Kenya tax, payroll and business guides

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

10 Oct 2026 Selling a property: the capital gains tax stepsHow capital gains tax works when you sell land or a building, how to work out the gain, when the tax is due and what paperwork you need.
10 Oct 2026 Tax on Airbnb and short-stay rentals in KenyaHow income from Airbnb and other short-stay lets is taxed, whether turnover tax or the annual route is cheaper and when VAT may apply.
10 Oct 2026 Starting a business in Kenya: registration and tax stepsThe order of steps to register a business, get a KRA PIN, choose your taxes, get a county permit and set up records and payroll from the start.
10 Oct 2026 How to read your payslip line by lineWhat every line on a Kenyan payslip means, from basic pay and allowances to PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and the Housing Levy, and what to check each month.
10 Oct 2026 Rent receipts and tenant deposits: what landlords must recordWhy every rent payment needs a numbered receipt, how to hold and return a deposit fairly and how to record both for tax.
10 Oct 2026 Minimum top-up tax for large groups: Kenya's Pillar Two rule explainedWhat the qualified domestic minimum top-up tax is, which groups it applies to, when it is paid and why most Kenyan businesses are not affected.
10 Oct 2026 Overtime pay rules and tax in KenyaHow overtime is paid at 1.5 and 2 times the hourly rate, how to work out the hourly rate and how overtime is taxed as part of your pay.
10 Oct 2026 Pension contributions and tax relief for employeesHow NSSF and registered pension contributions reduce your taxable pay, the monthly limit and how to use it to lower your PAYE.
10 Oct 2026 Mortgage interest relief: how homeowners cut their taxable payHow to deduct interest on a loan for your own home, the KES 360,000 yearly limit, what paperwork you need and how to claim it.
10 Oct 2026 NSSF rates change from February 2026: what it means for your payslipThe NSSF earnings limits rose again in February 2026. See the new lower and upper limits, the new maximum contribution and what changes for employees and employers.
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.