[kictanet] is an e-book a book?

[Mark Mwangi]

an ebooks reader is not a book like a hotel is not food. an ebooks is
a digital product so the kra is right in billing for the hardware.

On 10/27/11, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My son's kindle crashed and Amazon sent him a replacement which arrived a
> few days ago.
>
> Fortunately the customs fellow accepted that it is a computer device and
> therefore did not charge duty and VAT but I still needed to pay 6,000/- that
> was categorised as GOK charges which interestingly do not apply to books.
>
> In my understanding a kindle is a book and therefore it needs to be treated
> as such otherwise we are shooting ourselves in the leg as we talk about
> e-books for use in school.
>
> Yesterday at the launch of the Safaricom Cloud both Dr. Ndemo and Bob
> Collimore both emphasised e-book readers but if the cost of shipping in the
> readers is hindered by taxes all because someone at KRA refuses to move with
> the times both this visionaries will remain frustrated.
>
> Regards
>
> Its interested what a free meal can bring out
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696


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Mark Mwangi

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