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3 Jul 2021
More than 5.5 million taxpayers file returns as filing period closes
More than 5.5 million taxpayers filed their tax returns for the year 2020 as the filing period officially closed at midnight on Wednesday 30th June 2021. This means that 1.1 million more taxpayers tur...
25 Jun 2021
File your Annual Tax Return to avoid penalties for Non-compliance
By Rispah Simiyu Worldwide, a good tax compliance score is a fundamental aspect for the smooth running of any business or any profession. Contrary to popular belief, tax compliance is not entirely d...
25 Jun 2021
The Kenya Revenue Authority launched the 8th Corporate Plan 2021/2022 – 2023/2024
This Plan is the eighth in the life cycle of the Authority and runs under the Theme: Revenue Mobilization through tax simplification, technology-driven compliance and Tax Base expansion. In this Plan,...
14 May 2021
Finance Bill, 2021
TAX AMENDMENTS HIGHLIGHTS Introduction: The Finance Bill, 2021 was published on 05th May 2021. The reason for publishing the Bill early, as was the case in 2020, was to comply with the ruling by Justi...
9 Apr 2021
Revamped Tax Appeals Tribunal means a boost to resolution of tax disputes
By Paul Matuku In the course of the day-to-day tax administration process, tax disputes are inevitable. Tax disputes arise especially where a taxpayer disagrees with a decision made by the Commissione...
5 Feb 2021
Minimum tax is an idea worth pursuing
Taxing businesses on profits as
it has always been means
that loss making entities
comfortably escape the
taxman’s noose. Bear
in mind that the onus of
determining profits or losses
rests on the tax...
22 Jan 2021
Kenya National Payments System (NPS) Vision and Strategy 2021-2025
The Central Bank of Kenya
has come up with Kenya
National Payments Vision
and Strategy 2021-2025
to regulate this area more
effectively. The paper is open
for public participation until the
31st of Ja...
22 Jan 2021
Minimum tax to enhance equity, inclusivity in tax payment
In order to expand
the tax-base in
the country, the
government,
through the
Finance Act 2020,
has introduced
a raft of new tax
measures which
took effect on 1st
January, 2021. One
of the tax measures
...
8 Jan 2021
2021 ushering in tax changes
Kenya has greatly been affected by the outbreak of Covid-19 that was subsequently declared a global Pandemic. Businesses had to minimize their activities due to the Pandemic. This led to job cuts, unp...
11 Dec 2020
Kenya on course to implement global tax exchange of information protocols by 2022
SPECIAL FEATURE: The Kenya Government has reiterated its commitment in implementing international standards on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes as part of a national effort to...
11 Dec 2020
Government set to roll back COVID tax relief measures in January 2021
Per statistics by the World Bank, Kenya is set for a relatively short setback from COVID-19 with a s 4 percentage-point dip in growth this year, and 5.2 percent growth returning in 2021. This is still...
27 Nov 2020
Demystifying Digital Service Tax
On 27th November, 2020, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) hosted an online sensitization forum on Digital Service Tax (DST). In his presentation, Mr. Nickson Omondi provided highlights of the policy a...
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