Kenya: The Revenue Authority adduces “force of attraction” rule

09 September, 2013

Kenya’s tax treaties generally follow the provisions of the OECD Model Tax Convention. However despite the expectation under the OECD Model that only profits acquire or accumulate from Kenya and attributable to the permanent establishment should

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Kenya: Tax proposals in the 2013/14 budget

18 June, 2013

The National Assembly by the Cabinet Secretary to the National Treasury was presented the Budget for 2013-14 on 13 June 2013  . Capital gains tax has been re-introduced and applies to real estate, marketable securities and other saleable assets.

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Kenya Increasing Taxes to Cover Budget Shortfall

10 October, 2012

On 10 October 2012 it was reported that, according to Kenya’s Finance Minister, the government needs to find KES40bn of additional tax revenue or spending cuts to fill a hole in its 2012/13 Budget, which has been largely caused by the recent pay

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UAE and Kenya Sign DTA

07 July, 2011

On 7 July 2011 it was reported that the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance has announced the signing of an agreement with the Republic of Kenya on the avoidance of double taxation on

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