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Islamic finance arrangement

VAT Act
Has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Income Tax Act

Islamic finance return

VAT Act
Has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Income Tax Act

duty of customs

VAT Act
Means import duty, excise duty, export duty, countervailing duty, levy, cess, tax or surtax charged under any law for the time being...

entertainment

Entertainments Tax Act
includes an exhibition, performance or amusement to which persons are admitted for payment, but does not include the following— (a) entertainment offered by persons registered for value added...

exempt supplies

VAT Act
Means supplies specified in the First Schedule which are not subject to tax

input tax

VAT Act
Means— (a) tax paid or payable on the supply to a registered person of any goods or services to be used by him for the purpose of his business; and (b)

output tax

VAT Act
Means tax which is due on taxable supplies

payment for admission

Entertainments Tax Act
includes any payment by a person who, having been admitted to one part of a place of entertainment, is subsequently admitted to another part thereof for admission to which a payment involving...

revenue

Kenya Revenue Authority Act, 1995
means taxes, duties, fees, levies, charges, penalties, fines or other monies collected or imposed under the written laws set out in the First Schedule

supply of imported services

VAT Act
Means a supply of services that satisfies the following conditions— (a) the supply is made by any person; (b) the supply would have been a taxable supply if it had...

tax

VAT Act
Means the value added tax chargeable under this Act

tax computerized system

VAT Act
Means any software or hardware for use in storing, retrieving, processing or disseminating information relating to tax

tax period

VAT Act
Means one calendar month or such other period as may be prescribed in the regulations

tax registration certificate

VAT Act
Means a tax registration certificate issued by the Commissioner under section 34

tax representative

VAT Act
Deleted by Act No. 38 of 2016, s. 26(e)

taxable supply

VAT Act
Means a supply, other than an exempt supply, made in Kenya by a person in the course or furtherance of a business carried on by the person, including a supply made in connection with the...

taxable value

VAT Act
Means the value determined in accordance with section 13 and 14