Online taxis, food delivery firms, freelancers face hefty 6pc tax in new plan

The significant economic presence (SEP) tax will only be levied on foreign companies offering these services in Kenya.

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Ride-hailing services, online freelance jobs and food delivery firms face a steeper six percent tax as the Treasury revived a proposal to raise revenue from these sources.

In its new proposals, the Treasury has proposed introducing a new significant economic presence (SEP) tax at a rate of six percent, four times the 1.5 percent that it had initially proposed under the digital service tax.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.