[kictanet] Taxation of IT equipment

[waudo siganga]

Edith - Kenya has not signed the WTO Information Technology Agreement
([1]http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/inftec_e/inftec_e.htm) despite
this agreement being there for over 15 years. The ITA provides for
participating countries to completely eliminate duties and all levies
on IT products covered by the Agreement. The ITA maintains a schedule,
used internationally, that defines what is IT equipment. Without this
schedule, it would be anyone's guess how tax authorities in Kenya
determine what to tax and what not to tax. For example, a UPS which is
integral to a computer given our unpredictable power, is taxed, which
should not be the case. We have tried in the past to get the Government
to sign this agreement. This is a major ICT public policy issue and
perhaps the new Government will act.

Waudo

On Sat, May 18, 2013, at 10:57 PM, Edith Adera wrote:

Listers,


Does anyone know if tax is levied on used IT equipment – for this case
Wireless Antennas?


Pls let me know.


Edith

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