[sopvid] Re: TAX EXEMPTION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
- From: Antony Jumah <antonyjumah@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: sopvid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:04:01 +0300
Hi fellow members, I wish to add my voice on this issue although I am
not an authority on the subject.
To mme, renewal of these tax exemmption certificates is necessary,
mandatory and the only way of minimizing corruption on this issue.
Matters of tax exception means money! The cetificate u get equals a
certain amont of money which the governmment has exempted u from
paying but ought to paid.
How many other Kenyans do u thing would have wished to get such an
exemption and would do anything including bribery to have their way
out! I think let's co-operate with the the laid down proceedures as
citizens of this country. Being a person with disability does not make
u and me lesser or special citizens! So according to me, although my
disability is permenent and may not change unless by miracles, the
renewal of tax exemmption certificates is necessary to close any loop
holes ghat may be used to still money from the government.
As for the council, i appealed to our fellow persons with disabilities
who are lawyers, law experts, or those in position to influence action
on this issue, to pressurrize the government to speedly apoint the new
board which should be chaired by a person with disability including
but not limitted to her director.
You see fellow members/colleague, kenyans are very good at seeing
money even with closed eyes!
Last but not least, my wish would be to urge the government to expand
the bracket of the tax exemption and if possible include other forms
of taxes which touch on trade, import and export, withholding taxes
ETC.
These are my personal views subject to criticism or suport.
On 16/04/2014, Reginald Oduor <rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 4/16/14, Reginald Oduor <rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Dear Friends
>>
>> Despite the troubles at the National Council for Persons with
>> Disabilities, some work is actually still going on there. The staff
>> there helped me to successfully renew my tax exemption certificate.
>> Institutions often render some reasonable services even when they
>> don't have boards, and the Council is not an exception.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Reginald M.J. Oduor, Ph.D.
>> Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Nairobi
>> (http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/oduor_reginald)
>> Editor-in-Chief, Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical
>> Association of Kenya (http://ajol.info/index.php/tp/index)
>> Chairman, Society of Professionals with Visual Disabilities (SOPVID)
>> Vice-Chairman, Kenya Society for the Blind
>> P.O. Box 41693-00100
>> Nairobi, Kenya
>> Email: rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxx OR rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Tel.: 254 20 2160951
>> Mob.: 254 722 625555
>> Skype: reginald.oduor
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/15/14, johnakwalu@xxxxxxxxx <johnakwalu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Dear friends renewing the certificate of tax exemption is of no use.
>>> the
>>> council's composition is questionable. Boardroom appointments which are
>>> not
>>> competative Currently there is no board of trustees meaning no
>>> official
>>> business can go on. The disabled lawyers should also be ready to extend
>>> a
>>> hand of probono repressentation since some of these issues may require
>>> judicial interventions. But let' We should raise these issues with the
>>> comission of gender and equality and commission of administrative
>>> justice
>>> [obudsman]
>>> -----Original message-----
>>> From: Godfrey Okello
>>> Sent: 14/04/2014, 9:37 pm
>>> To: sopvid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [sopvid] TAX EXEMPTION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
>>>
>>>
>>> dear all,
>>> today I went to the county director of education at the advice of a
>>> friend to get a letter from him confirming my disability. as I sat
>>> waiting for him, several questions raced through my mind and which I
>>> would like us to ponder through with a view to coming up with a common
>>> position:
>>>
>>> firstly, do we really have to renew these tax exemption certificates
>>> after a given period now that most of our disabilities are permanent
>>> and are not bound to change. one might argue and say that it is
>>> formality. fine, I agree but are these records not with our employers,
>>> the council and even KRA. why the repetition.
>>>
>>> secondly, it interests me that there does not seem to be existing a
>>> common position or direction regarding exactly how to go about the
>>> renewal if we have to do it. four different people, even from the very
>>> council itself will have different stories about how to renew your
>>> certificate. is it not funny that such an important piece of
>>> information is not accessible even at the council website. surely,
>>> something should be done.
>>>
>>> i feel so frustrated with this whole process considering that
>>> travelling to Nairobi from upcountry is becoming a nightmare.
>>>
>>> i wish that we discuss this matter and possibly advise both the
>>> council and the revenue authority on the best way of making this
>>> process less straining to those with disability whom it ought to be
>>> relieving.
>>>
>>> thank you all.
>>>
>>> On 4/14/14, Fred Haga <fredhaga2013@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Dear All,
>>>> I came across this video documentary entitled 'Disabled or faking it?'
>>>> and thought some of you may be interested.
>>>> It is a discussion on the challenges facing the United Kingdom
>>>> regarding the implementation of Disability Welfare Allowances for
>>>> those who are not able to work.
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Npuh4im0jY&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs
>>>> Although it is a video, you may still be able to follow the storyline.
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> Fred Haga.
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> Editor-in-Chief, Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical
> Association of Kenya (http://ajol.info/index.php/tp/index)
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