KIGALI TAXATION ACADEMY;

MOTTO: Enhancing business professional capacity building in Rwanda;

Kigali Taxation Academy is one of the major centers set up by the Institute of Rural Development
Research (IRDR) to provide the platform for exchange among tax officials, tax professionals and
the academia, and promote the development of tax expertise in the country. The academy is also
responsible for conducting professional capacity building commensurate with acceptable
business practices one of which being taxation skills in a bid to enhance the development
capacity of the nation.

The academy was fully recognized and enlisted as one of the official tuition providers for both the
certified Public Accountant of Rwanda (CPA Rwanda) and Certified Accounting Technician of
Rwanda CAT Rwanda by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda ICPAR- an
institution responsible for the development of the accounting profession in Rwanda.

Our Mission ;
The mission of the Academy is to “Develop and deliver programmes that effectively aimed to
raise the professional competency, knowledge and capabilities of the tax community and
develop Rwanda into a regional tax knowledge hub”

Our Vision :
To become “a leading centre of excellence in the region and producing skilled workforce
who are professionally competent, knowledgeable in business and taxation”

Since its creation to date the taxation academy has been offering anumber of other taxation
courses which include

i. The Tax Technicians Course (TTC) (a four month course, available in evening and
weekend sessions) which offers a detailed appreciation of participants to various
concepts in Taxation with the view of motivating them to embark on further studies in
taxation. Practically the participants can handle the tax returns and also assist clients
regarding the tax procedures and compliance requirements,

ii. The Advanced Taxation Certificate (ATC) (a three month course, available in evening
and weekend sessions) provides a rigorous training in tax policy, tax law, tax procedures,
tax administration, tax enforcement, and tax practices. By exposing the participants to
advanced concepts and practical cases and also giving an opportunity to exchange tax
knowledge and views between the participants and practitioners from both public and
private sector.

Following the recognition of the taxation academy by the ICPAR, the taxation academy set out
itself to provide CPA and CAT courses with the following objectives in mind;
Objectives of the CPA and CAT courses:

i. To realize its mission of positively contributing to the capacity building drive in Rwanda in
order to close the corporate governance gap as identified in EDPRS II of Rwanda.

ii. Join other stakeholders like ICPAR in creating capacity for National Development as one
of its envisaged missions.

iii. To continue with its drive of training business tax advisers at a level most recognized
and professional than its traditional Tax Technician Course (TTC).

iv. Provide an avenue for the current participants and graduates from the TTC to embark on
further professional courses like CAT and CPA Rwanda.

v. Effectively participate in building a strong and professional base for effective corporate
governance in Rwanda producing professional accountants and also enhancing the
revenue base for the national development.

ANALYSIS OF THE ICPAR COURSES PROVIDED BY THE TAXATION ACADEMY;

The taxation academy has been recognized by ICPAR to conduct two courses for ICPAR as
follows:

1. CPA Qualification;

This course is for people who wish to qualify and work as professional accountants, auditors,
Finance managers, tax specialists and financial consultants.

The entry requirements as set by the ICPAR are as follows;

• Senior six examination score of at least 30 points or its equivalent,

• Holders of the certified accounting technician certificate,

• Holders of Bachelors Degree or Diploma in Accounting, or

• A certificate from recognized University/Tertiary Institution or professional body,

and
 • Third year University students specializing in accounting or business studies.

2. CAT Qualification;

This course is for persons who wish to qualify and work as middle level accountants and
technical support specialists in auditing, taxation and the related fields.

The entry requirements as set by the ICPAR are as follows:

• Senior six score of at least 15 points,

• Work experience and other certificates from recognized institutions (on case by
case basis).

CURRENTLY AND SPECIFICALLY FOR THE DECEMBER 2013 THE ACADEMY WILL
CONDUCT THE SUBJECTS AS ANALYZED BELOW IN THE TABLE:

CPA FOUNDATION LEVEL 1 CAT QUALIFICATION LEVEL 1

No Subject Description of the Subject No Subject Description of Subject
code code
1. F 1.1 Business mathematics and 1. L 1.1 Introduction to Financial
quantitative methods Accounting
2. F 1.2 Introduction to Law 2. L 1.2 Business Law
3. F 1.3 Financial Accounting 3. L 1.3 Business Management,
Ethics and
Entrepreneurship
4. F 1.4 Business Management, 4. L 1.4 Business Mathematics
Ethics and Entrepreneurship
5. 5. L 1.5 Economics and Business
Environment

Tuition materials; in addition to the study materials provided by our experienced tutors and/or
lecturers in classes, ICPAR has produced study guides which are beneficial to individual
students while carrying out their individual study sessions outside classes.

Registration, Examination and annual subscription fees; below is the analysis of the
registration and examination fees for both CPA and CAT courses at the levels for which the
taxation academy is preparing students for December 2013.

No Nature of fees Description of the fees CAT CPA

1. Registration fees Paid as one enrolls for the course 39,960 44,280
2. Annual membership fees Paid annually for a student to retain 10,800 12,960
studentship
3. Examination past paper fee Paid for accessing past paper 81,000 81,000
per level
No Nature of fees Description of the fees CAT CPA
4. Registration re-instatement Paid for being re-instated as member 36,180 49,680
after failure to settle annual
subscription in time
5. Student Identity card Paid once after registration to a 3,780 3,780
student
Examination and Charged per paper registered for
Exemption fees
6. CAT level 1 / CPA Charged per paper registered for in 8,100 10,800
Foundation level 1 the exams
examination fees
7. CAT level 1 / CPA Charged for having an exemption for 10,800 10,800
Foundation 1 exemption for any single paper on CAT level 1
single paper
8. CAT level 1/ CPA level 1 Charged for being exempted the N/A 21,600
exemption fees whole level CAT 1
9. CAT level 2 /CPA level 1 Charged for having examination for 31,860 21,600
examination the whole level CAT 2 /CPA
Foundation 1
10. CAT level 2 examination Charged for any single paper exam 9,180
single paper at CAT 2 level
11. CAT 2 level single paper Charged for any single paper being 13,500
exemption exempted from CAT 2 level

Exemptions and retention of passed subjects (papers); exemptions may upon request be
given to registered students who are holders of certain degrees, certificates and Diplomas
recognized by iCPAR and granted on paper by paper basis.

Examination dates; there are only two examination sessions (sittings) a year. One session in
May/June and another session in November/December. The exact dates for the exams for a
given session are usually communicated a few months before the session.

Tuition Fees structure; Kigali Taxation Academy shall charge a registration of only 15,000
Rwandese francs and tuition fees amounting to 50,000 Rwandese francs for every subject
offered (on both CPA Foundation 1 level and CAT level 1 courses) for the whole session to
November 2013.

Fees for Tax technician course TTC is RWF 150 000 and RWF 200 000 for advanced
certificate in Taxation

Enrolment for the Subjects/Papers: All interested working class and students embarking on
such rewarding careers should immediately contact our offices at Kigali Taxation Academy at

Physical address: LA BONNE ADRESS BUILDING 

Telephone contacts: 0788492529
E­mail address:irdr2011@gmail.com

Contact person; Principal, Kigali Taxation Academy

 P.O Box 1608  Kigali