It is not new for the technicians of the financial area and not only, that the IVA (Value Added Tax), will be gradually introduced into the Angolan taxation system as of January 2019, within the scope of a set of urgent measures that must be followed by the General Administration Tax (AGT).
Second José Simões (Territory Manager of the company for Angola and Mozambique), our source revealed that the launch of the new version will occur as soon as the VAT Code is approved by the National Assembly, which should occur in October, since there are elements including the rate itself to apply which are not yet closed.
Should spring customers pay any money to get this new release?
No, "Customers who have an active continuity contract will not have software costs," he adds, assuming they can, however, support service delivery charges, including staff training.
Since January, Primavera Angola has been reinforcing contacts with its network of around 50 partners and many clients, in order to understand the need to adapt the ERP of companies for VAT, but, says José Simões, there are still many people who "do not believe that the new tax will be a reality." "The implementation of VAT, from a technological point of view, does not occur with a snap of the fingers," he warned, noting that, in addition to software investment, companies that do not yet have ERP systems, we must focus on the training of human resources.
