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Kenya Revenue Authority v Universal Corporation Ltd (Civil Appeal 150 of 2018) [2020] KECA 395 (KLR) (7 August 2020) (Judgment)

[2020] KECA 395 (KLR) Court of Appeal
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Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
395
Citation
[2020] KECA 395 (KLR)
Decided
7 August 2020
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from the High Court's judgment in a Judicial Review caseCoramR. N. Nambuye, W. Karanja, J. Mohammed
Holding

The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondent

Facts

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) demanded short levied taxes from Universal Corporation Ltd (UCL) on June 10, 2013, and the High Court dismissed the KRA's claims.

Issues

  1. KRA's demand for short levied taxes was unfair and unjust
  2. KRA's demand was unreasonable without justifications
  3. other companies' arrangements with KRA were irrelevant to the appeal

Reasoning

The court found that KRA's demand was unfair, unjust, and unreasonable without justifications. Other companies' arrangements were irrelevant to the appeal.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed with costs to the respondent
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