The problem
Rubavu Imports brings in beverages and packaged food from Uganda. Claudine, as finance lead, had filed the VAT return manually every quarter for six years. Two of every four quarters she filed late. The penalties added up to a real line item on the P&L.
Why GwizaSuite
The RRA-format VAT export. She trialed it over a single weekend and produced a quarter’s worth of correct VAT in under an hour. She signed up the next Monday.
Implementation
Straightforward. Import the customer list, the stock ledger, the last 12 months of invoices. Three evenings. Done.
Financial impact
Late-filing penalties: ~400K RWF/year → 0 · VAT prep time: 3 weeks → 1 hour per quarter
90 days in
Four quarters have passed. All four filed on time. Four RRA late-fee notices that didn’t arrive.
The software pays for itself in penalties alone. Everything else is a bonus.— Claudine Uwamahoro, Finance Lead, Rubavu Imports