VAT in Kenya
A tax on most goods and services. You collect it from your customers and pay it to KRA every month.
- Standard rate
- 16 percent
- Must register at
- KES 5 million sales
- Return due
- 20th, every month
Claiming Input VAT Without Getting Rejected
Claim input VAT within six months after the tax period of the purchase, hold a valid invoice, and use the purchase to make taxable supplies.
Withholding VAT Explained: What Suppliers and Appointed Agents Must Do
A KRA-appointed agent keeps back 2 percent of the taxable value and pays it to KRA within five working days. The supplier claims it as a credit.
Pearl Industries Lost Its Input VAT Claim Because Its Documents Did Not Answer KRA's Doubts
The High Court restored KRA's VAT and corporation tax assessments after the company failed to disprove KRA's findings about its suppliers.
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