Kenya tax, payroll and business guides

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

• 5 Nov 2026 How to prepare your payroll for a new financial yearA new year brings new rates, new employees' details and fresh deadlines. Here is a payroll checklist covering rates, records, budgets and reconciliation.
• 4 Nov 2026 How to explain a tax change to your staff or customersWhen a tax change alters pay or prices, people want a clear, honest explanation. Here is how to prepare, what to say and how to answer difficult questions.
• 3 Nov 2026 How to build a personal tax change logA simple log of the tax changes that affect you saves hours every year. Here is what to record, how to keep it and how it helps with returns, audits and new advisers.
• 2 Nov 2026 How to compare tax rules year on year: a simple methodWhen rules change, the key question is what is different for you. Here is a simple method to compare this year's rules with last year's and see the effect on your pay, costs and filing.
• 1 Nov 2026 CBK on the shilling and rising oil prices: what it means for importers and pricesThe Central Bank has spoken on how the shilling is doing against the dollar as oil prices rise. See what it means for importers, prices and your tax.
• 1 Nov 2026 KES 102M SportPesa jackpot: how much KRA takes and what the winner keepsAssume a bettor won a KES 102 million SportPesa jackpot. This is the breakdown of the tax the winner will pay, what they take home and how to protect it.
• 1 Nov 2026 KRA's plan to ease tax compliance for small businesses: what it means for youKRA has said it wants tax to be easier for small traders. Here is what has been reported, what it could mean for your business and what to do now.
• 1 Nov 2026 How KRA uses data matching and what it means for youTax authorities compare what you declare with what banks, employers, suppliers and registries report. Here is how that works in principle, and how to keep your declarations consistent.
• 1 Nov 2026 Kenya inflation and record fuel prices: how to protect your pay and your budgetBloomberg reports record gasoline prices have pushed Kenya's inflation to a three-year high. Here is how it hits pay, prices and tax, and what to do.
• 1 Nov 2026 Kenya's revenue shortfall: what it could mean for your taxes and your businessReports say a revenue shortfall is complicating how the government funds new spending. Here is why that matters to taxpayers and how to prepare.
• 31 Oct 2026 What happens after a court or tribunal ruling in a tax caseA tax case decision can change how a rule is applied, but not always straight away. Here is how rulings work, what they mean for ordinary taxpayers and how to follow them.
• 30 Oct 2026 Why tax rates change, and how to keep upTax rates and rules change often, and every change reaches you through payroll, invoices and prices. Here is why they change and a simple system for keeping up.