Panic is rising at Times Tower.
I am reliably informed that KRA is relaxing 2025 tax filing rules.
Right now, the rule is brutal.
If you paid for a purchase in 2025 and the seller did NOT give you an eTIMS invoice:
• You cannot automatically deduct that expense.
Instead:
• You must prepare an Excel list
• List all such purchases
• Attach whatever receipts you were given
• Submit the list to KRA
Only after KRA approves it,
That is when you can deduct the expense.
But here is where KRA cornered everyone.
- KRA inserted one dangerous column in that list.
It is called the 'Seller's PIN' for every single expense line.
Now, where will you get PINs for:
• Matatus
• Farmers
• Jua Kali merchants et al
Even formal sellers have refused. Completely.
They have sworn they would rather be hung than release their PINs.
They,
• Fear customers will expose them to KRA
• Fear customers will exaggerate purchases (100 becomes 2000)
• Fear KRA will accuse them of under declaring income
As a result,
• Taxpayers cannot complete their filings
• 2025 tax returns are stuck
• KRA is missing its tax collection targets
Panic has entered Times Tower.
Now, wind has it that by end of this month:
• KRA will remove that one dangerous column.
You will still:
• Prepare the list of purchases
• Submit it to KRA
But WITHOUT the seller’s PIN.
Is this a welcome move?
Can it be simplified further?
At the point where I can't kick a ball to save my life. How did we get here? Nimeona watu hawajai cheza any sport trying to kick a ball,how that is me now beats me.Muscle memory nje.
Past 2 months I slowed down on posting or telling people what we do,where we do it from.I haven't been outgoing or taken part in community activities as much.Outcome:First Easter in 4 years we are free,kidogo set up.Not added to Whatsapp groups as much too.Clearly out of sight...
The older you get, the more you realize luck is mostly exposure.
If you sit in the same place, have the same routine, talking to the same people, nothing new really happens.
You have to tackle the world to win.
Travel more. Talk to people. Try a breakfast spot. Post on social media. Start a side hustle or a hobby.
The world rewards motion. You don't find opportunity sitting still.
We are stuck at Kikwetu Tavern. Floods have overwhelmed us and all the cars have been submerged. We can't exit either by foot since the water in from mbagathi road has so much force. The bridge seems to have collapsed as well just outside the gate. The rains are not stopping and we are submerged waist high in water with no high grounds to our advantage. Mtuombee.
I am appealing that if there is a way we can be evacuated please lift us off. PLEASE RETWEET WIDELY.
#copied
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