[Video] – Only 1,897 Out of 83,000 Taxpayers File Returns on Time in South Sudan

(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – A major tax compliance crisis has come to light in South Sudan. Out of 83,000 registered taxpayers, only 1,897 filed their returns on time.

That is the stark picture painted by the South Sudan Revenue Authority. The figures mean that roughly 97 percent of those on the tax register missed the legal deadline.

The alarm was raised at the Domestic Revenue Division headquarters in Juba.

Officials say the massive gap between registered firms and actual filers threatens national efforts to raise money for public services.

It also points to a deep problem with voluntary compliance across the country.

The numbers expose the scale of the challenge facing the revenue body.

Thousands of businesses and individuals remain on the books but fail to meet their basic tax duties.

The authority is now under pressure to move beyond registration drives and enforce filing rules.