Attitude of tax authority on Audits

Hi every one... for those who have experienced KRA Audit...is KRA keen / aggressive on reverse VAT on imported services?

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Monthly VAT Returns

How do we file monthly VAT return where input tax exceeds out put tax?

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Double Tax Agreement Kenya-South-Africa

Question: one of our SA client says that a DTA with SA was ratified and approved at 0 % is this really true? What i know is that DTAs give a subsidised rate but not 0 %.... Which site can i find the details? Thank you!

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Claimability of VAT on Company Car

Can one claim vat on a company car that's not commercial. Eg directors car?

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Are contractors to the UN tax exempt?

What about persons or entities contracted by the UN for a specified period.how should these guys file their returns

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How do we account for Taxes for UN Employees

Employee working in UN are their salaries taxable? If not how do we account for the same.

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How to Account for Withholding Tax

How do you treat the withheld tax in the books? Assuming you are the consultant paid from TZ and 15%has been with held.....do you Dr the tax account with the amount or do you treat it as an allowable expense?

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Does Kenya have a DTA with any East African Country

Good evening. Do we have a double taxation treaty with Tanzania? If not, how does EAC come into play? What are the agreed WHT rates?

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How is the first year of operation filed for taxes?

Hi a company was registered in July 2015 and it financial yr runs from Jan to Dec...do we need to have an statutory audit so that we can file Tax returns by 30th June 2016. or there r special consuderation for new companies?

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Allowability of Capital Cost of Residential Property

Morning, is the cost of construction of a residential rental property allowable on an individual? How is it apportioned i.e. for tax purposes?

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Per-diem How is it treated?

For allownces for staff going out of kenya let say for a month...is there a limit on how much they can spend per day? what does the law say for tax purpose?....kindly help

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Issues to be addressed: What is the minimum turnover requirement for ltd companies to qualify for statutory audit?

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Year End for Personal Tax or Sole Trader

Itax individual who are doing Business dont have Option of financial year end.

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What is the vat treatment for EPZ registered companys.

How do we know that a given business is a valid EPZ company. Are EPZ companies exempt from VAT and in writing invoices, do we include and charge VAT or not?

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Remission of Interest

So since remission of interest is silent, then it means no waiver?

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Vat Rate for Exempt Bodies

we are working for a church how do we invoice them has they are exempt from vat. Do we invoice them zero rated or with vat and if with vat we are liable to pay the vat

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Waiver of Interest

On the TPA Act, is it true that there's no more waiver of interest application because the reduction to 1% is a fair deal to the tax payers?

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Capital Allowances on Rental Property

Just wanted advice if a company is buying asset for rental income can the company get any tax benefits e g capital allowance

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Conflict Between Tax Procedure Act 2015 & Native Tax Law

Tax Procedure Act 2015 (TPA) is inconsistent with vat act 2015 but KRA says that the vat act is the mother and hence overrides the TPA

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How to Apply to be a Tax Agent in Kenya.

What is the requirement by ICPAK in regards to applying to be a tax agent? My concern is whether ICPAK will give you a good recommendation.

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Recovery of business back taxes from employment income.

Can the tax authority recover business tax from your salary. After the business has been abandoned or closed?

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Small Firms Audit Exemption

We need the requirement for small firms not to be audited reversed or at least the provision not to be activated.

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Appointment of VAT Withholding Agent

I hear kpmg has queried the act on appointment of Vat withholding agents but that's it no one is keen on the other issues that became apparent in the just concluded income tax workshop

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Vat on Ticket Sales

Hello CPA's as we still hope for others to join, does anyone know if Vat is charged on ticket sales? Please quote for me the section in the Act. For an event like watching a certain show and or a corporate event where tickets are issued for meals at a certain fee.....

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Temporary importation of photography and filming equipment

Is filming and photography equipment temporarily brought into Kenya exempted from duty

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