Value Added Tax (VAT)

Tough times ahead as tax breaks come to an end

Reading Time: 3 minutes Anthony Mwangi and Lewis Njoka Kenyans should brace themselves for tougher economic times ahead after Parliament approved the removal of Covid-19 […]

Experts want 14pc VAT on solar, cook stoves scrapped

Reading Time: 2 minutes Steve Umidha @UmidhaSteve Green energy industry players have called for the amendment of Finance Act 2020 which introduced a 14 […]

Minimum Corporate Tax will hurt businesses

Reading Time: 3 minutes Mucai Kunyiha & Rose Mwaura        The introduction of a Minimum Alternative Tax at the height of the […]

Yatani raises concern over Sh500b loss to tax benefits

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenya loses in excess of Sh500 billion annually through tax concessions or preferences, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani revealed yesterdaay. […]

Covid-19 tax laws clawing back economic gains

Reading Time: < 1 minute Gains made from a stimulus package offered by President Uhuru Kenyatta to cushion the sector from Covid-19 shocks were eroded […]

Bankers predict increase in credit flow to private sector

Reading Time: 3 minutes Steve Umidha @UmidhaSteve Private sector credit growth is expected to expand in the next 30 days and remain so for the […]

BAT reports 18pc growth in half-year profit to Sh2.7b

Reading Time: < 1 minute EARNINGS:  British American Tobacco Kenya Plc (BAT) grew its profit to Sh2.7 billion in the six months to June 30, […]

Like soldiers, taxpayers critical in fighting Covid-19

Reading Time: 3 minutes Faustin Mwinzi    Desperate times call for desperate measures. This common phrase is borrowed from the medical world where in […]

Digital banks ‘confused’ over new tax

Reading Time: < 1 minute Noel Wandera @NoelWandera5 Digital lenders still do not understand how the market tax will affect their lending service delivery. Digital […]

Experts say VAT changes to hit ordinary Kenyans hard

Reading Time: 2 minutes Zachary Ochuodho @zachuodho The amended Value Added Tax (VAT) meant to cushion Kenyans against Covid-19 shocks could increase the cost […]