Tax Education Seminars for NGOs

Sustainable, effective and efficient NGOs that comply with relevant laws are important for the fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the country’s Vision 2030. 

As part of the government’s efforts to enhance NGOs contribution to the foregoing, the NGOs Co-ordination Board and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) have jointly organized a series of capacity building workshops for NGOs.  These workshops are aimed at providing NGOs with relevant information to improve their compliance and governance and at the same time increase their understanding on the enabling roles of the NGOs Board and KRA.

The workshops cover among other things: -

·        Income tax exemption procedures and legal provisions

·        Vat exemption procedures and legal provisions

·        Customs services procedures and legal provisions

·        KRA online services overview

·        Legal and regulatory obligations for NGOs

The workshops also provide an opportunity for NGOs to ask specific questions on taxation issues affecting them.

The first of these workshops was held on 22^nd March, 2011 at the Times Tower in Nairobi. The workshop targeted NGOs with an annual income of over KES 100 and/or international NGOs with offices in Nairobi. A total of 90 NGOs participated in this workshop.

The second workshop was held on 29^th March, 2011 at the Mombasa Beach Hotel. The workshop targeted NGOs from the Coast Region. A total of 87 NGOs attended the workshop.

The third and fourth of the series of these workshops will be held on Monday, 18^th April 2011 in Eldoret and Wednesday, 20^th April 2011 in Kisumu for NGOs in the Upper Rift and Western/Nyanza Region respectively.

There are other workshops planned for Eastern, Northern and Central Kenya on dates to be confirmed. Download Invitation letter