V.A.T. Act 2007 - Kenya Revenue Authority
V.A.T. Act 2007 - Kenya Revenue Authority
V.A.T. Act 2007 - Kenya Revenue Authority
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Rev. <strong>2007</strong> VALUE ADDED TAX CAP 476<br />
(4) In calculating the price of accommodation and restaurant services:-<br />
Cap.494<br />
(a) any charge made in respect of the Catering Training and<br />
Tourism Development Levy imposed under the Hotels and<br />
Restaurants <strong>Act</strong>; and<br />
(b) any service charge made in lieu of tips or gratuities;<br />
shall be excluded:<br />
Provided that the proceeds of the service charge referred to in<br />
paragraph (b) shall be distributed directly to the employees of the hotel or<br />
restaurant, in accordance with a written agreement between the employer and<br />
employees, and the service charge shall not exceed ten percent of the price of<br />
the service excluding, such service charge.<br />
(5) Deleted by Finance <strong>Act</strong> 2001.<br />
(6) In calculating the value of betting and gaming services –<br />
(a) the amount staked by a person shall be deemed to be the<br />
consideration for the supply of a service; and<br />
(b) the taxable value of a supply under paragraph (a) for any tax<br />
period shall be the total amount staked less the amount of winnings<br />
(if any) during that tax period and the taxable value shall be deemed<br />
to be inclusive of tax.<br />
Cap 472<br />
Cap.131<br />
Cap.507<br />
(6A) The taxable value of mobile cellular phone services shall be the<br />
value of such services as determined for the duty under the Customs and Excise<br />
<strong>Act</strong>.<br />
(7) In subsection (6), the “amount staked” means any payment made in<br />
cash or in kind as consideration for participating in a game of chance and<br />
includes any payment for the purchase or use of instruments of gaming within<br />
the meaning of the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming <strong>Act</strong>.<br />
(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2)(c), financial charges<br />
incurred by a person who purchases taxable goods on hire purchase terms from<br />
a taxable person engaged in hire purchase business in accordance with the Hire-<br />
Purchase <strong>Act</strong> shall be excluded from the taxable value.<br />
(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (2)(c) and (3), interest<br />
incurred for late payment of the price of a taxable supply of goods or services<br />
shall be excluded from taxable value.<br />
(10) Deleted by Finance Bill 2005<br />
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