TAXES EXISTING BUSINESS TAX EXEMPTION COMMERCIAL BANK CORPORATE INCOME TAXES NATIONAL BANK PRIVATIZATIONS TAX REGIME TAX EXEMPTIONS VALUE ADDED TAX BARRIERS TO ENTRY MARKETS FIRM TAX BASE SMALL FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT LICENSING TAX BASE BARRIERS TO ENTRY REAL ESTATE TAX RECEIPTS PURCHASING POWER TAXES SHOP TURNOVER TAX TURNOVER TAX INCOME TAXES COMMODITY EXPORTS INVESTORS REGULATORY AGENCIES FIRMS TAX RATE FINANCIAL STABILITY BARRIERS TAX REVENUE CORPORATIONS SMALL BUSINESSES TURNOVER FUTURE JOB CREATION THIRD WORLD PURCHASING POWER EXPENDITURES INCOMES FIRM PERFORMANCE JOB CREATION CORPORATE INCOME TAXES SMALL ECONOMY MARKET COMPANY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKETS DIVERSIFICATION OUTPUT RATE OF GROWTH TAX REVENUE INSURANCE TAXATION PERSONAL INCOME TAX EXPORT SECTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE INTERESTS TAXABLE INCOME TAX REPORTING INVESTOR MORTGAGE LAW GROWTH RATE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT NATIONAL BANK SHARE ADDED TAXES REGULATORY AGENCIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TAXPAYERS RATE OF GROWTH TAX‐BASE REVENUE COMMERCIAL BANK INVESTMENTS PERSONAL INCOME TAXES COMMUNICATION SMALL FIRMS AUDIT COMMODITIES REGULATORY BURDENS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTREPRENEUR SEE COMMODITY INTERNATIONAL MARKETS SMALL ECONOMY SMALL BUSINESSES GUARANTEE WITHHOLDING TAXES VALUE‐ADDED TAXES MICROENTERPRISES
spellingShingle	EMPLOYMENT CORPORATE PROFITS GROWTH RATE MONETARY POLICY PERSONAL INCOME TAXES EXPORT MARKETS CORPORATE INCOME TAX EXCISE TAXES TAX EXEMPTION ADDED TAX DEVELOPING COUNTRIES VALUE‐ ADDED TAX BARRIER WITHHOLDING TAX SHOPS INCOME INTEREST PRIVATIZATION EXCHANGE BRANCHES PROPERTY RIGHTS CORPORATE PROFITS ENTREPRENEURS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TAX BASES EXCLUSION RENT TAXES JOB‐CREATION MORTGAGE REGISTRATION TAXES COMPANIES STARTUP FIRM SIZE TAX COMMODITY EXPORTS INCOME TAX REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS TAX RECEIPTS TAXABLE INCOME REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS BRANCH BANKRUPTCY VALUE‐ADDED TAX CORPORATE INCOME TAX INTERNATIONAL BANK VALUE‐ADDED TAX COMMUNICATIONS MORTGAGE LAW REGISTRATION TAXES EXISTING BUSINESS TAX EXEMPTION COMMERCIAL BANK CORPORATE INCOME TAXES NATIONAL BANK PRIVATIZATIONS TAX REGIME TAX EXEMPTIONS VALUE ADDED TAX BARRIERS TO ENTRY MARKETS FIRM TAX BASE SMALL FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT LICENSING TAX BASE BARRIERS TO ENTRY REAL ESTATE TAX RECEIPTS PURCHASING POWER TAXES SHOP TURNOVER TAX TURNOVER TAX INCOME TAXES COMMODITY EXPORTS INVESTORS REGULATORY AGENCIES FIRMS TAX RATE FINANCIAL STABILITY BARRIERS TAX REVENUE CORPORATIONS SMALL BUSINESSES TURNOVER FUTURE JOB CREATION THIRD WORLD PURCHASING POWER EXPENDITURES INCOMES FIRM PERFORMANCE JOB CREATION CORPORATE INCOME TAXES SMALL ECONOMY MARKET COMPANY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKETS DIVERSIFICATION OUTPUT RATE OF GROWTH TAX REVENUE INSURANCE TAXATION PERSONAL INCOME TAX EXPORT SECTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE INTERESTS TAXABLE INCOME TAX REPORTING INVESTOR MORTGAGE LAW GROWTH RATE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT NATIONAL BANK SHARE ADDED TAXES REGULATORY AGENCIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TAXPAYERS RATE OF GROWTH TAX‐BASE REVENUE COMMERCIAL BANK INVESTMENTS PERSONAL INCOME TAXES COMMUNICATION SMALL FIRMS AUDIT COMMODITIES REGULATORY BURDENS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTREPRENEUR SEE COMMODITY INTERNATIONAL MARKETS SMALL ECONOMY SMALL BUSINESSES GUARANTEE WITHHOLDING TAXES VALUE‐ADDED TAXES MICROENTERPRISES Savini Zangrandi, Michele Mogollon, Maria Paulina Rwanda’s New Companies : An Overview of Registrations, Taxes, Employment and Exports
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relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7527
description	The Government of Rwanda has introduced several reforms since 2009 that have significantly improved the domestic business environment. One of the reforms is the one-stop shop for business registration. Making use of newly available administrative data sources such as tax and company registrations records, this paper sheds light on the effects of the introduction of the one-stop shop on company registrations, taxes, employment, and exports between 2008 and 2012. The paper finds sizable benefits to Rwandas efforts, which are mostly driven by the registration of large and mid-sized companies, with a limited contribution from small and micro-sized ones. The use of a newly available data source highlights the potential uses of growing bodies of administrative data and their possible shortfalls.
format	Working Paper
author	Savini Zangrandi, Michele Mogollon, Maria Paulina
author_facet	Savini Zangrandi, Michele Mogollon, Maria Paulina
author_sort	Savini Zangrandi, Michele
title	Rwanda’s New Companies : An Overview of Registrations, Taxes, Employment and Exports
title_short	Rwanda’s New Companies : An Overview of Registrations, Taxes, Employment and Exports
title_full	Rwanda’s New Companies : An Overview of Registrations, Taxes, Employment and Exports
title_fullStr	Rwanda’s New Companies : An Overview of Registrations, Taxes, Employment and Exports
title_full_unstemmed	Rwanda’s New Companies : An Overview of Registrations, Taxes, Employment and Exports
title_sort	rwanda’s new companies : an overview of registrations, taxes, employment and exports
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25727124/rwanda’s-new-companies-overview-registrations-taxes-employment-exports http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23626
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