The data covers VAT returns filed with the Eswatini Revenue Service. Each row is one VAT return, meaning one taxpayer for one filing period.

Train.csv has two target columns:

Column	Classes	                                 Meaning

FILING	ON_TIME, LATE_1_7, LATE_8_30, LATE_31PLUS	Days after the due date that the return was filed

PAYMENT	NONE_DUE, ON_TIME, LATE_1_30, LATE_31PLUS	NONE_DUE means nothing was owed (a nil or refund return); 

                                                otherwise, days after the due date that payment was made

A small number of FILING and PAYMENT values in Train are blank because the outcome was not yet known on 1 July 2025.

Columns in both Train and Test

• ID: unique return identifier
• Taxpayer_ID: taxpayer identifier, the same across Train and Test
• Class, Division, Sector: nature of business
• Filing Frequency: Monthly, Quarterly or Annually
• Taxpayer Type: individual or non-individual
• Segment: taxpayer size segment
• Organization Type: type of organisation
• Start Date, End Date: the tax period
• Obligation Due Date: the date the return and payment were due

Columns in Train only

• Return figures: I_O_Ratio, Zero_rated_IO, Exempt_IO, Effective_Output, Zero_Rated_Share, Exempt_Shares, VAT Refundable/Payable, Refund_Position, NIL_FILER
• Dates: Filing date, Payment Date

These only exist once a return has been filed, so they are not available for Test. Use them to describe a taxpayer's earlier returns, for example their previous VAT payable or how often they file nil returns.

Submit one row per Test ID, with a probability between 0 and 1 in each of these eight columns:

FILING_ON_TIME, FILING_LATE_1_7, FILING_LATE_8_30, FILING_LATE_31PLUS, PAYMENT_NONE_DUE, PAYMENT_ON_TIME, PAYMENT_LATE_1_30, PAYMENT_LATE_31PLUS