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Increase of Stamp Duty Costs on Transfers of Gazetted Out of Town Areas

Regulated Professions Legal Advisory.

Increase Of Stamp Duty Costs On Transfers Of Gazetted Out Of Town Areas

Stamp duty tax is levied at a rate of 4% on the transfer of land, houses and apartments in urban areas, which are within municipalities and 2% for areas outside municipalities....

Legal Alert: Control of Hire Purchase Business and BNPL Models in Kenya

Real Estate, Banking & Finance

Legal Alert: Control Of Hire Purchase Business And Bnpl Models In Kenya

Kenya is considering significant reforms to regulate hire purchase agreements and Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) models, enhancing consumer protection and transparency. ...

Supreme Court reaffirms the appeal threshold under Section 35 of the Arbitration Act.

Dispute Resolution

Supreme Court Reaffirms The Appeal Threshold Under Section 35 Of The Arbitration Act.

Recently, the Supreme Court affirmed that a very limited avenue is available to allow any appeals stemming from Article 35 of the Arbitration Act in its decision rendered on 12th April 2024 between Ka...

Legal Alert: The Place of Effective Management and Taxation of Multinational Companies in Kenya

Tax Law Advisory

Legal Alert: The Place Of Effective Management And Taxation Of Multinational Companies In Kenya

The Tax Appeals Tribunal (the ‘Tribunal’) in Tax Appeal No. 65 of 2023 involving M-KOPA LLC [C/o M-KOPA KENYA LTD] (the ‘Company’), has upheld the principle that a foreign company can be consi...

Tax Amnesty in Kenya: intricacies of the programme

Tax Law Advisory

Tax Amnesty In Kenya: Intricacies Of The Programme

The 2023/2024 budget tabled on 15th June 2023 provides for a tax amnesty programme which commenced on 1st September, 2023 and shall run up to 30th June 2024....

Key changes proposed by the Finance Bill, 2024

Tax Law Advisory

Key Changes Proposed By The Finance Bill, 2024

The Finance Bill, 2024 has now been published and as expected, the Bill proposes an array of changes. In this Article, we discuss the various amendments and their implications. ...

Amendments to The Trustee (Perpetual Succession Act) Cap 164

Wealth and Private Clients

Amendments To The Trustee (perpetual Succession Act) Cap 164

On 24th April, 2024, the President assented into law The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Bill of 2023, effecting significant amendments to 16 Acts of Parliament, including the Trustee (P...

Loopholes That May Expose Your Will to Contest

Wealth and Private Clients

Loopholes That May Expose Your Will To Contest

With each passing day, more people are embracing estate planning, with great preference given to the preparation of a will. A will has been defined as a legal declaration by a person of their wishes/...

The Tax Procedures (Electronic Tax Invoice) Regulations 2024

Tax Law Advisory

The Tax Procedures (electronic Tax Invoice) Regulations 2024

As of September 1, 2023, electronic Tax Invoice Management System (e-TIMS) compliance became compulsory for all businesses irrespective of their VAT registration status. ...


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