[kictanet] MPs question Uber's 'small' Sh30 million tax payment inthree years

[Dorcas Muthoni]

To me, this is the take home :

“We will be able to follow tax compliance with automated business models
like Uber,” Mr Karongo told MPs who are probing a petition filed by
conventional taxis against unfair business practices posed by app hailing
firms.

On Mar 23, 2017 12:50 PM, "Alex Watila via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> As some people try to paint uber as bad please remember that
>
>    - They have created 10,000 small business owners in Kenya.
>    - Uber collects 25% of the revenue, the small business owners collect
>    75%. Are the small business paying their Tax component?
>    - The digital disruption they have brought has enabled Kenyans to
>    enjoy cheaper public transport.
>    - They have started to bring order to the public transport system.
>       - “He said KRA is up to 50 per cent happy on how Uber have paid
>       taxes saying the company is a visible taxpayer unlike conventional taxis,
>       which are difficult to trace for payment of taxes.”
>       - “We will be able to follow tax compliance with automated business
>       models like Uber,”
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
>
> Alex
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> Windows 10
>
>
>
> *From: *Victor Kapiyo via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent: *Thursday, March 23, 2017 7:06 AM
> *To: *awatila at yahoo.co.uk
> *Cc: *Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo at gmail.com>
> *Subject: *[kictanet] MPs question Uber's 'small' Sh30 million tax
> payment inthree years
>
>
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> Parliament has questioned the small amount of tax paid by app-hailing taxi
> firm Uber, suggesting that the bulk of the profits is repatriated outside
> the country. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) told MPs Tuesday that Uber
> had paid Sh30 million in taxes since 2014.
>
>
>
> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/MPs-question-Uber-s-
> Sh30-million-tax-payment/539550-3858808-jc0mvaz/index.html
>
>
>
> Just how much do companies such as Uber, Google, Facebook, Twitter etc.
> make from Kenya, and how much do they remit in taxes locally?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> Virus-free.
> www.avg.com
> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient>
>
> _______________________________________________
> kictanet mailing list
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet
> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/
>
> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/
> mailman/options/kictanet/dmuthoni%40gmail.com
>
> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform
> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT
> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>
> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,
> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do
> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20170323/99cc7a59/attachment.htm>