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The Kenyan taxation system covers income tax, value-added tax, customs and excise duty.The regulations are governed by independent legislators that govern the taxation system, the main legislator, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has different sections that deal with the above taxes while also having the authority to undertake reviews on various companies and corporations.
A value-added tax (VAT or goods and services tax (GST), general consumption tax (GCT)) is a consumption tax that is levied on the value added at each stage of a product's production and distribution. VAT is similar to, and is often compared with, a sales tax .
62% (This consists of 40% income tax on the GBP 100k–125k band, an effective 20% due to the phase-out of the personal allowance, and 2% employee National Insurance). The marginal rate then drops to 47% for income above GBP 125k (45% income tax plus 2% employee National Insurance) [241] [242] 20% (standard rate) 5% (home energy and renovations)
Calculate your taxable income: To figure this out, you take your AGI and subtract all of your qualifying deductions. Or use a tax filing software to calculate the deductions for you.
Your adjusted gross income is simply your total gross income minus certain adjustments. You can find these adjustments on Schedule 1 of Form 1040, under “Part II — Adjustments to Income.”
According to World Bank, "GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.
The concept of value-added tax (VAT) as an indirect tax was the brainchild of a German industrialist, Dr. Wilhelm von Siemens in 1918. A hundred years later, the tax which was devised to be efficient and relatively simple to collect and enforce is, together with the goods and services tax (GST), now in place in over 140 countries globally.
To increase tax compliance percentages and encourage more people to file their taxes, the Kenya Revenue Authority has an elaborate online portal [3] that allows citizens to log in and either file tax returns, check their penalties [4] or apply for a certificate of tax compliance. This is in line with the Kenyan government's efforts to automate ...