Shares Portfolio February 2012

Comparing to last quarter and a year ago.2007 was considered a wait & see year for firms in Kenya and 2012 looks to be the same with elections set for sometime in the last third of the year. Banks are expected to announce profits this month, amid allegations that some of their gains were due to lax oversight by the Central Bank which may also have contributed to the weak Kenya shilling late in … [Read more...]

Educating Taxpayers

Educating Taxpayers

Do you have questions about taxes? How to calculate Value Added (VAT), Withholding, or Pay As You Earn(PAYE) or other taxes? When to assess them, and where to pay them? It's not just large corporations who are unsure on how much tax to pay, but such questions also apply to small business owners & ordinary citizens who are all taxpayers.The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has seminars and sessions … [Read more...]