{"id":556273,"date":"2021-10-18T04:04:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T04:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/10\/18\/the-taxman-is-coming-for-ride-hailing-apps-in-saudi\/"},"modified":"2021-10-18T04:04:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T04:04:57","slug":"the-taxman-is-coming-for-ride-hailing-apps-in-saudi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/10\/18\/the-taxman-is-coming-for-ride-hailing-apps-in-saudi\/","title":{"rendered":"The taxman is coming for ride-hailing apps in Saudi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-09\"><\/a> <strong>Uber + Careem just got hit with a massive tax bill in KSA.<\/strong> The ride-hailing companies will be charged a combined USD 100 mn in taxes in Saudi Arabia as the kingdom resolves disputes on how to calculate VAT by gig economy firms over the past few years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-10-17\/uber-careem-said-to-face-100-million-bill-in-saudi-tax-squeeze?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing sources in the know. The additional taxes, which \u201cinclude hefty penalties for late payment,\u201d may scare off investors at a time when Saudi authorities are looking to attract foreign investment. Earlier this month, a top Dubai investor in courier app Fetchr announced that it was considering filing for liquidation due to a USD 100 mn tax bill in Saudi Arabia, according to the business information service.<\/p>\n<div class='stock-ticker-panel'>\n<table class='table stock-ticker-table table-striped markets-table'>\n<tbody>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>EGX30 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>11155.57<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+1.5% (YTD: 2.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>USD (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buy 15.66<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sell 15.76<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>USD at CIB<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buy 15.66<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sell 15.76<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Interest rates CBE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>8.25% deposit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>9.25% lending<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Tadawul<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>11,773.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.6% (YTD: 35.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7,834.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.3% (YTD: 55.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>DFM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2,802.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.5% (YTD: 12.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>S&P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>4,471.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.8% (YTD: 19%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>FTSE 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7,234.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.4% (YTD: 12%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Brent crude<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 84.86<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Natural gas <\/strong>(Nymex)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 5.41<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-4.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 1,768.30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-1.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>BTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 60,814.31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.3% (as of midnight)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>THE CLOSING BELL-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The EGX30 rose 1.5% at yesterday\u2019s close<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 1.3 bn (13.1% below the 90-day average). Local investors were net buyers. The index is up 2.9% YTD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the green: <\/strong>Ezz Steel (+10.3%), Qalaa Holding (+6.4%) and Raya (+4.0%).<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the red: <\/strong>CIRA (-2.1%), Aspire Capital (-1.8%) and Eastern Company (-1.8%).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Asian markets are starting the trading week in the red<\/strong>, with everything from the Kopsi to the Nikkei, Hang Seng and Shanghai down by less than 1%. Futures suggest a mixed open for major benchmarks in Europe later this morning. The outlook for Wall Street is similarly mixed, suggesting the Dow will open (barely) in the green while the S&P and Nasdaq will open (just barely) in the red.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uber + Careem just got hit with a massive tax bill in KSA. 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