The bad news for tax evaders in Katima Mulilo is that the Ministry of Finance will open a satellite office for the Directorate of Inland Revenue on 1 October.
“This office will perform its functions under the auspices of the Receiver of Revenue-North Eastern Division (Rundu),” the ministry said in a statement this week.

It urged taxpayers in the Caprivi Region to make use of the office, which will handle general enquiries, issuing of tax related forms and books, acceptance of tax returns and tax related forms, verification of tax invoices and documentation for audit and refund purposes and field visits for audit, refund and recovery purposes.
“The Ministry of Finance commits itself to provide effective and efficient services to the general public at large and specifically to remove rural areas and hope that the opening of the satellite office in Katima Mulilo will fulfil this dream,” the statement.
Over the past year, the ministry has taken measures to improve the collection of revenue in the country. Last year, it conducted a forensic tax audit at its Oshakati Regional Office.
The ministry invited the public to provide information on any possible irregularities which might assist with investigations, becoming the first time in Namibia that such an exercise was conducted by the Department of Inland Revenue.