The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) will roll out an electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) system to strengthen compliance with revenue laws and improve efficiency in tax collection.
Commissioner Sam Shivute said the system will connect cash registers at small and medium-sized enterprises directly to NamRA’s Integrated Tax Administration System, enabling the agency to monitor monthly earnings in real time.
“The system is not meant to burden taxpayers but to support them,” he said on Wednesday.
He added that it will improve oversight of businesses that do not use swiping machines for payments.
NamRA said e-invoicing will increase transparency, reduce opportunities for tax evasion and simplify compliance.
“To sustain our number-one tax-to-GDP ranking in Africa, we must ensure that compliance is not seen as a burden but as a shared responsibility that drives national development,” Shivute said.
He also pointed to NamRA’s accredited trader programme, which offers reduced inspections, faster processing and greater trade facilitation to businesses that meet customs compliance, financial solvency and VAT refund requirements.
“This approach promotes voluntary compliance while maintaining high regulatory standards,” he said.
Shivute said Namibia’s position as Africa’s top-ranked country for tax-to-GDP is the result of effective revenue administration and growing taxpayer cooperation, adding that the agency aims to combine technology with a culture of readiness-based compliance to secure sustainable revenue collection and build trust with the business community
