Zambeef, a fully integrated agri-business with operations in Zambia, Nigeria and Ghana, has been hit with a $10.7m bill from the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA), for an outstanding tax liability relating to Zamanita, the company's wholly-owned subsidiary involved in edible oil seed crushing, importing and processing.
Zambeef is now planning to appeal against the hefty bill, which arrived after a period of contention over the matter.
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The assessment was then set aside and the Commissioner General of the ZRA issued a full and final demand of around $1.9m, which was paid in by Zamanita in instalments over a six month period, ending May 2011, at which point the matter, according Zamanita, was considered closed.
The latest assessment is now charging for the original assessment plus accrued interest, but discounting the sum already paid.
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