KRA Clarifies Tax Returns Filing for Employed Kenyans With Side Hustles

The Authority noted the filing window starts from January 1 and closes on June 30, with Kenyans facing challenges told to reach out to KRA officials for help...

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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has issued clarification on how employed Kenyans with side hustles should file their annual income tax returns, addressing widespread confusion. They emphasize that all sources of income, not just salaries, must be declared in a single tax return.

KRA advises employed individuals with additional income from activities like freelancing, consultancy, online work, farming, or rental earnings to declare these together with their employment income.
Taxpayers should use details from their P9 form from their employer and add any other income earned during the year, even irregular earnings.
The filing window for income tax returns runs from January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026, and taxpayers with no income but a KRA PIN must file a Nil Return.

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