The following are taxes administered in Kenya and the rates for each category. The taxes are collected by KRA and submitted to the Treasury for budget allocation.
Direct Taxes
Income Tax Department administers various direct taxes, which have different rates: a) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) PAYE is a method of collecting tax at source from individuals in gainful employment. The employer deducts a certain amount of tax from his / her employee’s salary or wages on each payday then remit the tax to the Authority. This relieves the employee from paying taxes at the end of the year and shifts the responsibility to the employers. Every individual who receives income is granted a tax credit or a tax relief from the Authority, this is known as Personal Relief. Insurance relief and mortgage relief are also available for eligible persons. The total tax credit is spread evenly during the charge year. At the end of the year, an individual will submit his self-assessment on total income received from various sources. Should the tax credit be lower than actual tax charged during the year, the balance of tax due will be payable. b) Corporation Tax Corporation tax is a form of income tax that is levied on companies. Resident companies are taxable at a rate of 30% w.e.f year of income 2000 while non – resident companies are taxable at a rate of 37.5%.w.e.f year of income 2000. c) Withholding Tax Withholding taxes are deducted at source from the following sources of income: Interest, dividends, royalties, management or professional fees, commissions, pension or retirement annuity, rent, appearance or performance fees for entertaining, sporting or diverting an audience.
d) Advance Tax Advance tax is applicable to Matatus and other Public Service Vehicles. It is not a final tax, but a tax partly paid in advance before a public service vehicle or a commercial vehicle is registered or licensed. The current rates are:
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