Coca-Cola locked in Sh516m advertising bill claim with KRA

Kenya Revenue Authority headquarters at the Times Tower building in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola is fighting to stop the taxman from recovering Sh516 million paid as fees for marketing and branding services.

Coca-Cola Central East and West Africa Limited, a local subsidiary of the giant soft drinks manufacturer, says the promotional services it provided were done on behalf of its American parent firm, hence fall under zero-rated export services.

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