Kenya tax deadlines 2026.
Every individual and self-employed income tax deadline for Kenya in 2026. Plus recurring VAT / GST / sales tax filings. Each deadline links to notes on how to file, what people miss, and matching open tax rules.
Annual deadlines
1 this yearOpen tax rules for Kenya
Prepare this return with open-source skills
These skills are in the OpenAccountants repo. Add them to your AI agent and they handle the computation.
Use this skill whenever asked about Kenyan social contributions for self-employed individuals -- SHIF (formerly NHIF) health insurance and NSSF pension. Trigger on phrases like "NHIF self-employed", "SHIF contributions", "NSSF Tier I", "NSSF Tier II", "Kenya social security", "Kenya health insurance", or any question about Kenyan social contribution obligations for self-employed persons. Covers the SHIF 2.75% rate (replacing NHIF brackets from October 2024), NSSF Tier I/II structure, voluntary registration, and edge cases. ALWAYS read this skill before touching any Kenyan social contribution work.
This skill has been consolidated. See kenya-vat.md in this directory.
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Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Kenya (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
Source-cited draft: tax overview for Kenya (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
Use this skill whenever asked to prepare, review, or classify transactions for a Kenya VAT return (VAT-3), classify transactions for Kenyan VAT purposes, or advise on VAT registration and filing in Kenya. Trigger on phrases like "Kenya VAT", "KRA VAT", "VAT-3 Kenya", "input tax Kenya", "output tax Kenya", "Kenya Revenue Authority VAT", or any Kenya VAT request. ALWAYS read this skill before touching any Kenya VAT work.
Use this skill whenever asked about Kenyan income tax for self-employed individuals. Trigger on phrases like "how much tax do I pay", "KRA", "iTax", "income tax return", "personal relief", "insurance relief", "turnover tax", "presumptive tax", "self-employed tax Kenya", or any question about filing or computing income tax for a self-employed or sole proprietor client in Kenya. ALWAYS read this skill before touching any Kenyan income tax work.
Use this skill whenever asked about Kenyan income tax for self-employed individuals. Trigger on phrases like "how much tax do I pay", "KRA", "iTax", "income tax return", "personal relief", "insurance relief", "turnover tax", "presumptive tax", "self-employed tax Kenya", or any question about filing or computing income tax for a self-employed or sole proprietor client in Kenya. ALWAYS read this skill before touching any Kenyan income tax work.
Prepare a Kenya review pack with open Guides
These Guides can help your AI agent draft computations, organize schedules, and prepare a review package. They do not replace a tax preparer or determine your final filing position. The OpenAccountants repo has open Tax Guides, accountant-reviewed where available — run them with your AI agent, then have an accountant review.