Happy New Year 2026!
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LSK has proposed new PAYE bands under the Finance Bill 2026:
Up to Sh30,000 → 0% (tax-free)
Sh30,001–38,333 → 20%
Sh38,334–500,000 → 25%
Sh500,001–800,000 → 27.5%
Above Sh800,000 → 30%
How can a poor third work country called Kenya spend Kshs 1.1 trillion in just 9 months on tea, mandasi, samosa, workshop/seminars in Mombasa and air tickets?
Finance Bill 2026 has been introduced, bringing notable changes across multiple tax areas. Some of the proposed updates include:
Tax Filing Deadline: The deadline for filing tax returns is set to be reduced from the last day of the sixth month to the last day of the fourth month after the end of a person’s year of income. This means individuals and companies with a December year end will now file by 30 April.
Mitumba Traders: Importers of second hand clothing will be required to pay income tax based on a deemed profit of five percent of the customs value. This tax must be settled before the goods are released at importation.
CGT: It is proposed that any sale of shares by a non resident that derive value from Kenya or result in a change of control of a Kenyan company will be subject to tax. This will capture offshore share transactions where there is a link to a Kenyan entity.
Taxation of Trust Income: Income received by a trustee, executor, or administrator will be treated as the income of that trustee. Once the trustee has paid tax on the trust’s chargeable income, beneficiaries will not be required to pay additional tax on the same income, simplifying trust taxation.
VAT Exemptions: Items such as mobile phones, electric motorcycles, electric bicycles, solar batteries, electric buses, and battery electric cooking stoves are proposed to be exempt from VAT. However, any input VAT previously claimed on unsold exempt stock will need to be reversed.
Virtual Assets: Providers of virtual asset services will be required to submit annual returns containing user information. Kenya may also engage in cross border data sharing agreements on cryptocurrency transactions, signaling a move toward full regulation and taxation of digital assets.
Tax Amnesty: A tax amnesty is proposed for penalties and interest on liabilities incurred up to 31 December 2025, provided that the principal tax is paid by 31 December 2026.
VAT Record Keeping and Refund Period: The period for maintaining VAT records and claiming refunds is proposed to increase from two years to three years.
EAC Goods Not Treated as Imports: Goods originating from East African Community partner states that meet the rules of origin will not be treated as imports for purposes of excise duty.
Interchange Fees: Interchange and merchant service fees arising from card transactions are proposed to be explicitly classified as management or professional fees, making them subject to withholding tax. This follows previous litigation where the tax authority did not succeed, and represents an effort to clearly bring these fees within the taxable category.
Finance Bill 2026 makes for an interesting & fairly technical read both from a tax policy & administration standpoint.
A 🧵 on the 11 things that stand out from what we are seeing so far for me.
Filing your annual income returns is no longer what you declare but about what you can validate with eTims invoices & supporting documentation.
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Treasury Proposes PAYE Exemption:
Treasury proposes PAYE exemption for earnings up to Ksh 30,000
CS Treasury Mbadi says new cabinet memo being prepared
PAYE for earners of over Ksh 50,000 to be reduced to 25%
Proposal part of a plan to cushion low & middle income earners
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KRA blocks nil tax filings until end of March to allow it to comb through data and convert nil filers and non-filers into taxpayers, Deputy Commissioner Njau says.
PLO Lumumba: The deal signed between President Kagame and President Tshisekedi was dead on arrival. How can you have an American solution to an African problem? The sooner we exorcise the ghost of low self-esteem and avoid being humiliated in foreign capitals as our leaders were in Washington DC, only then will we have lasting solutions to the problems that bedevil the continent of Africa. It’s tragic comedy
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3. Align the accounting records with what appears on eTims.
The risks are!!!
1. Mismatched income and expenses will possibly trigger KRA audits and eventually penalties.
2. Expenses not supported by eTims invoices will likely be disallowed for Tax purposes.
Anne Waiguru
What must be done between now and December 2025. (Assuming financial year ends in December.)
1. Verify that all income generated is correctly transmitted through eTims.
2. Expenses have to be supported by eTims, where applicable.
Local Westlands Yellow Anne Waiguru
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