As of the 1st of July, the Kenyan government defied a court order, hindering new taxes by increasing the VAT on petroleum products. This leaves Kenyans with startlingly high petrol and diesel prices. According to Esi-Africa.com, a press release by…
LinkedIn, an American employment-oriented social network service company, has increased membership fees and rates that viewers pay to access premium services by up to Sh 1,400 ($12.03) per account This comes after Kenya introduced a 16 percent value-added tax (VAT)…
Before 2014 the supply of inbound electronic services required the South African recipient to declare VAT on these services. That didn’t work so well. So, with effect from 1 June 2014, the VAT Act was amended and regulations were introduced…
Today the GSMA issued preliminary findings from research undertaken into taxation. Initially focused on Africa, the research shows that mobile handset sales have soared by 200 per cent in Kenya following the government’s 2009 decision to slash the 16 per…
TELECOMMUNICATIONS company, Safaricom, has been named the overall distinguished taxpayer for the third consecutive year at an annual award ceremony for top tax payers. In 2009/2010, Safaricom paid the Kenyan taxman a total of Sh25 billion in various forms of…