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KRA: September PAYE is due on Friday 9 October, and anyone with an old tax debt can now pay it in instalments and still have penalties waived.
The Kenya Revenue Authority has reminded employers that September's PAYE returns and payments are due on Friday 9 October, after some employers reported problems on iTax when filing for August. "PAYE obligations are easier to manage when handled early," KRA said on Monday. Late filing attracts penalties and interest.
Paying old tax debts in instalments
KRA also announced an "Automatic Payment Plan" on iTax for people and businesses with tax debts from before 2026. Under the tax amnesty, penalties, interest and fines that had built up to 31 December 2025 are waived in full, as long as the principal tax is paid by 31 December 2026. The new plan lets you pay that principal in instalments instead of in one go.
Log in to iTax, go to Payments, then "Apply for Payment Plan (New)", and generate a payment slip for each instalment.
Pay the whole principal by 31 December 2026 and the penalties and interest are waived automatically.
If you only owe penalties, for example Sh2,000 fines for late or unfiled nil returns, they are waived automatically once all your returns are filed.
The instalment plan does not apply to this week's PAYE deadline, which must be paid in full.
"Pay in full by December 31 2026, and penalties and interest will be waived automatically," KRA said.
Separately, KRA plans to add a stock-tracking module to eTIMS from January 2027, which manufacturers have asked it to clarify.
What it means for you
If you run a shop, salon, school or any business with employees on PAYE, file and pay by Friday.
If you have an old KRA debt, including penalties from years when you did not file a nil return, you can clear it in instalments before the end of the year and owe nothing extra. Do it on iTax yourself; nobody needs to be paid to "sort it out".
Small traders on eTIMS should expect stock tracking to come in 2027.
Sources: (PAYE deadline), (instalment plan), Nairobi Wire (instalment plan steps), KRA (amnesty notice), The Star (eTIMS stock tracking).
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The Kenya Revenue Authority has reminded employers that September’s PAYE returns and payments are due on Friday 9 October, after some employers reported problems on iTax when filing for August. “PAYE obligations are easier to manage when handled early,” KRA said on Monday. Late filing attracts penalties and interest.
Paying old tax debts in instalments
KRA also announced an “Automatic Payment Plan” on iTax for people and businesses with tax debts from before 2026. Under the tax amnesty, penalties, interest and fines that had built up to 31 December 2025 are waived in full, as long as the principal tax is paid by 31 December 2026. The new plan lets you pay that principal in instalments instead of in one go.
Log in to iTax, go to Payments, then “Apply for Payment Plan (New)”, and generate a payment slip for each instalment.
Pay the whole principal by 31 December 2026 and the penalties and interest are waived automatically.
If you only owe penalties, for example Sh2,000 fines for late or unfiled nil returns, they are waived automatically once all your returns are filed.
The instalment plan does not apply to this week’s PAYE deadline, which must be paid in full.
“Pay in full by December 31 2026, and penalties and interest will be waived automatically,” KRA said.
Separately, KRA plans to add a stock-tracking module to eTIMS from January 2027, which manufacturers have asked it to clarify.
What it means for you
If you run a shop, salon, school or any business with employees on PAYE, file and pay by Friday.
If you have an old KRA debt, including penalties from years when you did not file a nil return, you can clear it in instalments before the end of the year and owe nothing extra. Do it on iTax yourself; nobody needs to be paid to “sort it out”.
Small traders on eTIMS should expect stock tracking to come in 2027.
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