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Same Script, New Year? Avoiding Missteps In The 2025 Finance Bill

In June 2024, Kenya found itself in a fiscal crisis of confidence. For the first time in recent memory, the President declined to assent to the Finance Bill — not with minor reservations, but with a sweeping rejection of all clauses.

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Big Win For Kenya's Professionals: Tribunal Declares Membership Fees Not Subject To VAT

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has recently moved to impose Value Added Tax (VAT) on membership-related fees charged by professional bodies in Kenya.

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Navigating Post Clearance Audits By KRA: A Guide For Taxpayers Importing Into Kenya

Recently, the Kenya Revenue Authority (the KRA) has been aggressive in conducting post clearance audits.

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Court Of Appeal Confirms VAT Is Applicable On Sale Of Commercial Property

On 21 March 2025, the Court of Appeal (CoA) overturned a decision of the High Court which had been issued on 29 November 2018 and had held that Paragraph 8 of Part II of the First Schedule to the Value Added Tax Act (the VAT Act) exempts the sale of commercial premises from value added tax (VAT).

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Fiscal Incentives Provided By The Kenyan Government To Foreign Investors: Why You Should Invest In Kenya

Kenya Government

Gresyndale Legal

Analysis Of The Tax Changes Proposed By The Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 And The Tax Procedures (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2024

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Analysis Of The Tax Changes Introduced By The Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 And The Tax Procedures (Amendment) Act, 2024

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Court Of Appeal Declares Finance Act, 2023 Unconstitutional

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Finance Bill 2024 Withdrawn

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Analysis Of The Tax Changes Proposed By The Finance Bill, 2024

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Significant Changes For Not-For-Profits As PBO Act Comes Into Effect After 11 Years

Kenya Commercial

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill, 2023 Signed Into Law: Anticipated Key Changes To Various Laws

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Key Tax Changes Introduced By The Finance Act 2023

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

President Ruto Announces The Introduction Of Various Tax Legislative Changes

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Requirements: What Kenyan Companies Need To Know

Kenya Commercial

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Navigating The Nairobi International Finance Centre: Investor Risks And Opportunities

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A Comprehensive Guide To Doing Business In Kenya: Focus On The Technology Sector – Part 1

Kenya Technology

Gresyndale Legal

Harnessing The AfCFTA To Drive Regional Trade And Investment In East Africa

Kenya International

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Sealing The Deal: Dominant Sectors That Drove Africa's M&A In 2024

Kenya Commercial

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Key Highlights Of The Finance Act, 2022

The Finance Act, 2022 ( the "Act") was assented into law on 21st June 2022. The Act introduces material changes to the tax regime in Kenya and is largely aimed at enhancing revenue collection, promoting investments and ...

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ENS

Tax Focus Newsletter - June 2022

The President assented to the Finance Act 2022 on 21st June 2022. We have highlighted some

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SNG Grant Thornton

Amendments To The Value Added Tax (Digital Marketplace Supply) Regulations, 2020

The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning issued the Value Added Tax (Digital Marketplace Supply) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022, through a Legal Notice dated 4 April 2022 which was published in the Kenya Gazette ...

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Proposed Tax Changes Under The Finance Bill 2022

The Finance Bill, 2022 was published and gazetted on 8 April 2022. The Bill proposes to make amendments to a raft of tax-related laws in Kenya, including the Income Tax Act (Chapter 470, Laws of Kenya)...

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Ensuring Compliance With The Kenya Revenue Service: Tax Registration In Kenya

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Sidebrief Inc.

High Court Declares VAT On Insurance Agency And Brokerage Services Unconstitutional

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Key Changes Introduced By The Finance Act, 2021

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Impact Of Proposed Tax Changes Under The Finance Bill, 2021

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Tax Implications Of Assigning And Licensing Intellectual Property In Kenya In The Context Of IP Holding Companies

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Bowmans

What 2021 Holds For Businesses As New Taxes Kick In

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Impact Of The Tax Laws (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2020

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

The Nullification Of "Senate" Laws – The Decision In The Senate Vs The Speaker Of The National Assembly & Another

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Bowmans

Changes In The VAT Refund Regime: What Next?

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Kenya Sets The Stage For Implementation Of The Digital Services Tax

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Bowmans

Impact Of The Tax Laws (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2020

The Tax Laws Bill, 2020 (the Bill) has been gazetted with the view of making changes to various tax laws as discussed further below. Once enacted, the Bill shall come into force on 1 January 2021.

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

The Nullification Of "Senate" Laws – The Decision In The Senate Vs The Speaker Of The National Assembly & Another

In a decision that highlights the ever increasing power struggle between the two Houses of Parliament, on 29th October 2020, a 3 Judge Bench of the High Court in Petition No. 284 of 2019...

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Bowmans

Changes In The VAT Refund Regime: What Next?

These measures included tax interventions that were designed with the intention of cushioning Kenyans and Kenyan businesses from these effects.

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Kenya Sets The Stage For Implementation Of The Digital Services Tax

The DST Regulations will apply to a wide range of digital services that individuals and businesses consume every day.

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Bowmans

The Finance Act, 2020

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Highlights Of The Covid-19 Tax Measures

President Uhuru Kenyatta on 25 March 2020 delivered a number of measures designed at cushioning Kenyans from the impact of COVID-19.

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

What New Digital Taxes Contemplated In The Finance Act Mean For Digital Trade And Services In Kenya

Digital traders would likely have heard of the recent changes to the Income Tax and VAT Acts introduced by the Finance Act, 2019 (the Act). With effect from 7 November 2019

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Bowmans

The Finance Act 2019 Assented Into Law: A Summary

The President assented to the Finance Act 2019 (the Finance Act) on 7 November 2019

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Bowmans

High Court Determines That Game Park Entry Fees Were Not Subject To Value Added Tax Under The Repealed VAT Act

The High Court has given its decision in Income Tax Appeal No. 17 of 2017 The Commissioner of Domestic Taxes v. Lewa Wildlife Conservancy Limited.

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Dentons

Key Highlights From The 2019-2020 National Budget Statement

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Update: High Court Ruling On VAT On Commercial Property

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Anjarwalla & Khanna

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