The Parliament of Uganda has imposed new law that imposes a 5 percent tax on the income earned in the country by foreign digital companies offering services such as data, online gaming, accessing and downloading digital content, and data warehousing. Affected companies include Meta, Twitter, Uber, Netflix, Amazon, and Google. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Read more <div><a href="https://nation.africa/kenya/business/technology/uganda-passes-law-imposing-tax-on-facebook-twitter-and-netflix-4302214">https://nation.africa/kenya/business/technology/uganda-passes-law-imposing-tax-on-facebook-twitter-and-netflix-4302214</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Have these countries been enjoying a free ride on emerging markets? </div><div dir="auto">What are the consequences of the new taxes by countries in Africa?</div><div dir="auto">Should the digital companies be paying taxes in jurisdictions where they operate?</div><div dir="auto">How are the value or the taxes arrived at and how is compliance enforced?</div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best Regards,<br></div><div>______________________</div>Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya<br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva</a></div></div>