Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Burma’s top taxpayers 2014 announced


Burma's Internal Revenue Department has published a list of the top 1,000 commercial and income taxpayers in the fiscal year 2013-14.


Ranking at the top of the commercial taxpaying list is military-owned Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings' subsidiary Myawaddy Trading Ltd, alongside Dagon Beverages Co Ltd, each of whom paid more than 10 billion kyat (US$10 million) in commercial tax for the year.


Myawaddy Trading Ltd, whose parent company is operated by Burma's Department of Defence, is primarily a trading business and is involved in a range of sectors, including banking, tourism, tobacco and beverages. Dagon Beverages is best known for its Dagon and Skol beers and lagers, and produces a range of soft drinks


Htoo Trading Co Ltd, owned by business tycoon Tay Za, ranked only 31st on the list, paying less than 5 billion kyat in taxes. Among its many pursuits, the Rangoon-based firm is an exporter of timber and beans throughout South and Southeast Asia.


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On the list of the top 1,000 income tax payers, Kanbawza Bank, or KBZ, ranked first with a total of 17 billion kyat in income tax paid for the fiscal year. KBZ also came first for income taxpayers in 2013.


Other companies to make the list include: AsiaWorld Co Ltd, a conglomerate with interests including import-export and transport, Shwe Taung Development, who are mostly involved in construction and engineering; and the Max Myanmar Construction Co Ltd, which is invested in construction, manufacturing and hotels. Each of those companies paid between 4 billion and 5 billion kyat income tax, and ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively.


Only companies with headquarters based in Burma were ranked in the survey.





http://www.information.myanmaronlinecentre.com/burmas-top-taxpayers-2014-announced/

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