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Taxes, Levies, Fees, Duties

Common Kenya Taxes, Levies, Fees, Duties, Deductions in Summary:

  • FM=Following Month, 
  • Pen=Penalty, Int=Interest, 
  • PMo=Per Month,  PQu=Per Quarter, 
  • WEF=Effective Date, 
  • TOT=Turn-Over-Tax, MinT=Minimum-Tax,  InstT=Instalment Tax, DST=Digital Service Tax, AT=Advance Tax, PT=Presumptive Tax, CT=Corporation Tax, FBT=Fringe Benefit Tax, CGT=Capital Gains Tax, VAT, RI=Rental income, EL=Export Levy, IDF=lmport declaration fee. RDL=Railway development levy,  PF=Processing fee, AD= Duty on Goods for home use from an EPZE

NameAffectedWEFDue DateModeTaxableRatePenIntRef
PAYEEmployee00/00/00009th FMPMo+24k10-25%25%1%pmOther
TOTResidents01/01/202020th FMPMo1m-50m1%5%1%pmOther
MinTRes COs01/01/202120th FMPQu1m-50m1%5%1%pmOther
InstTResidents01/01/200020th FMPQu>40K110%5%1%pmOther
WHITResidents01/01/202020th FMPMoAny2%5%1%pmOther
RRITResidents01/01/202020th FMPMo>288K10%5%1%pmOther
DSTResidents01/01/202020th FMPMo1m-50m1.5%5%1%pmOther
ATResidents01/01/202020th FMPMo1m-50m1%5%1%pmOther
PTResidents01/01/202020th FMPMo1m-50m1%5%1%pmOther
FBTResidents01/01/202020th FMPMo1m-50m1%5%1%pmOther
CGTResidents01/01/202020th FMPMo1m-50m1%5%1%pmOther
VATResidents01/01/202020th FMPMo1m-50m1%5%1%pmOther
WHVATResidents01/01/202020th FMPMo1m-50m1%5%1%pmOther
WHTResidents01/01/202020th FMPMoAny1%5%1%pmOther
RIResidents01/01/202020th FMPMo1m-50m1%5%1%pmOther
NHIFResidents01/01/20209th FMPMo1m-50m1%5%1%pmOther
NSSFResidents01/01/20209th FMPMo1m-50m1%5%1%pmOther
E-levyExporter01/01/0000xxAnyx%x%x%pmOther
IDFImporter 01/01/0000xxAny2%x%1%pmOther
RDL   Importer01/01/0000xxAny1.5%x%1%pmOther
PFResidents01/01/0000xxAny10KNANAOther
ADResidents01/01/0000xxAny2.5%NANAOther
CTResidents01/01/202020th FMPMo1m-50m1%5%1%pmOther

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