Kenya tax, payroll and business guides

Plain-English articles on Kenyan taxes, payroll and compliance.

10 Oct 2026 The records every landlord should keep for KRA and for tenantsA practical checklist of leases, receipts, statements and invoices a landlord should keep, how long to keep them and how to organise them.
10 Oct 2026 Rental yield explained: gross, net and how to compare propertiesWhat rental yield means, how to calculate gross and net yield, what a good yield looks like and how costs and tax change the answer.
10 Oct 2026 How to register for rental income tax on iTaxThe steps to add the rental income obligation to your KRA PIN, what you need before you start and how to file your first return.
10 Oct 2026 Filing tax for several rental properties: one return or many?How to report rent from more than one property, how the limits apply to your total rent and how to keep each property's records separate.
10 Oct 2026 Deductible expenses for landlords: what you can claim and what you cannotWhich rental costs reduce your taxable profit on the annual route, which do not, and how to keep proof of each.
10 Oct 2026 The costs of buying property in Kenya: a full checklistEvery cost beyond the price when you buy land or a house, from stamp duty and legal fees to valuation, rates clearance and financing.
10 Oct 2026 Rental income for individuals and companies: how the tax differsHow an individual landlord and a company that owns property are taxed differently, and what to consider before holding property in a company.
10 Oct 2026 Land rates and county property charges: what owners payWhat land rates are, who sets them, how they are billed and paid, and why a rates clearance certificate matters when you sell.
10 Oct 2026 Withholding tax on rent: what tenants, agents and landlords must doWhen a tenant or managing agent must withhold tax from rent, at what rate, when to pay KRA and how the landlord claims the credit.