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Who pays taxes<br />
on Ghanaian Beer?<br />
22 <strong>Calling</strong> time<br />
Tax payments<br />
Business transactions<br />
SUPPLIERS<br />
Corporation<br />
tax (varies)<br />
GHANA<br />
All these types of payment abroad<br />
incur a withholding tax (8-15%)<br />
before they leave Ghana. But this<br />
doesn’t cost SABMiller much<br />
because the receiving company can<br />
subtract this amount from its own<br />
corporation tax bill.<br />
TAX HAVENS<br />
MUBEX<br />
(SOURCING<br />
AGENT)<br />
VAT (15%),<br />
Excise duty<br />
(varies)<br />
Company tax<br />
stamp (varies)<br />
Corporation<br />
tax (8%)<br />
BEVMAN<br />
(SERVICES)<br />
Corporation<br />
tax (3%)<br />
BEER<br />
DRINKER<br />
SHOP/BAR<br />
ACCRA<br />
BREWERY<br />
SABMARK<br />
(BRAND OWNER)<br />
Corporation<br />
tax (0%)<br />
HOLDING<br />
COMPANIES<br />
Possibly more<br />
witholding taxes as<br />
dividends cross<br />
borders<br />
Corporation<br />
tax (30%) + withholding<br />
tax on dividends (8%)<br />
OTHER ABL<br />
SHAREHOLDERS<br />
SABMILLER<br />
SABMILLER<br />
PLC<br />
Corporation tax<br />
(28%, but credits<br />
and exemptions<br />
mean it hardly pays<br />
any in the UK)<br />
Dividend tax (varies)<br />
Income tax (varies)<br />
SABMILLER<br />
SHAREHOLDERS