Tax Compliance Assessment at Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW)

Objectives

The objectives of this assignment are:

1. To carry out assessment detailed tax audit of COVAW’s accounting, operational and administrative functions and identify ALL tax and legal obligations in line with Kenya’s tax legislation that COVAW as an NGO should be adhering to;
2. To address and mitigate any non-compliance to tax legislation within an agreed time period.
3. To identify gaps in practice, develop systems and procedures to ensure compliance on required interventions in addition to developing day to day procedures, aimed at ensuring COVAW’s tax compliance at all times;
4. Undertake the process to obtain any applicable tax waivers including tax exemption certificate for COVAW from the Kenya Revenue Authority(KRA).

KEY DELIVERABLES

The tax consultant is expected to deliver three (3) key deliverables, at the end of the assignment:

1. A report on the findings of the tax assessment, as well as a tax compliance certificate from KRA;
2. A handbook on accounting and administrative processes that require tax compliance based on recommendations from the assessment and how this should be applied;
3. A tax exemption certificate for any applicable waivers or exemptions that may be available to COVAW.

GENERAL

The tax consultant will be given access to all legal documents, correspondence and any other information that may reasonably be deemed necessary to enable him/her to carry out the assignment. This should include, but not be limited to, copies of all organisational policies, copies of the previous annual audit reports, and the relevant finance management and procurement guidelines.

Duration of the assignment

The assignment shall be completed within one (1) month from the date of commencement, as well as ongoing support for one year.

Qualifications of the consultant/firm

The individual/firm MUST meet the following qualifications to be considered;

• Demonstrate that the firm holds the requisite knowledge, skills and competencies required to perform its responsibilities with due professional care.
• The firm must have been in operation continuously for the last seven years carrying out taxation duties in Kenya. **
• The firm must be registered in Kenya and adhere to all legal requirements to operate in Kenya. **
• The firm must be registered by the relevant regulating body registered in Kenya. **
• The firm and staff must be independent of COVAW.**