Work out the Capital Gains Tax due when you sell land, a building or unquoted shares in Kenya. CGT is charged at 15% on the net gain — the sale price less what you paid and the allowable costs. Enter your figures and the tax updates as you type.
The price the property is sold or transferred for.
What you originally paid to buy the property.
Money spent enhancing the property (not routine repairs).
Legal, agent, valuation and advertising costs on buying and selling.
Currently 15% of the net gain. Editable, since the rate changes with Finance Acts.
CGT is charged at 15% of the net gain on the transfer of property, raised from 5% with effect from January 2023.
The gain is the transfer value less the adjusted cost — acquisition cost, capital improvements and incidental costs of buying and selling.
CGT is due and payable on or before the transfer of the property, and is declared on iTax by the transferor.
Mainly land, buildings and shares in private companies that are not listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
Includes an individual's main residence held 3+ years, transfers between spouses, and agricultural land under 50 acres outside a municipality.
Where the adjusted cost exceeds the transfer value there is a capital loss, which can be carried forward against future capital gains.