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Amidst protests, the Kenyan government scrapped parts of the bill on 18 June 2024. According to Kuria Kimani, chairman of Kenya’s Finance and National Planning Committee, the proposed tax increases that were scrapped included a 16% value-added tax (VAT) on bread, as well as taxes on motor vehicles, vegetable oil, and mobile money transfers. [26]
Here are the 2024 mileage reimbursement rates: Business mileage rate: 67 cents per mile. This mileage rate for business increased by 1.5 cent from 65.5 cents per mile in 2023.
23 June – The Government of Kenya says it is ready for conversations with anti-finance bill protesters. [16] 25 June – 2024 Parliament of Kenya assault: The Parliament Buildings in Nairobi are set on fire during protests against the finance bill, [17] while 10 protesters are shot dead by police. [18]
The Kenya Finance Bill protests trace back to the 2023 anti-government protests that followed the passing of tax reforms in the "Kenya Finance Bill 2023." These protests, which were led by former prime minister Raila Odinga , left six people dead and dozens injured.
The IRS bumped up the optional mileage rate to 67 cents a mile in 2024 for business use, up from 65.5 cents for 2023. The new rate kicks in beginning Jan. 1 and it would apply to 2024 tax returns ...
For drivers on the low-end of that range, they could deduct $53,600 in mileage for 2024, versus $52,400 in 2023, decreasing their tax liability and potentially putting money in their pocket.
On 25 June 2024, thousands of protesters stormed the Kenyan Parliament Building in Nairobi in response to the passing of the Kenya Finance Bill 2024, part of a larger series of protests against the proposed tax increases. The protest escalated when the protesters set part of the building on fire. [4]
On Dec. 29, the agency announced a bump in the optional standard mileage rate starting Jan. 1, 2023 — which will now be 65.5 cents per mile driven. Taxpayers can use the new rate to calculate ...