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Capital Gains Tax is a tax chargeable on the whole of a gain, which accrues on or after 1st January 2015 on the transfer of property situated in Kenya, whether or not the property was acquired before 1st January 2015. The rate of the tax in Kenya is calculated as 5% of the net gain. …

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The new immigration rules in the UK now allow for Kenyans without degrees to access work permits in the UK. This followed after the UK agreed to exit the European Union. The new visa rules have now created an even playing field for Kenyans looking to work in the UK, as the government has vowed …

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Transfer of property in kenya [part 1] – WK Advocates Under Kenyan law, transfer means passing of land, lease or charge from one party to another, which includes an instrument by which the passing is effected. This can either be by way of sale or gift. A transfer is said to be complete when the …

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Transfer of property in kenya [part 2] – compulsory transfer – WK Advocates 1. Transfer by Death Property can be transferred to another party when the owner of the said property dies whether testate (with a will) or intestate (without a will). In testacy, the property will pass to the person named in the deceased’s …

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Once parties are married they become one. But what happens to their property in the event that they want a divorce? During the subsistence of the marriage and upon divorce, there has to be a distinction between what formed part of the matrimonial property. Which means that whatever property was acquired during the subsistence of …

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Ownership history It is important to do a background check on the ownership of the land you intend to purchase. Cases of fraud involving land have been on the increase in Kenya. Therefore, to avoid being duped, follow the legal procedures of ascertaining the landowners by conducting a land search at the relevant authorities. Location …

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Every individual with a PIN has been required to file their income tax returns for every year of income. For this year the deadline will be June 30, 2021. This is a statutory requirement that if not met will attract penalties. Filing of returns also helps you to ascertain that what was deducted from your …

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It is important to distinguish between gifts given merely to advance the donor in the acquaintance of the donee and thereby gaining a favor; and those in anticipation of or in contemplation of marriage. The former is held to be absolute. Where there has been no mutual undertaking to marry, the gifts will be regarded …

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