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Passenger Clearance Process

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:39:00 GMT

Passenger clearance represents a fundamental component of customs and border control operations conducted at various points of entry. This critical process encompasses the systematic examination and processing of travelers and their personal belongings to ensure full adherence to national customs regulations and immigration requirements.

Key Components

The passenger clearance process involves several essential elements that work together to maintain border security and regulatory compliance. Immigration officers and customs officials carefully review travel documents, verify the legitimacy of entry purposes, and conduct thorough inspections of accompanying baggage and personal items.

Passenger Clearance 101- Debunking myths and facts

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:29:00 GMT

Passenger clearance is a key aspect of customs and border control at points of entry. It involves processing travelers and their accompanying baggage to ensure compliance with national regulations, proper declaration of goods, and payment of any applicable duties and taxes.

A day in the life of a KRA Customs & Border Control Officer

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:32:00 GMT

Step into the fast-paced and dynamic world of a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Customs & Border Control Officer in this eye-opening episode. Tune in for an inside look as we follow Mr. Khamis Mbarak through a typical day on the job, from early morning briefings to late-night cargo inspections.

Discover the critical role these officers play in safeguarding Kenya's borders, ensuring compliance with trade regulations, and combating smuggling and other illicit activities. Hear firsthand about the challenges they face, from managing high-pressure situations to balancing efficiency with thoroughness.

Through candid interviews and immersive storytelling, this episode highlights the dedication, vigilance, and problem-solving skills required to keep the nation's borders secure and its economy thriving. Whether it's intercepting contraband, facilitating legitimate trade, or navigating the complexities of international customs laws, you'll gain a newfound appreciation for the unsung heroes who keep Kenya's borders safe and its trade flowing.

Role of Customs & Border Control

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:28:00 GMT

Welcome to Tubonge Tax, the podcast series where we discuss tax matters. In this episode, we're diving into a topic that impacts every one of us—the role of Customs and Border Control in revenue collection.

From ensuring the smooth flow of goods across borders to safeguarding national security and mobilizing revenue, Customs and Border Control staff play a vital role. But how exactly do they do it? What challenges do they face? And how does their work affect businesses, consumers, and governments?

In this episode, we'll unpack these questions and more. Our guest, Ms. Grace Temba, Manager, Customs & Border Control, will share insights and experiences from the front lines of Customs and Border Control. Whether you're a policy enthusiast, a business owner, or just curious about how borders and revenue intersect, this episode is for you.

Unpacking KRA's eTIMS

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:46:00 GMT

Unpacking KRA's eTIMS: A New Era for Tax Compliance in Kenya for Businesses & Individuals.

What is eTIMS?

The eTIMS system is KRA's innovative response to the challenges of tax compliance, designed to facilitate a seamless, efficient, and transparent process. By automating tax invoicing, eTIMS significantly reduces the administrative burden on businesses and individuals, ensures accuracy in tax reporting, and combats tax evasion. This system is not just a step forward in digitalization; it's a major transition towards enhancing the ease of doing business in Kenya.

The Significance of eTIMS.

With a deadline for sign-ups looming on the 31st of March 2024, the urgency to understand and adopt eTIMS has never been more critical. The platform's development was driven by a need to align tax processes with the dynamic nature of modern business and individual operations, offering a solution that is both accessible and comprehensive.

Understanding the KRA Tax Amnesty

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:16:00 GMT

In this episode, we unpack the Tax Amnesty Programme, which allows taxpayers to rectify their tax affairs while avoiding severe penalties and interest.

The primary goal of the Tax Amnesty Programme is to encourage taxpayers to come forward and disclose any undisclosed income, settle their outstanding tax liabilities and enjoy 100% amnesty on penalties and interest

The Tax Amnesty Programme typically covers various types of taxes, including income tax, value-added tax (VAT), corporate tax, and other taxes under domestic taxes. It applies to both individual taxpayers and businesses.

Where a person has paid all the principal taxes that were due by December 31, 2022, they will be entitled to an automatic waiver of the penalties and interest related to that period and will not be required to make an amnesty application.

Where a person has not paid all the principal taxes accrued up to December 31, 2022, they will be required to apply to the Commissioner for amnesty on interest and penalties and propose a payment plan for any outstanding principal taxes, which should be paid no later than June 30, 2024.

Ushuru Mashinani

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:58:00 GMT

The main objective of Ushuru Mashinani is to create awareness and help customers understand their tax obligations by providing tax education and services to the citizens to enhance revenue collection at the grassroots level. Ushuru Mashinani recognizes the diverse needs and priorities of different local communities and offers customized solutions that are best suited to these audiences.

Electronic Tax Invoice Management (eTiMS) is Simple, Convenient and Flexible

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 06:36:00 GMT

eTiMS is a flexible solution that offers a variety of integration solutions, including the use of mobile phones, windows, tablets, POS online solutions and ERP systems.

Why you should file your 2022 income tax return

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:19:53 GMT

If you fail to file your tax returns on time, you may be subject to penalties and interest charges. These charges can add up quickly, making it even more difficult to get your tax compliance certificate.

Filing your income tax returns annually is an important responsibility that will help a taxpayer claim refunds, avoid penalties and interest, and provide proof of income when needed.

Soma Label App

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 11:05:55 GMT

By law all wines, spirits, beer, bottled water, juices, soda, energy drinks, cigarettes and other tobacco products must be marked with excise tax stamps.

In this episode, our expert Soila is breaking it down for easy understanding of the Soma Label App. Remember excise tax stamps possess a number of security features and are all uniquely numbered with encrypted data codes. The codes are linked to a track & trace system holding information for each product individually.

The Voluntary Tax Disclosure is a Programme where a taxpayer voluntarily discloses unpaid tax/undisclosed tax liability to KRA and gets a percentage off on penalties and interests of the tax disclosed

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 07:49:09 GMT

With VTDP, you can make a disclosure about your individual income tax, Pay As You Earn, (PAYE) withholding taxes, capital gains tax, value added tax, turnover tax, advance tax, excise duty, rental income tax and corporation tax. It gives an opportunity to everyone to come forward voluntarily and disclose the taxable income.

Persons with disability have equal opportunities in our workforce- KRA

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:39:00 GMT

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) continues to stand out as a socially inclusive institution and an employer of choice for many reasons. Diversity and social inclusion are definitely part of this discourse.

We understand the unique needs of an inclusive workforce, and believe that persons with disabilities should be provided with a supportive environment to enable them express their unique abilities and talents so that they live a decent life and none is left behind," said. Patience Njau-Nyaga (Mrs) the Deputy Commissioner Human Resource.

Extension of deadline for compliance with Tax Invoice Management System (TIMS)

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:14:08 GMT

The deadline for the requirement by taxpayers to comply with regulations of the Tax Invoice Management System (TIMS) has been extended to 30th September 2022. The deadline extension is an administrative decision necessitated by taxpayers' request for more time to acquire and activate their TIMS devices in compliance with Electronic Tax Invoice (ETI) Regulations that were gazetted on 25th September 2020, Legal Notice 189.

The overall objective of introducing TIMS vide VAT (Electronic Tax Invoice) Regulations, 2020 is to increase VAT compliance, minimize on VAT fraud and increase tax revenue.

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The 8th Annual Tax Summit 2022

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:36:11 GMT

The Tax Summit is an annual dialogue platform for exchanging ideas, knowledge, insights and solutions to support efficiency and effectiveness in tax administration. This year's Summit is the 8th and is themed "Now & Beyond: Enhanced Service Delivery to Improve Tax Compliance'' will drive public and international dialogue around entrenching risk-based tax compliance, enhancing trade facilitation, and positioning KRA as a service-driven agency for the future.

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The 8th Annual Tax Summit 2022

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:30:00 GMT

The Tax Summit is an annual dialogue platform for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, insights and solutions to support efficiency and effectiveness in tax administration.

This year's Summit is the 8th and is themed "Now & Beyond: Enhanced Service Delivery to Improve Tax Compliance'' will drive public and international dialogue around entrenching risk-based tax compliance, enhancing trade facilitation, and positioning KRA as a service-driven agency for the future.

Understanding PAYE with Wanja Wangondu

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:22:32 GMT

PAYE is a method of collecting tax from individuals, both Resident and Non-resident, in gainful employment.

Gains or Profits include wages, casual wages, salary, leave pay, sick pay, payment in lieu of leave, fees, commission, bonus, gratuity, subsistence, traveling, entertainment, or other allowance received in respect of employment or services rendered.

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Upgrade your ETR with Andrew Momanyi

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 07:16:16 GMT

The Tax Invoice Management System (TIMS) is an upgrade of the current Electronic Tax Register (ETR) regime that was rolled out in 2005.

It will facilitate electronic tax invoice management through standardization, validation, and transmission of invoices to KRA on a real-time or near real-time basis.

All VAT-registered taxpayers are required to comply.

The effective rollout date is 1st August 2021

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National Values with Carolyn Gitegi

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:22:36 GMT

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Capital Gains Tax (CGT) with Nicholas Kyuvi

Mon, 09 May 2022 11:56:03 GMT

CGT is tax that is levied on transfer of property situated in Kenya, acquired on or before January 2015. It is declared and paid by the transferor of the property.

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Filing 2021 Income Tax Returns (Part 3: Other Sources of Income) with Benson Kakuno

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:36:47 GMT

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Filing 2021 Income Tax Returns (Part 2) with Benson Kakuno

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:50:43 GMT

This second episode on Filing 2021 returns focuses on:

Spouse declaration of taxes
Personal Relief
Filing amended return
How to confirm you have filed- view filed returns
Penalties for not filing

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Filing 2021 Income Tax Returns (Part 1) with Benson Kakuno

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:57:28 GMT

An individual income tax return is a declaration of income earned by an individual within a particular year. Every individual with a KRA PIN is required to file this return. You can file your Individual Income Tax Returns for a particular year of income, anytime between 1st January to 30th June of the following year.

Submission of income tax returns via https://itax.kra.go.ke/KRA-Portal/

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Payment Plan with Everlyn Makokha

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:25:49 GMT

A payment plan is an agreement with KRA to pay the taxes you owe within an extended timeframe. You should request a payment plan if you believe you will be able to pay your taxes in full within the extended time frame.

For further information and facilitation, please contact the Contact Centre on Tel:020 4999 999, 0711 099 999 or Email callcentre@kra.go.ke.

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Alternative Dispute Resolution 2 with Isaac Isavwa

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 13:05:31 GMT

Listen in as we discuss Alternative Dispute Resolution, episode 2. Listen to the last episode here https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e19uupu

ADR is a voluntary, participatory, and facilitated discussion over a tax dispute between a taxpayer and the Commissioner. It is in the form of facilitated mediation and not arbitration as envisaged in the Arbitration Act, (Chapter 49 Laws of Kenya), as the facilitator has no power to impose any decisions regarding the outcome of the tax dispute. Instead, the parties are facilitated to find a solution to the dispute.

Overall, ADR seeks to enrich the entire dispute resolution process by providing flexibility and timely/early dispute management without the limitations imposed by judicial and quasi-judicial processes as regards technical procedures, untimely decisions, and the rising costs of litigation.

Today, ADR is widely favored over litigation and applied in a number of Tax Revenue Administrations globally with great success. This Framework has been benchmarked against the experiences of these Tax Revenue Administrations.

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Alternative Dispute Resolution with Shirley Kithuka

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 06:14:34 GMT

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VAT on Digital Market Supply with Nickson Omondi

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 06:24:44 GMT

A foreign supplier of digital services without a fixed place of business in Kenya (overseas supplier) to a recipient in Kenya may register under the simplified tax registration framework via the iTax portal; itax.kra.go.ke/KRA-Portal/

The User guide for the simplified registration process is accessible on the KRA Website using this link; https://www.kra.go.ke/images/publications/USERGUIDE---DST-NONRESIDENT-REGISTRATION-REVIEWED-FINAL-18.12.2020-1.pdf
Upon successful registration on iTax, the digital service supplier will be able to file the tax return and make payment for the VAT due within the stipulated timelines.

If a non-resident without a fixed place of business in Kenya (overseas supplier) chooses not to register through the simplified registration framework, they SHALL appoint a tax representative.

The tax representative shall be responsible for performing any tax obligations required, including the submission of returns and the payment of taxes with respect to the VAT on the Digital marketplace Supply.

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Highlighting Taxpayers Month 2021 with Ms. Grace Wandera, Deputy Commissioner, Marketing and Communication

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 07:25:09 GMT

Each year we dedicate the month of October to appreciate taxpayers for their contribution to national development. Taxpayer's Month is an annual event that brings together distinguished taxpayers from various sectors of the economy.

This year, Taxpayer's month theme is "Pamoja Twaweza" highlighting the efforts Kenyans have put in place to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and to ensure post-pandemic economic recovery, hence revenue recovery.

In October, we will execute various engagement activities throughout the month. These activities are aimed at promoting revenue collection through the exchange of knowledge and expertise related to tax administration during Tax Summit sessions and Ushuru Mashinani bus tour. In addition, Customer Service Week (CSW) will kick off from 4th October to 8th October. The theme is The Power of Service. And the Annual Tax Summit (ATS) which will be held virtually on the 13th and 14th of October. The theme for this year's summit is Redefining the Taxation Landscape: Global Trends, Developments, and Impact. Lastly, we will have Taxpayers Day (TPD) where top Taxpayers in various categories are awarded for compliance. #PamojaTwaweza #TaxpayersMonth2021

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Electronic Tax Invoice with Hakamba Wangwe

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:55:44 GMT

The Tax Invoice Management System (TIMS) is an upgrade of the current Electronic Tax Register (ETR) regime that was rolled out in 2005.

It will facilitate electronic tax invoice management through standardization, validation, and transmission of invoices to KRA on a real-time or near real-time basis.

All VAT-registered taxpayers are required to comply.

The effective rollout date is 1st August 2021

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Voluntary Tax Disclosure Programme with Doris Ingahizu

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:27:30 GMT

Voluntary Disclosure Programme is a programme where a taxpayer confidentially discloses tax liabilities that were previously undisclosed to the Commissioner for the purpose of being granted relief of penalties and interest of the tax disclosed.

Where the Commissioner is satisfied with the facts disclosed in the application, the taxpayer shall be granted a relief of the interest and penalty due on the tax disclosed and paid as follows-

100% remission where the disclosure is made and tax liability paid in the first year of the programme
50% remission where the disclosure is made and tax liability paid in the second year of the programme
25% remission where the disclosure is made and tax liability paid in the final year of the programme

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Turnover Tax

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:32:49 GMT

Turnover Tax is a tax charged on businesses whose gross turnover is more than KES 1,000,000 but less than KES 50,000,000 in any given year.

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Income Tax

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:10:42 GMT

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iWhistle; See it, Report it!

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:25:01 GMT

Did you know that Section 5A (2) of the Kenya Revenue Authority Act of 1995 introduced a reward of KES 500,000 to any person who provides information, that leads to enforcement of tax laws?

That is; where the information provided leads to the identification of unassessed duties or taxes identified, whichever is less.

where the information provided leads to the recovery of unassessed duties or taxes. This law stipulates a reward of KES 2 million or 5% of the taxes or duties recovered, whichever is less.

Log on to https://iwhistle.kra.go.ke/welcome/and report any corruption or tax related crimes.

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Taxation of Rental Income

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:06:35 GMT

Taxation of rental income under the annual regime

Rent is charged on the actual amount received.
Expenses incurred to generate rent are allowed under section 15 of the Income Tax Act.
Tax is calculated under the annual individual graduated scale or corporate rate of 30%.
Rent on non-residential buildings(Commercial) is a taxable supply under the VAT Act(No.35 of 2013)- Laws of Kenya.

Who qualifies for monthly rental income?

Any resident person (individual or company).
The tax applies to rental income earned for the use or occupation of a residential property.
Landlords earning residential rental income of between Kshs 288,000 p.a and Kshs. 15M p.a.

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Digital Service Tax Demystified

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 06:16:32 GMT

The digital service tax will be paid by the digital service provider whether overseas or locally in Kenya. The provider of the digital service will file a return and pay the DST. Overseas entities can appoint a tax representative in Kenya to register, file, and pay digital service tax on their behalf.

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Waiver application

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 05:58:46 GMT

For a taxpayer to qualify for a waiver application all the principal taxes must be fully paid before an application can be lodged for consideration for a waiver. To qualify for a waiver, the taxpayer has to be compliant in all taxes concerning filing and payment of taxes. The applicant's past compliance record is taken into account when processing the waiver application.

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Residential Rental Income

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 09:06:07 GMT

The Residential Rental Income upper threshold has been increased from KES 10 million to KES 15 Million per annum.

The lower threshold has been also increased from KES 144,000 to KES 288,000 per annum to align with the current lower individual tax band.

This is aimed at providing an opportunity for more landlords to comply with the simplified regime which has minimal compliance costs.

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POST PARCEL PROCESS

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:14:52 GMT

Forwarded parcels may be re-assessed if the owner disputes the tax values and produces the actual invoice/receipt to determine actual values of the items. During assessment, the customer produces the transaction value/invoice/declared value if they have none.

Different items attract different rates. The taxes payable include import duty 0%, 10%, 25%, VAT-14%, Excise duty 10% or calculated depending on the item, Import Declaration Form (IDF) 3.5% and Railway Development Levy (RDL) 2% .

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Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP)

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 06:00:00 GMT

Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP) is meant to provide an avenue for taxpayers with undisclosed income to disclose the same without undue imposition of punitive penalties and interest. It is aimed at improving revenue collection by bringing more taxpayers from the underground economy into the tax net.

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Digital Service Tax (DST)

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 06:08:14 GMT

Introduction of Digital Service Tax (DST) does not amount to double taxation. As a matter of principle, taxes are levied in the country where the income is sourced or derived. If, for example, company A sells a product or service in Kenya, the tax will be due in Kenya where the income is derived or sourced. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storizaushuru/message

Introduction to Tubonge Tax

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:47:46 GMT

Welcome to the first episode of Tubonge Tax your all-round podcast on Taxes brought to you by the Kenya Revenue Authority. Tubonge Tax will unpack the tax myths, jargons and leave you more enlightened on how, when and which taxes to pay and file. Tubonge Tax promises to give you comprehensive tax analysis, equip you with tax knowledge and empower you to make informed decisions on tax matters.

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