Tanzania taxman now to charge tax on Gospel songs, films

[Wong Fei]

Speaking on Thursday in the city at a meeting between Urban musicians with Information Minister Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, the TRA’s senior revenue officer Sydney Mkamba said the gospel songs segment was now a big business in the country and as such those benefitting from it must pay tax
Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) will soon start charging tax on gospel songs.
Speaking on Thursday in the city at a meeting between Urban musicians with Information Minister Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, the TRA’s senior revenue officer Sydney Mkamba said the gospel songs segment was now a big business in the country and as such those benefitting from it must pay tax.
"We have exempted tax on gospel songs because the government saw it more as a religious matter and was not for profit. However, we currently see that that view is no longer the case, it is a business like any other,” he said.
Furthermore, Mr Mkamba said that TRA has managed to seize more than a million counterfeit CDs in the past two years.
Source: The Citizen

 

[mng'ato]

Wachajiwe tu hakuna namna.Wampe exemption solomoni mkubwa peke ake.

 

[Hekima Mhenga]

Huyu mzee ameanza kuzeeka vibaya, sidhan km wazir wa fedha naye ataibariki hii. Ashaanza ingilia mambo ya dini sasa. Gospel ni ibada mazee mwambieni huyu wazir

 

[Duduwasha]

Waroma acheni wivu sababu zao haziuziki na mvuto hazina japo chache tu na huwezi uza

 

[Saint Ivuga]

Mwishowe ataanza kum tax hata kipenzi chake chura churani

 

[Duduwasha]

Mwendelezo wa chuki umehamia kwenye Dhehebu kubwa... nimeamini dhambi ya ubaguzi ukiianza huwezi iacha

 

[Duduwasha]

Ibada njema inaanzia nyumbani... hili zee ni la motoni tu... liambiwe ukweli pengine halijui dini ya kaisari apewe kaisari na ya Mungu apewe Mungu... Gospel na Serikali wapi na wapi?

 

[Massanda OMtima Massanda]

Speaking on Thursday in the city at a meeting between Urban musicians with Information Minister Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, the TRA’s senior revenue officer Sydney Mkamba said the gospel songs segment was now a big business in the country and as such those benefitting from it must pay tax
Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) will soon start charging tax on gospel songs.
Speaking on Thursday in the city at a meeting between Urban musicians with Information Minister Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, the TRA’s senior revenue officer Sydney Mkamba said the gospel songs segment was now a big business in the country and as such those benefitting from it must pay tax.
"We have exempted tax on gospel songs because the government saw it more as a religious matter and was not for profit. However, we currently see that that view is no longer the case, it is a business like any other,” he said.
Furthermore, Mr Mkamba said that TRA has managed to seize more than a million counterfeit CDs in the past two years.
Source: The Citizen

We need to change our mind set regarding tax paying. Inasmuch as tax is a sole source for the government to run, it is as well for the citizens to take it as their obligation to pay tax from all sources of their income and never take it with negative perception.
Our poorness, as a nation, is mechanized by dodging tax payment!
As a good citizen / native, take heed to pay tax!

 

[Massanda OMtima Massanda]

Huyu mzee ameanza kuzeeka vibaya, sidhan km wazir wa fedha naye ataibariki hii. Ashaanza ingilia mambo ya dini sasa. Gospel ni ibada mazee mwambieni huyu wazir

Na nyimbo zitolewe bure. Zisiuzwe!

 

[Otorong'ong'o]

Sawa kabisa..

Naona dalili ya makanisa ya Manabii na Mitume yakisnza kulipa kodi..

 

[BAK]

Soon watakuja na kodi ya kuangalia chura. Kuangalia chura kwa sekunde moja 2,000. Sasa imagine kama chura mwenyewe ni chura hasa! unataka umuangalie kama dakika 10 hivi eh! naiona Tanzania ya vi wonder hiyooooo inasogea taratibu maana hazina kutafurika na matrilioni mpaka basi.

 

[UncleBen]

Ndio walipe tu mpaka tufike 2020 na kodi ya kichwa itakuwa imerudi

 

[Otorong'ong'o]

Ibada njema inaanzia nyumbani... hili zee ni la motoni tu... liambiwe ukweli pengine halijui dini ya kaisari apewe kaisari na ya Mungu apewe Mungu... Gospel na Serikali wapi na wapi?

Hao wanaojiita Wasanii wa muziki wa Injili wako kibiashara zaidi...nyimbo zao ni mipasho tuu...

 

[MALCOM LUMUMBA]

Ndio walipe tu mpaka tufike 2020 na kodi ya kichwa itakuwa imerudi

Uncle Ben, good to see you bro.
Hivi wewe mwenzangu huyu Magufuli unamuelewa kweli?
Mimi simuelewi hata kidogo labda nisaidiwe.

 

[UncleBen]

Uncle Ben, good to see you bro.
Hivi wewe mwenzangu huyu Magufuli unamuelewa kweli?
Mimi simuelewi hata kidogo labda nisaidiwe.

Hahaha poa bro, kumwelewa Magufuli inabidi uwe na kichwa cha mwendawazimu though tulipofikia tulihitaji mtu wa aina hiyo

Good to see u too bro

 

[Al-Watan]

Wekeni kodi mpaka kwenye sadaka. Maana hamna jinsi wala mchelemchele.

Sent from my Kimulimuli

 

[mng'ato]

Wekeni kodi mpaka kwenye sadaka. Maana hamna jinsi wala mchelemchele.

Sent from my Kimulimuli

Sadaka ikikusanyiwa ndani ya kanisa haiwi taxed.Ila ikifanyikia mahali ambako sio rasmi i.e sio kanisani kama vile ukumbini hapo Mlimani city etc hapo hua wanachaji kodi kama kawaida.

 

[Al-Watan]

Sadaka ikikusanyiwa ndani ya kanisa haiwi taxed.Ila ikifanyikia mahali ambako sio rasmi i.e sio kanisani kama vile ukumbini hapo Mlimani city etc hapo hua wanachaji kodi kama kawaida.

Hata ya kanisani iwe taxed tu kamatunataka usawa.

Wengine tunaweza kudai kanisa letu ni bar na tunaponunua bia tunatoa sadaka na sisi tuondolewe tax kwenye bia.

Hapo itakuwaje?

After all kuna dini za kiasili kibao ambazo zinashirikisha pombe katika matambiko.

 

[Rene Jr.]

Piga kodi hao, ni wajasiriamali tu sawa na Akudo Sound!

 

[Duduwasha]

Hao wanaojiita Wasanii wa muziki wa Injili wako kibiashara zaidi...nyimbo zao ni mipasho tuu...

Mipasho ya Nini kwani?