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The Multiple Invoicing System as a Mechanism for Financing the National Budget: A Case of Rwanda Revenue Authority (2015-2022)

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  • Benedictor Mugisha

    (Faculty of Economics Social Sciences and Management, Department of Enterprise Management, Master’s of Science in Taxation.)

  • Niyibizi Francois Xavier

    (Faculty of Economics Social Sciences and Management, Department of Enterprise Management, Master’s of Science in Taxation.)

Abstract

The thesis “The multiple invoicing system as a mechanism for financing the National budget, in reference to the case study as Rwanda Revenue Authority†is traced back on its uniqueness based on checking the level of invoicing system as the aid of tax collection in the fiscal years 2015/2022 while considering the implemented measures set to spearhead the use of this invoicing systems vis a vis tax revenue collection in Rwanda. The load used a fair road map method, of integrating a demographic populace equivalent 893 staff of RRA from whom a sample size of 276 employees of RRA were chosen by the use of stratified sampling techniques. A complete set of questions were utilized for soliciting data. The package of solid statistics, correlation analysis and Ordinary Least Squares to analyze data. The review came into force that RRA stewardship has invoicing systems which is strong. The research identified That multiple invoicing system as a mechanism for financing the Government has made a tremendous gross in terms of raising tax revenue collections; improving tax remittance among tax payers, minimization of tax collection costs in Rwanda and decreased tax fraud among stakeholders. This conveys that there’s a positive and much critical link abiding multiple invoicing system and tax revenue collections. The gathered views recommended the stewardship of RRA to ensure radio calling Programs as a merit of benchmarking the achievement of the set force objectives. The Stewardship of Rwanda revenue authority have to be alerted about smooth functioning of the devices, by establishing policies and approaches for authorizations at the correct point level, the stewardship of Rwanda revenue authority has to draft certain concrete control of authority and decentralize responsibility. However, the much concern on future, should emphasize on other factors like bridging bilateral states, reducing double taxation agreement so as to facilitate foreign investments, doing business in Rwanda as world bank recommends, job creation on wide gap aimed for reducing unemployment, irrespective of sparing all the efforts only on multiple invoicing system which is contribute a prominent tax revenue collection with in the country. In summary, the invoicing system provides a clear road map of all the mechanism set by the Government in its policies of tax collection by use of different tools so as to comply with the set international standards

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  • Benedictor Mugisha & Niyibizi Francois Xavier, 2025. "The Multiple Invoicing System as a Mechanism for Financing the National Budget: A Case of Rwanda Revenue Authority (2015-2022)," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 9(4), pages 2125-2140, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:issue-4:p:2125-2140
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