Lecture 5 Β· Pesapal won its VAT case. Parliament changed the law.
π»ππ πͺπππ πΉπππ: The High Court ruled that a payment company moving money for merchants supplies an exempt financial service. Ten months later, the Finance Act 2026 taxed that service.
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You are the chief financial officer of a licensed payment service provider in Nairobi. KRA says the commission you charge merchants is subject to VAT. You say it is an exempt financial service. With penalties and interest, the bill is KSh 110.7m.
Before you decide whether to fight, answer two questions. What exactly do you sell? And if you win, how long will the win last?
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Lecture 3 Β· How A CEOβs personal account became a KSh 163.9m tax bill.
π»ππ πͺπππ πΉπππ: Mary Wanjiru Kinyua said KSh 413m in deposits were company sales and loans. Without the paperwork, the courts treated the money as hers, and the one point she won was worth a rounding error.
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