Kenya consults proposed tax treaty with Switzerland
Kenya's National Treasury has initiated a public consultation regarding the proposed income tax treaty with Switzerland, a public notice inviting comments was published on 11 September 2024. The tax treaty is aimed to prevent double taxation with
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Kenya: Parliament approves BEPS MLI
Kenya's National Assembly approved the ratification of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty-Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). This follows after Kenya ratified the Multilateral Convention to
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Kenya publishes guidance on PIN registration compliance for individuals, non-individual entities
The Kenya Revenue Authority has released guidance on compliance regarding Personal Identification Number (PIN) registration for individuals and non-individual entities, including companies, trusts, clubs, and similar organisations. The guidance
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Kenya Revenue Authority wins KES 1 billion VAT fraud case
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced that it won a KES 1 billion case against a Chinese company involved in a missing trader VAT fraud. Tax fraud investigations have exposed how a Chinese company fraudulently evaded payment of over KES 1
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Kenya considering penalty waiver for tax agents delaying remittances
Kenya’s Parliament announced in a Facebook post that it is evaluating the Kenya Revenue Authority (Amendment) Bill 2024, which was first presented on 15 August 2024. The bill is currently under review by the Committee on Finance and National
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Kenya: SC halts COA ruling, declares Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional
Kenya’s Supreme Court ruled, on 20 August 2024, suspending the Court of Appeal's recent judgment that declared the Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional. The Supreme Court implemented a conservatory order to suspend and stay most of the declarations
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Kenya plans to reintroduce tax proposals from Finance Bill 2024, including amended eco levy
Kenya's new Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning, John Mbadi, announced in a post on X that he met the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on 20 August 2024, and reaffirmed the government's commitment to boosting revenue
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Kenya to revise tax treaties with Zambia, Germany, Iran
Kenya’s government has shown interest in restarting negotiations to revise its 1968 tax treaty with Zambia, the 1977 tax treaty with Germany, and the 2012 tax treaty with Iran. This follows after the Kenyan government decided to align its tax
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Kenya keeps market and deemed interest rates, raises low-interest loan rate
The Kenya Revenue Authority has released a public notice regarding the market interest rate applicable to fringe benefit tax and the deemed interest rate for specific non-resident loans for July, August, and September, 2024. Additionally, the
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Kenya: High Court rules no withholding tax on service fees in Kenya-France treaty
Kenya’s High Court delivered its ruling regarding the case – Income Tax Appeal E044 of 2021 – Commissioner of Domestic Taxes v Total Kenya Limited. Total Kenya Limited (TKL) is a fully owned subsidiary of French company, Total Outre Mer (TOM).
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Kenya, EU EPA enters into force
The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Kenya and the European Union (EU) has gone into effect on 1 July, 2024. Signed on 18 December 2023, the EPA will boost bilateral trade in goods and investment flows and contribute to sustainable
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Kenya withdraws controversial Finance Bill 2024 amid deadly protests
The Kenyan President William Ruto has announced yesterday, 26 June 2024, that he would not sign the Finance Bill 2024 into law and plans to withdraw the legislation. This decision followed after Kenyans protested against the controversial
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Kenya: Parliament passes $31bn budget for FY 2024-25
Kenya's parliament approved on Friday, 7 June 2024, a budget of KES 4 trillion (USD 31.01 billion) for the fiscal year starting in July 2024, an increase from the initial KES 3.75 trillion budget approved in 2024. The finance ministry is expected
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Kenya and US to strengthen business and trade ties
Kenyan President William Ruto announced that Kenya will engage in a new round of trade negotiations with the US on Friday, 24 May 2024, during a visit to the US. These talks aim to promote new business agreements and to strengthen economic ties
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Kenya: High Court rules no extra import duties on petroleum products
The Kenyan High Court ruled that the tax authority cannot impose additional import duties on product gains from petroleum products once initial duties have been paid. Such gains should be taxed exclusively under income tax law. The case in
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Kenya: Finance Bill 2024 introduces economic presence and minimum top-up taxes
Kenya's National Assembly has started the consideration of the Finance Bill 2024. This announcement was made on Monday, 13 May, 2024. The National Assembly also announced an invitation to submit memoranda (comments) on the bill, which detailed
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Kenya seeks public comments on proposed income tax treaty with Belarus
On 8 April 2024, the National Treasury of Kenya published a public notice seeking comments on a proposed agreement for income tax between Kenya and Belarus from the public. The national treasury of Kenya organised the process on behalf of the
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Kenya: KRA raises market and deemed interest rates for fringe benefit tax purposes
On 9 April 2024, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) released a notice concerning the market interest rate for fringe benefit taxation and the deemed interest rate for specific loans from non-residents for the months of April 2024, May 2024, and June
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