Title Which exemptions have been removed from the Income Tax Act?
Description

The exemptions deleted from the Income Tax Act were as follows under the 1st Schedule to the said Act:

























































































Paragraph 4



The income of all the institutions listed in paragraph 4 which the Tea Board of Kenya, Pyrethrum Board of Kenya, Sisal Board of Kenya, Kenya Dairy Board, among others.



Paragraph 7



Profits or gains of the Agricultural Society of Kenya



Paragraph 9



Interest on any tax reserve certificates which may be issued by authority of the Government



Paragraph 18



Any payment in respect of disturbance made to  was employees in the public service of any of those governments or of the Community



Paragraph 25



The emoluments of any officer of the Desert Locust Survey who is not resident in Kenya.



Paragraph 28



Any education grant paid by the Government of the United Kingdom under any agreement between that Government and the Government of Kenya.



Paragraph 29



The income received by way of remuneration under any contract which was entered into consequent upon financial assistance being received from the International Co-operation Administration



Paragraph 30



The income received by virtue of their employment by citizens of the United States of America who are employed by the Department of Agriculture of the United States of America on research work in co-operation with Government.



Paragraph 31



Gains or profits resultant from any reward paid by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for the discovery of uranium ore in Kenya



Paragraph 32



All income of any non-resident person not having a permanent establishment in Kenya and which consists of interest or management and professional fees paid by the Tana River Development Company Limited or its successors in title



Paragraph 33



Such part of the income of the East African Power and Lighting Company



Paragraph 34



The income of the General Superintendence Company Limited



Paragraph 36



Exemption of CGT on gains made by an individual from : - shares in the stock or funds of the Government, the High Commission or the Authority established under the Organization or the Community; shares of a local authority; and land which has been adjudicated under the Land Consolidation Act or the Land Adjudication Act when the title to that land has been registered under the Registered Land Act and transferred for the first time.



Paragraph 40



Interest earned on contributions paid into the Deposit Protection Fund



Paragraph 41



Interest paid on loans granted by the Local Government Loans Authority



Paragraph 46



Dividends received by a registered venture capital company, special economic zone enterprises, developers and operators licensed under the Special Economic zones Act



Paragraph 47



Gains arising from trade in shares of a venture company earned by a registered venture capital company



Paragraph 52



Interest income generated from cash flows passed to the investor in the form of asset-backed securities.



Paragraph 55



Dividends paid by Special Economic Zone Enterprise, developers or operators to any non-resident person



Paragraph 56



Compensating tax accruing to a power producer under a power purchase agreement.



The whole of Part II (securities, the interest on which is exempt from tax) of the First Schedule.


Category Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2020