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Mining and energy

Botswana’s mining and energy companies report under some of the most demanding rules in the economy: variable income tax rates, royalty regimes, rehabilitation provisions and shareholder agreements with government.

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Where the numbers get difficult

  • Variable income tax rate for diamond mining companies under the Income Tax Act, 2025, and the 10% withholding tax on repatriated profits
  • Rehabilitation and mine-closure provisions under IAS 37 and decommissioning asset accounting under IAS 16
  • Joint arrangements and government shareholdings (IFRS 11 and IFRS 12 disclosures)
  • Transfer pricing on intercompany sales, marketing fees and management charges, with contemporaneous documentation now required above P5 million
  • Capital allowances on plant, exploration costs and development expenditure
  • Fuel-price pass-through and hedging disclosures for energy and distribution businesses

What we do for mining and energy clients

  • Annual financial statements under IFRS for mining and energy companies and their Botswana subsidiaries
  • Transfer pricing policy, benchmarking and local-file documentation
  • Mining tax computations, royalty reconciliations and BURS correspondence
  • Internal audit of procurement, contractor management and fuel and consumables stock
  • Forensic reviews of procurement and expenditure
  • Valuation of mineral rights, plant and joint-venture interests for transactions and impairment testing
  • Board and audit committee reporting packs
  • Integrated reports aligned to GRI and King IV, including ESG sections

How we work

Every engagement starts with a written scope and fee. Work is led by a Chartered Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor who has worked in your sector, and reports are written for the people who have to act on them: owners, boards, lenders, regulators or auditors.

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