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Harare High Court

E (Private) Limited v Zimbabwe Revenue Authority

HH 10-22

Case Details

Court
Harare High Court
Date
6 January 2022
Citation
HH 10-22
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHH 10
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal

Bench

Presiding
ZIYAMBI AJ
Full Bench
ZIYAMBI AJ
Areas of Law
Tax LawAdministrative Law
Keywords
Non-residents tax on feesTechnical servicesRoaming and interconnectionDouble taxation agreementWithholding tax
Tags
Income TaxNon-Residents TaxWithholding TaxTelecommunicationsRoaming FeesInterconnection Fees
legislation
Statutes Cited
  • Income Tax Act
  • Income Tax Act
  • Income Tax Act
  • Income Tax Act
ai analysis
Case Summary

Key Issues

  • {"issue_text":"Whether roaming and interconnection fees should be subject to non-residents tax on fees","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Nature of telecom services, definition of technical services"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether fees paid to companies in countries with DTAs are taxable in Zimbabwe","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Existence of DTAs, Article 22 provisions"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether there is legal basis for 5% penalty imposition","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Paragraph 6(1)(b) of Schedule"}
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Facts of the Case

Background

A telecommunications company appealed against additional withholding tax assessments and penalties imposed by ZIMRA for failure to deduct non-residents tax on fees paid to foreign telecoms companies for roaming and interconnection services.
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