Overview

The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) was established by an Act of Parliament in 2004, the Botswana Unified Revenue Service Act of 2003, and came into operation in August 2004. BURS is responsible for the assessment and collection of taxes on behalf of the Government of Botswana. Specifically, the Revenue Service is mandated to assess and collect the Income Tax, the Value Added Tax (VAT), the Capital Transfer Tax, and the Transfer Duty. Further, it administers statutory controls at various border posts and other ports of entry. Furthermore, BURS collects Customs and Excise duties on behalf of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Other responsibilities include accounting for the revenue collected on behalf of other Government Agencies. In 2021, the company had 1611 employees. BURS has a head office based in Gaborone, five regional offices in Francistown, Gaborone, Lobatse, Maun and Selebi-Phikwe, and four satellite offices in Jwaneng, Mahalapye, Palapye and Serowe.