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Rates of Tax in Kenya

HeadRate of Tax
Capital Gains Tax 15%
CGT where Nairobi International Financial Centre Authority certifies a firm has invested at least three billion shillings5% 
Significant Economic Presence Tax30% of the deemed taxable profit.
Residential Rental Income Tax 7.5% of the gross rental receipts of a taxable resident person.
Turnover Tax (TOT)1.5% of the gross receipts of the business of a taxable person
Advance tax For vans, pick-ups, trucks, prime movers, trailers and lorries, two thousand five hundred shillings per tonne of load capacity per year or five thousand shillings per year, whichever is higher;
For saloons, station-wagons, mini-buses, buses and coaches, one hundred shillings per passenger capacity per month or five thousand shillings per year, whichever is higher;
Withholding Tax Residents 
Dividend,15%
Qualifying dividend5%
Management or professional fee or training fee, other than contractual fee, the aggregate...
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