2019
Finance
No. 1/2019
4 New section substituted for section 22G of Cap. 23:04
With effect from the 13th October, 2018, section 22G of the Finance Act [Chapter
23:04] is repealed and the following is substituted—
“22G Intermediated Money Transfer Tax
The intermediated money transfer tax chargeable in terms of section
36G of the Taxes Act shall be calculated at the rate of zero comma zero
two United States dollars on every dollar or part thereof transacted for
each transaction on which the tax is payable:
Provided that if a single transaction on which the tax is payable
is equivalent to or exceeds five hundred thousand United States dollars,
a flat intermediated money transfer tax of ten thousand United States
dollars shall be chargeable on such transaction.”.
Amendments to Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06]
5 Amendment of section 12 of Cap. 23:06
With effect from the 1st January, 2019, section 12 (“Circumstances in which
amounts are deemed to have accrued from sources within Zimbabwe”) of the Income
Tax Act [Chapter 23:06] is amended—
(a) in subsection (1) by the insertion of the following paragraph after
paragraph (e)—
“(f)
in the circumstances specified in subsections (6) and (7).”;
(b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (5)—
“(6) Any amount receivable by or on behalf a satellite
broadcasting service domiciled outside Zimbabwe from persons
resident in Zimbabwe in respect of the provision or delivery of
television or radio programmes to those persons shall be deemed to
be income from a source within Zimbabwe.
(7) Any amount receivable by or on behalf of an electronic
commerce platform domiciled outside Zimbabwe from persons resident
in Zimbabwe in respect of the provision or delivery of goods or services
to those persons shall be deemed to be income from a source within
Zimbabwe.
(8) In subsections (6) and (7)—
“electronic commerce platform” means a service which by
the use of a telecommunications service or electronic
means (and whether mediated by computers, mobile
telephones or other devices) sells and delivers goods
and services to customers;
“satellite broadcasting service” means a service which by
means of a satellite (whether or not in combination
with cable optical fibre or any other means of delivery)
delivers television or radio programmes to persons
having equipment appropriate for receiving that
service.”.
6 New section inserted in Cap. 23:06
With effect from the 1st January, 2019, the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06] is
amended by the insertion of the following section after section 12—
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