East Africa’s Simba is at loggerheads with the Tanzania Revenue Authority over Ksh 5 million plus tax they want to charge him for his performances.
The top bongo artist has picked on the country’s tax man for trying to overtax his company.
Facing the Tanzania Revenue Authority staff, Platnumz raised complaints on the move, because of his performance in one of bongo’s provinces.
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During his speech at the TRA team’s stand, the crooner touched on the fact that the tax authority had asked him to pay heftily for posters in regard to the Wasafi festival held in Iringa town.
Revealing that he did not grant them their wishes because he felt it was robbery without violence.
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It did not just add up how he was going to pay more taxes than what he and his team would pocket at the end of their performances.
What he is yet to understand, is how the Tanzanian government has decided to come head-over-heals on the Wasafi team despite their duly paying of annual taxes and being a law-abiding entity.
For instance, Wasafi Limited usually pay its taxes at the end of every financial year. Among the things we do and pay for include the Wasafi Festivals. It is not fair for us to pay the required 18 per cent tax at the end of every year and still pay taxes at the end of every show organised by Wasafi.
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From their end, TRA urged the superstar to preserve all receipt and tax documents as evidence for when the revenue officials come knocking.
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