WELCOME TO
THE REVENUE APPEALS TRIBUNAL - MALAWI
The Revenue Appeals Tribunal is established under Section 3 of the Revenue Appeals Tribunal Act, 2021 and mandated to hear and determine appeals against objection decisions of the Commissioner General of the Malawi Revenue Authority.
OUR MISSION
To serve as an independent, impartial, effective, and efficient body for resolving revenue appeals
OUR VISION
To be a trusted dispute resolution body contributing to a fair and just tax system
OUR VALUES
Independence
Impartiality
Transparency
Professionalism
Innovation
"We will do all that we can to be fair, to be impartial in our rulings and determinations as we discharge the statutory mandate that was entrusted to us by the Revenue Appeals Tribunal Act."
The Chairperson
His Honor Joster Chisale
BENEFITS OF THE TRIBUNAL
INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL
Access to an independent and impartial forum for the resolution of tax disputes.
UNLOCKING REVENUE IN TAX CASES
Unlock revenue stuck in tax disputes. This will provide the government with stable
revenue for the provision of goods, services and reinvestment.
TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE
Promotion of transparency and accountability in the tax system.
NO BIAS
Protection of taxpayers' rights and removal of any perceived bias by the public where the
Malawi Revenue Authority was seen as the one who issues the tax decisions, reviews
the appeals against them and resolves such appeals.
CLEAR TIMELINES
Clear timelines for disposing of the tax disputes.
UNIFORMITY
Uniformity in the treatment of similar issues arising from tax laws, e.g interpretation of
the laws, imposition of similar sanctions for similar offenses, interest, etc.
OUR MAIN STAKEHOLDERS
