The Income Tax Act — Exemption

Legal Notice 155 of 1997

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The Income Tax Act — Exemption
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LAWS OF KENYA

INCOME TAX ACT

THE INCOME TAX ACT — EXEMPTION

LEGAL NOTICE 155 OF 1997

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. XCIX—No. 44 on 29 August 1997
  • Commenced on 29 August 1997
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 13 (2) of the Income Tax Act, the Minister for Finance exempts from income tax, the lump sum payments received by employees of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited who opt for voluntary early retirement prior to 28th February, 1998, under the Sector Reform Programme approved by the Government on 27th January, 1995, subject to the following conditions:
(a)An employee who opts for early retirement shall not be eligible for re-employment with the Kenya Power and Lighting Company in any capacity or under any terms whatsoever before the expiry of three (3) years from the date on which he left service under the scheme.
(b)The Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited shall, in addition to complying with any procedures that the Commissioner of Income Tax may require, furnish the Commissioner in respect of each retiring employee, with the name, date of retirement from the service of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company, the amount paid and a copy of the agreement with the employee duly signed by the employee.
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31 December 2022
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