Tax and Regulatory

Direct Taxes

Direct taxation in Kenya broadly refers to the Income Tax and Wealth tax laws which involve personal tax, corporate tax, minimum alternate tax, capital gains tax, international tax and transfer pricing. We offer services in each of the above mentioned areas of tax and legal regulatory compliance.

Tax Strategy and Legal Compliance

Our endeavor is to formulate an ideal tax strategy for our clients which is compliant with the law, legitimately reduces the tax bills and yet is not prone to invite litigation. Our specialist tax partners have a responsibility to ensure that the clients tax bill is optimised and they do not pay any unnecessary taxes.
This involves a complete understanding of the ever changing tax laws which offer innumerable tax optimisation opportunities in the form of deductions, exemptions and claims for losses and expenses. Coupled with an intimate understanding of the clients business and structure the potential tax strategies are formulated, discussed and finalised to minimise the tax bills and having said so, we also recognise the fact that the tax strategy should not be overly aggressive and should not increase clients tax risks so as to plunge them into protracted litigation.
Our tax Specialists teams constantly monitor the development of legal jurisprudence, the statutory pronouncements and the amendments in tax laws which invariably have far reaching consequences on the clients’ tax strategies. Our knowledge plays a pivotal role in tax planning, advisory and compliance services. Our regulatory compliance services ensure that the clients attain a high level of stringent tax law compliances.

Tax Health Checks

Given the complex and dynamic nature of tax, we provide tax health check services. These reviews are designed to assess the organization’s level of compliance with all tax laws, assist the organization to quantify any tax exposures that arise from the review and assist you to identify the risk areas that exist in your tax processes.

Tax Compliance

Taxpayers are required to file tax returns on a periodic basis – Corporate Income Tax returns, employee tax returns, withholding tax returns or Value Added Tax returns. We provide to you some peace of mind by computing entries to the returns, preparing the returns, and eventually filing them with the authorities on a timely basis.

Tax Representation

We provide representation services to clients at all levels of tax hierarchy ranging from assessment to administrative (IRO) and Tax Appeals Tribunal. We have competence and resources to serve clients at all levels.

Focused Tax Research

We assist our clients in undertaking specific tax related research designed to form the basis of engagement with regulators and the treasury on tax policies. Our research output is used to inform pricing decisions, market position, investment decisions and engagement with government and non-government agencies.

Tax Review Assistance & Litigation Support

Tax reviews are time-consuming. We step in to assist you in handling the review from the initial to the final stages. We review revenue authority findings, advise on the legitimacy of demands, assist in raising objections, and generally represent your interests with the Tax Authority. We can represent you in Kenya Revenue Authority meetings/discussions and assist in resolving any arising issues.
We also assist in tax litigation support by representing clients in alternative dispute resolution process and the Tax Appeals Tribunal.

Tax Strategy, Structuring, and Planning

Our tax planning services include advising on any changes in tax laws and regulations and providing tax planning ideas in respect of the changes where applicable. We review new business activities and significant transactions and advise on the most tax efficient structure.