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Harare High Court

Fremius Enterprises (Private) Limited v Zimbabwe National Road Administration

HH 583-18

Case Details

Court
Harare High Court
Date
3 October 2018
Citation
HH 583-18
Neutral Citation
[2018] ZWHH 583
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial

Bench

Presiding
CHIKOWERO J
Full Bench
CHIKOWERO J
Areas of Law
Commercial LawTax Law
Keywords
Value Added TaxContractual partiesPrima facie caseAbsolution from the instance
Tags
VAT liabilityContractual privityRoad rehabilitation contracts
legislation
Statutes Cited
  • Value Added Tax Act
  • Value Added Tax Act
  • Value Added Tax Act
  • Value Added Tax Act
  • Value Added Tax Act
ai analysis
Case Summary

Key Issues

  • {"issue_text":"Has the plaintiff sued the correct defendant?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contracts were with local authorities, not ZINARA"}
  • {"issue_text":"Does ZINARA have legal obligation to pay VAT?","issue_type":"legal","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"VAT Act places obligation on registered operator"}
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Facts of the Case

Background

The plaintiff company undertook road rehabilitation works for three rural district councils (Buhera, Gutu and Zaka) between 2011-2013. ZINARA paid for the works but no VAT was charged. ZIMRA later demanded 15% VAT from the plaintiff, who paid US$628,130.38 and sought reimbursement from ZINARA, claiming ZINARA had agreed to refund the VAT.
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