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Kenya’s New Minimum Top-Up Tax 2025 Draft Regulations: Practical Insights for Multinationals

Kenya is implementing the minimum top-up tax in line with a global effort to tackle tax avoidance by multinationals. This move follows the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework aiming to ensure large multinational groups pay at least 15% tax in each jurisdiction where they operate. This tax reset means minimal effective tax rates replace loopholes that used […]

High Court Delivers Landmark Ruling on VAT & Insurance Salvage Sales

Commissioner of Domestic Taxes v ICEA Lion General Insurance Company Limited [2025] KEHC 14865 (KLR) Background This appeal arose from a compliance audit conducted by KRA on ICEA Lion General Insurance Company Limited. Following the audit, KRA issued a notice of assessment demanding additional taxes comprising of Corporation Tax and Value Added Tax, inclusive of […]

Landmark VAT Ruling in Kenya: Tribunal Confirms PSP Services Are VAT-Exempt

Kenswitch Limited v. Commissioner of Domestic Taxes Tax Appeal No. E1336 of 2024 Background The Tax Appeals Tribunal has delivered a landmark decision in favour of Kenswitch Limited, a licensed Payment Service Provider (PSP), holding that PSP commission income qualifies as VAT-exempt financial services under Paragraph 1(b) and 1(m) of the First Schedule to the […]

High Court Redefines VAT Liability for Digital Platform Operators

Commissioner of Domestic Taxes v Sendy Limited Income Tax Appeal E137 of 2024 Background Sendy Limited operates a digital marketplace connecting third-party transporters with customers who need delivery services earning commission income from transporters using its platform. Sendy won an appeal against an additional KRA VAT assessment at the Tax Appeals Tribunal finding that Sendy […]

Are You Paying Tax on Revenue That Is not Yours?

Are You Paying Tax on Revenue That is not Yours?

Are Your VAT Refunds Being Unfairly Denied?

Are You at Risk of Wrongful VAT Registration?

Are You at Risk of Wrongful VAT Registration

Can KRA Automatically Reclassify your Genuine Consultants as Employees?

Can KRA Automatically Reclassify Your Genuine Consultants as Employees?

TRANSFER PRICING IN THE UAE: SEPTEMBER DEADLINE – ARE YOU READY?

By September 30, 2025, UAE businesses within the scope of corporate tax must have their FY 2024 audited financial statements finalized, transfer pricing (TP) adjustments completed, and related-party disclosures submitted. This marks one of the most significant compliance milestones since the introduction of corporate tax in the UAE. With the first real deadlines now imminent, […]

What are the Implications of the Finance Act 2025 on Tax Loss Carry-Forwards?

Kenya Revenue Authority recently issued a pivotal private ruling that clarifies the transitional application of the newly introduced five-year limitation on tax loss carry-forwards. Contrary to a logical interpretation of the new law, KRA has taken a stringent position: all tax losses incurred prior to the year of income 2020 have effectively expired and are no […]