Uber seeks clarity on taxing online firms

Uber legal adviser Nikhil Hira. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA

Taxi hailing firm Uber has asked the government to offer clarity on what entails a digital market place to avert costly litigation resulting from conflicting interpretations.

The government has, through the Finance Bill 2019, introduced a new provision that now lists income accruing through a digital marketplace as income chargeable to tax in Kenya.

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