Tax Law
Effective Strategies for Local and Cross-Border Taxation
We help businesses and individuals minimize liabilities, structure investments, and navigate audits while ensuring compliance with Kenyan and international tax laws.
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Comprehensive Tax Advisory and Compliance Solutions
KMK Africa Advocates LLP's Tax Law practice advises corporate and individual clients on a broad range of tax and revenue law matters in Kenya, with reach into regional and international tax where applicable. The practice is recognised for its commercially grounded approach, combining technical tax expertise with a functional understanding of clients' industries and operations. The team advises on tax dispute resolution, customs and import duty matters, VAT, transactional tax structuring, and cross-border tax compliance, and collaborates closely with the firm's Corporate and Commercial and Banking and Finance practices to integrate tax advice into clients' more extensive legal and commercial strategies.
Our capabilities include:
- Tax dispute resolution before the Kenya Revenue Authority, the Tax Appeals Tribunal, and the High Court of Kenya
- Customs classification and import duty disputes, including matters under the EAC Common External Tariff
- VAT compliance, planning, and dispute resolution
- Transactional tax structuring for mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and cross-border investments
- Cross-border and international tax advisory, including Kenya’s tax treaty network
- Tax compliance and regulatory advisory, including sector-specific tax matters
- Advisory to international investors on the tax implications of establishing operations in Kenya and the East African region
Select Experience
The practice has represented clients in VAT disputes before the Tax Appeals Tribunal and the High Court of Kenya, including a matter in which the High Court rendered judgment in the client’s favour. The team has also successfully represented a multinational agribusiness distributor in a customs classification dispute before the Kenya Revenue Authority, achieving a favourable outcome with significant commercial consequences for the client’s import operations, and has acted for a customs clearing agent in an import duty liability dispute arising under a customs bond arrangement.
Practice Leadership
The practice is led by Robert M. Koome, Managing Partner and Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, supported by Cynthia Thandi, Associate. Tax mandates are handled in close coordination with the firm’s Corporate and Commercial, Banking and Finance, and Dispute Resolution practices.
Contact: [email protected]|+254 773 669 192
Website: https://kmkadvocates.co.ke
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