Digital services new battleground in KRA tax treaties push

Times Tower in Nairobi, the headquarters of Kenya Revenue Authority.  

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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has stepped up efforts to secure rights to tax cross-border digital income in Double Tax Agreements (DTAs) arrangements, signalling a shift in how the country plans to capture revenue from the fast-growing online economy.

The tax agency said Kenya is keen on including clauses in DTA treaties that allow taxation of income from digital platforms, software services, online advertising, and other services sold locally but paid for offshore.

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