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Emily Kamau
@amemily
Cybersecurity Analyst
Seattle, WA Katılım Ağustos 2011
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La corruption a l'état pur....
Donnez le trophée à Messi ça ira plus vite et tout le monde rentre #EGYARG
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@Andyisdoing @Davis_Munene @ole_ppaps @WashiraX If sub is $1,000 that is what Google expects you to pay. Other subscribers in the world will pay $1,000 for that sub but Kenyans will pay $1,250. The extra $250 goes to KRA, Google doesn’t even know you paid KRA an extra $250 for that Google service.
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@Davis_Munene @ole_ppaps @WashiraX How will you do it for youself? because Google and the other companies have not changed any of the subscriptions to show this KRA change
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Kenya has introduced a new 25% tax on software subscriptions.
One of the principles of a good tax system is simplicity.
Taxes should be easy to understand. Easy to comply with. And inexpensive to administer.
Finance Act 2026 has introduced new rules for software subscriptions.
• The Act now classifies payments for software licences and software subscriptions as royalties.
- As a result, every time you pay an overseas software company, you are now required to withhold 20% tax and remit it to KRA.
- Then pay the software company the remaining 80%.
For example.
Suppose you pay Google, Amazon or Microsoft USD 1,000 every year for software subscriptions.
The law says:
• Confiscate 20%, USD 200.
• Remit it to KRA.
Then pay the software company USD 800.
There is only one problem, however.
- Software subscriptions are paid either in full or not at all.
Google does not care that you have complied with the Kenyan tax laws. You either pay them 1,000 USD or go home.
So what happens to continue using the software and keep KRA happy?
- You pay Google their full USD 1,000.
In doing so, KRA treats the USD 1,000 as the net amount after withholding tax. That means the original invoice is deemed to have been USD 1,250. How?
Ulikua unaangalia mwalimu na ruler ukiuliza hesabu ya cross multiplication itakusaidia aje maishani. Ona Sasa.
If USD 1,000 = 80%,
Then 100% = USD 1,250.
The withholding tax therefore becomes USD 250.
Meaning:
• Google gets their full USD 1,000.
• Then you go back to your pocket to pay KRA USD 250.
Total software cost = USD 1,250.
In effect, the law has quietly introduced a 25% tax on many software subscriptions.
Even if a small taxpayer genuinely wanted to comply, how exactly are they supposed to comply when the giant software company insists on being paid in full?
This is the new law. Adjust accordingly.
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@ole_ppaps @WashiraX When you file your returns they will check the amounts you have submitted under software license and check what you have remitted under withholding taxes and if they don’t add up, they will call you aside for a friendly cup of tea.
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@_gathanwa @WashiraX Then you account the money you sent your friend as ‘gift’.
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The last host bites the dust! USA vs Belgium
Emily Kamau@amemily
World cup: United States is next. The hosts are out.
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@ouma_neko Mtu anakuibia ng’ombe, anaikamua, anakuletea maziwa kwa kikombe na anataka ufurahie umpigie makofi🔥🔥
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This is not a Kikuyu problem. It is not a Kamba, Kisii, Luo, or Kalenjin problem. It is a National problem.
An entire nation cannot be held hostage by one man's pride, arrogance, and refusal to listen.
William Ruto has divided Kenyans along tribal lines, demonized dissent, and governed with an attitude that we all see as contempt for the very people who elected him.
In 2027, the choice is simple: reject arrogance, reject impunity, and reject failed leadership. Kenya deserves a president who respects the people not one who expects the people to bow to him.
We are not luos, Kikuyus, Kisii, kamba or luyah we are all suffering.
Ruiru, Kenya 🇰🇪 English

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@anj_116_ I have never seen anything like this but the quality of this dish is what kept me here.
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