The fresh tax row comes seven years after the pursuit of Pevans East Africa, which then operated the SportPesa brand, over unpaid taxes and an increase in levies forced the betting firm to close...
By
Joseph Wangui
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Milestone Games, which runs the SportPesa brand, are locked in a legal battle over the taxman’s attempt to seize Sh1 billion belonging to the betting firm from banks and telecoms operators.
KRA had argued that discrepancies between import records, VAT returns, and financial statements justified additional tax…
A court battle over the use of Kenya Premier League data by football streaming platforms and betting firms has been filed.
The case has become one of Kenya's longest-running betting disputes, surviving the collapse of the original SportPesa business,…
KRA argued that although KenGen paid taxes on rental income, interest income and other miscellaneous income, it paid no tax on…
Widespread opposition to tough taxation measures has shifted the responsibility for mobilising higher domestic revenues from the…
The taxes accrued while the company was in existence and, therefore, survived its dissolution, court says.
