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Last Updated: Oct 02, 2006

Tax Example: Rent

Non-resident couple's joint monthly rental income¹		US$1,500	US$6,000	US$12,000
Annual Rental Income		18,000	72,000	144,000
Less Costs²		(3,000)	(4,500)	(7,000)
= Taxable Income		15,000	67,500	137,000
Income Tax Rates³
Up to BWP60,000	5%	375	485	485
BWP60,000 – BWP90,000	12.5%	-	606	606
BWP90,000 - BWP120,000	18.75%	-	908	908
Over BWP120,000	25%	-	3,590	12,278
Annual Income Tax Due		US$750	US$11,180	US$28,554
Tax Due as % of Gross Income		4.2%	15.5%	19.8%
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Notes

¹ The residential property is jointly owned by husband and wife, and is taxed separately. Before the Amendment Act of 1987, income of a married woman was treated as the income of the husband for tax purposes. After the 1987 Act, income of the married woman was taxed independently. Therefore in the table, 50% of income, costs and tax dues, are upon each spouse.

² Estimated costs. In reality, expenditure must be necessarily incurred and properly documented.

³ Applicable marginal tax rates for year 2006. Exchange rate as of 02 October 2006: US$1=BWP6.19.