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[Ruth Jebet | Canvassador @ItsRuth_jebet]

A project months in the making ✨

I’m proud to have led the visual design for the State of Robotics in Africa (SORA) Report, shaping how research and insights are presented through editorial design, data visualization, and visual storytelling.

Grateful for the opportunity and the amazing team behind it.

Explore the report: https://t.co/5LwxGNKbZD

[Girl With The Hooks🧶 @CrochetLoftKE]

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[CPA Wachira Joseph @WashiraX]

What Julians has submitted is extremely critical. Extremely.

Right now:
• You partly tell KRA what you earned
• You tell KRA what tax you owe

If finance Bill 2026 passes,

It is KRA that will strictly tell YOU:
• What you earned
• What tax you owe

How?
• By pulling data from anywhere
• eTIMS, banks, third parties, govt ministries integrations, etc

If KRA sends you a tax bill. And it is insane. And you disagree. Who must prove it is wrong?

The bill says it is you.

But here is the danger. KRA is NOT required to tell you:
• Where they got the data from
• Or how they arrived at the figures

So you are left there. Trying to fight numbers you cannot see.

And some of those numbers could be system errors.

Now ask yourself,
- How do you disprove something you don’t even understand? Are you an angel?

What Julians is saying is simple.

If KRA wants to tax you using their data, KRA must prove to you and the courts that that data is:
• Accurate
• Reliable &
• Defensible

Is that a fair argument?
Or should taxpayers just fight ghosts?

[Julians Amboko @AmbokoJH]

Should the taxpayer still bear the burden of proof in instances where a tax dispute with the Revenue Authority is based in pre-populated & third party data?

In my submission before the National Assembly's Finance & Planning Committee on behalf of the Tax Research Centre at @StrathU, I argue that Finance Bill 2026's proposals seeking to anchor Incomes & Expenses Validation in law will be incomplete if they do not include a proposal for the the Revenue Authority being saddled with the burden of proof in such instances.

Here's why:

· Finance Bill 2026 proposes to amend Sec75 of the Tax Procedures Act to provide that the Revenue Authority may use technology to pre-populate tax returns on behalf of a person required to submit or lodge a tax return

· Finance Bill 2026 further proposes that a person required to submit or lodge a tax return may rely on pre-populated return generated by the Revenue Authority to file their return

· Finance Bill 2026 proposes to amend Sec112 to provide that the Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury may make Regulations for the procedure for the submission or lodging of returns based on pre-populated tax returns generated by the Revenue Authority

Here's where the problem is:

· In all this, Sec56(1) which provides that "In any proceedings, the burden shall be on the taxpayer to prove that a tax decision is incorrect" remains unchanged

· Sec56(1) is predicated on the fact that Kenya has been running on a self-assessment based regime & the data upon which tax disputes emerges was held by the taxpayer

· With Incomes & Expenses Validation & the onset of a Dual Assessment regime in Kenya, taxpayers are now exposed not just to errors of judgement & data on their part, but also errors of technology & transmission which are out of their control

· Can we really still have the burden of proof lying exclusively with the taxpayer in an environment where tax compliance has shifted from a function of record keeping to one where system integration reliability is now a key factor?

[Wendy🌸 @akinyi__wendy]

Aki mkioniona nikitafuta funding , mnisaidie because we need resources to move forward . To get that world class team of cracked engineers , ship our hardware and have the system on full rollout by Q3 , we need funding .

I would greatly appreciate if you speak a word about us to people and organisations that can help us make @spairally work .

[CPA Peter Ndirangu @pitandirangu]

TAX RESIDENCY AND KENYA TAX REGIME - A good read for freelancers and those working remotely

Kenyan Tax regime operate on two major principles; Source and residency.

I will Talk about residency

-Tax residency is an important factor in determining the scope of taxable income in Kenya.
-It determines whether an individual or company will be taxed on worldwide income or only on Kenya-sourced income.

Tax residence in Kenya is determined by Section 2(1) of the Income Tax Act (ITA).

According to this section, an individual is considered a resident for tax purposes if they meet any of the following conditions:

-If an individual is physically present in Kenya for a total of 183 days or more in a calendar year, they are classified as a tax resident, regardless of whether these days are consecutive or not.

-If an individual has been present in Kenya for an average of 122 days per year over the preceding two years, they qualify as a tax resident even if they were not physically present for 183 days in the current year.

-If an individual has a permanent home in Kenya and returns to Kenya at any time during the year, they are considered a tax resident, even if they spend most of their time abroad.

The Finance Act, 2022 defined the phrase 'permanent home' to mean a place where an individual resides or that is available to that individual for residential purposes in Kenya, or where, in the opinion of the Commissioner, the individual’s personal or economic interests are closest.

Implications of Tax Residency in Kenya
• Worldwide Taxation for Residents: A Kenyan tax resident is taxed on their worldwide income, meaning they must declare all income earned both within and outside Kenya.
• Foreign Employment Income: If a Kenyan resident works abroad but maintains tax residency in Kenya, they must still declare their foreign income. However, relief from double taxation apply if the individual has paid taxes in another country, especially if a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) exists.

#Tax #taxresidency

[CPA Wachira Joseph @WashiraX]

Kenyan tax law is tricky, and sometimes entertaining.

There are guys called H-N-F.
High Networth Freelancers.

They earn in dollars. Think in dollars. And price everything in dollars.

They have made life particulary difficult for agents. I heard one casually say.

- I get the rent is Ksh 180k, but how much is that in dollars?

And before the agent could reach for the calculator. He told him to forget about it.

But now,

In Kenya, taxes are crazy.

A freelancer earning 10M annually,

Pay taxes worth 3M shillings.

• That is 30%.

They do not like that. So they get creative.

They look for low-tax countries:

- Dubai, Mauritius, cayman islands, etc.

They register brief case companies there.

- As sole directors & sole shareholders.

Clients pay directly to those companies.

The company pays Zero or very low tax.

• Then sends money to Kenya as dividends. Withholding tax about ~5%

- So tax drops from 30% to 5%.

Same 10m. Tax now 500,000.

But unknown to them. There is one dangerous sentence chilling quietly in Kenyan tax law.

It reads:

• Any company managed and controlled from Kenya, is a Kenyan resident company.

Meaning:
- You own the company in Cayman
- But run it from your laptop in Nairobi

That is a Kenyan company.

And Kenyan companies must pay Kenyan taxes.

So one day KRA audits the freelancer. He pays zero taxes in Kenya.

He says he earns dividend from his Cayman company.

KRA asks for the registration documents. And finds he is the sole director.

- KRA Taxes the company in Kenya
- Adds penalties for tax evasion
- And goes for him as the representative to pay

Lesson.

• Structure your offshore company properly.

• Or KRA will structure it for you.

[CPA Peter Ndirangu @pitandirangu]

#Invoicing and #eTIMS compliance have been greatly made easier thanks to solutions like @Digi_Tax

Whether you're using @QuickBooks, local ERP systems or POS platforms like @UzaPoint, there’s no need to change your existing system to stay compliant.

They seamlessly integrates with the tools you already use, making tax compliance simple and efficient.

If you're looking for a reliable solution for eTIMS compliance and automated invoicing, @Digi_Tax is the partner you can trust.
#Digitax #eTIMS #TaxCompliance

[CPA Peter Ndirangu @pitandirangu]

Make sure you account for expenses that you have to incur to earn that revenue ! Get eTIMS receipts/invoices - for every expense ,

Consolidate these expenses and deduct against the income for the particular year of income .

Pay Tax on profit .

The key thing is ensure solid bookkeeping and expense support ( eTIMS )

[§aruni @GSaruni]

My nephew uses my Spotify account so he curated something.

He asked me to get your feedback.

https://t.co/hDGrpRAmjx

[Wendy🌸 @akinyi__wendy]

Today we’re launching @spairally 's first product, a public safety app built to prevent surprise during serious security situations.

The goal is clarity — identifying risk areas and guiding safer evacuation paths when it matters the most

A safer future !

[Peter Schmidt-Nielsen @ptrschmdtnlsn]

My cofounder and I are making an FPGA-accelerated server for high-memory high-bandwidth workloads. We're looking for one or two companies to partner with; we'll do the work to port your application to our hardware. Please DM me if you've got a tricky workload!

[Maktejah Brian™ 🚘 @maktejah_]

A friend's sister is missing, please RT widely and help find her 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[Miss Mwangi 🩵 @ShishNickie]

Good morning, beautiful people
Happy Saturdaze 💚
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TIA ❤️

[§aruni @GSaruni]

I've recently been using a lot of public transport & I've developed a habit that has kept my portable devices rel safe...

I randomly tie electrical tape on my 55w charger, Sennheisers headphones, BT speakers to hide their worth...

They look broken & on their last legs

Works!!

[Resop Baddie @Ch3roh]

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We are looking for Back-end, Front End and Flutter Devs. Exp 3-5yrs budget ni 180k-250k. Anyone?

[Ruth Jebet | Canvassador @ItsRuth_jebet]

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[kendrick The Greatest @FwisaNation]

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[Formula Data Analysis @FDataAnalysis]

Good news, fans of Imola: we could still race there next year, but I need your help for that!🙏

The Spokesman of Imola’s Mayor contacted me: the next 2 weeks will be crucial to show our interest and convince F1 to keep it

32871 people have already signed the petition: I’m among them, let’s go!!! 🏎️ 👉https://t.co/QXbqQJVjZ6

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[Janet Machuka @janetmachuka_]

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