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Digital Service Tax comes into effect from 1st January 2021
A new tax known as Digital Service Tax (DST), introduced by the Finance Act 2020, comes into effect on 1st January 2021....
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Notification of Conversion – A Shift From ‘Land Reference Numbers’ To “Parcel Numbers”
For foreigners who wish to visit Kenya for various reasons either business visits, family visits or tourist vists they can now apply for their visas (Evisa) online. The Evisa must be applied for and approved prior coming into Kenya. The application procedure is detailed below....
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Tax changes introduced through the Tax Laws (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2020 effective from 1 January 2021
In the wake of increased cases of the spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19), we hope you are well. Effective 1st January 2021, there are various changes in tax rates which were introduced through the Tax Laws (Amendment) No. 2 Act of 2020 that was assented to by the President on 23rd December, 2020 and published on 24th December 2020. ...
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The Data Protection Act: A Series
The Data Protection Act, No. 24 of 2019 (the DPA) was enacted into law on 11 November 2019 through Gazette Supplement Number 181. The provisions of the DPA gives life to Article 31 (c) and (d) of the Constitution of Kenya which guarantees the right to privacy including the right of a person not to have information relating to their family or private affairs unnecessarily required or revealed and the right not to have the privacy of their communications infringed....
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What you need to know about the Data Protection Act, 2019
For a long time, Kenya has lacked a comprehensive personal data protection legislation which has been quite necessary in this age of digital use and access. This has exposed citizens to the risk of their personal data being misused. ...
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Processing of Tax Waiver Applications
This is to inform you that the government has announced that it is processing tax waiver applications. Through a Public Notice, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) informs that it has finalised the roll out of the iTax system enhancements for processing of the waiver applications and has embarked on clearing its backlog. ...
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Requirements for Claiming Input Vat
Copyright is an (intellectual) property right conferred to Works such as musical, literary, artistic, sound recordings, broadcasts, audiovisual and photographic creations inter alia. A Work is eligible for copyright protection if it is original to the creator, reduced into material/fixed form and the author must be a qualified person....
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Private Companies Allowed to Hold Virtual Annual General Meetings (AGMs) During The Covid-19 Pandemic Period
Every company, except a single member company, is required to hold an AGM under the Companies Act. Failure to hold an AGM is an offence which attracts a fine of KShs.100,000. ...
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Court Rules on Non-Payment of Capital Gains Tax by Chargee Exercising Statutory Power of Sale
The Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is a tax chargeable on the whole of a gain which accrues to a company or an individual on or after 1st January, 2015 on the transfer of property situated in Kenya, whether or not the property was acquired before 1st January 2015. ...
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Presidential assent of six new bills into law
On Thursday 9th July 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta signed six Bills into law. The Bills had been passed by the National Assembly and the Senate and were forwarded to the President for assent into law as required by Article 115 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010....
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