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Section 47 of the Finance Act 2026 empowers the Commissioner to generate your 2026 income tax return directly from eTIMS, withholding schedules, and customs logs before the end of January. Recipients get two months to confirm the figure or prove it wrong, yet the evidentiary record your business will rely on closes for good on 31 December.
Tax & Regulation · 22 Oct 2026 · 12 min read
Kenyan firms face headline tax rates broadly in line with regional peers, yet frequent rule changes, overlapping levies, short compliance deadlines and VAT refunds that can take 12 to 24 months are making long-term investment harder to price. FINTAK is pushing for a multiyear tax roadmap, longer transition periods and enforceable refund timelines as businesses weigh expansion, hiring and capital spending against rules that can change within months.
Tax & Regulation · 12 Oct 2026 · 8 min read