Forget The Ott Tax Smile Is Paying It For You Customers Only

Smile Communications, which has been literally silent since the whole scene broke out, has broken the silence with some good news. While other clients strive to fulfill the tax requirements, Smile customers will sit back and relax as the company is paying it all – as according to their Facebook and Twitter posts. Related Post: VPNs aren’t OTT services but will still be blocked unless you pay OTT Tax in Uganda

How pay the Social media/OTT tax

According to the directive issued, OTT services include all applications or Apps that offer voice and messaging services over the internet. Over 50 services including Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, SnapChat, Instagram, Skype, LinkedIN will be affected. You can look out for the full list here. Mobile subscribers from other telecom networks are expected to pay the tax via various Mobile money platforms.  You will be charged 1% excise duty on the Mobile Money transaction required to pay the OTT Tax. That means you will effectively have to pay Ugx 202 in total per day.

18525# for Airtel 16525# (MTN) 1336# (Africell EVC) 1442*5# (Africell Money).