Taxation Management Services

The objective of tax management is to offer professional advice to our clients so as to ensure that they comply with the various tax regulations in force. Non-compliance is an offence that could attract heavy penalties and/or custodial sentences.

We do this by advising clients on how to plan their operations such that they incur only the taxes they must pay in regard to their business operations, without committing the offence of tax evasion. This is a critical area of overall business management, because virtually all businesses have to pay taxes in one form or another.

Tax laws are by nature very dynamic — the Kenyan tax system is constantly under review, almost yearly during the government budget — and businesses need to keep abreast of all changes and evaluate their impact on their overall operations.

The firm boasts a team with in-depth understanding and experience of the Kenyan tax law system as stipulated in the various tax Acts, i.e. the Income Tax Act Cap 470, VAT Act Cap 476, Customs & Excise Act Cap 472 and other tax related laws.

Income Taxes

• Annual Income Tax Returns computations and filing with the Income Tax Department.
• Monthly Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and annual PAYE returns for employers.
• Annual Individual PAYE Return — it is mandatory for all individuals to make their annual self-assessment to the Income Tax Department by 30th June of every year to assess whether they overpaid or underpaid income taxes. Overpaid taxes are refundable by KRA.
• Withholding taxes.

Value Added Taxes

• Monthly VAT Returns.
• VAT refund claims — for instance, all VAT claims above Ksh. 1,000,000 must have an auditor's certificate.

Customs & Excise Taxes

• Tax computations on imports, i.e. computation of duty, excise taxes and VAT on imports.
• Export and import documentation.