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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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