Expatriate Taxation Services
As the economy in Kenya and other Eastern Africa countries continue to grow, there has been a substantial increase in Multi-National Corporations (MNCs) setting up in the region necessitating the need for expatriate employees working on various assignments.
These expatriates are either part of the top management of the MNCs or highly skilled professionals who provide supervisory services, technical know-how as well as establishing leading industry standards and giving training to local employees. Normally, the expatriates are highly paid key personnel and so have high exposure of income tax liability on their incomes.
The expatriate taxation involves several complex issues and requires expertise to carry out and manage requisite tax and regulatory compliances due to involvement of high tax burden.
Through our vastly experienced team, we offer a wide range of services in the field of expatriate taxation.
Services include:
- Immigration services such as processing of work permits, residence permits, special passes etc.
- Assistance with obtaining Tax Identification Number (TIN) or Personal Identification Number (PIN)
- Computation of taxable income and income tax to be paid including hypothetical tax calculations
- Co-ordination and compilation of global income and details of the foreign assets of expatriates for disclosure in their individual income tax returns
- Preparation and filing of their individual income tax returns
- Advisory on taxability as per respective Tax Treaties or Double Tax Avoidance Agreements (where applicable)
- Managing shadow payrolls on behalf of the MNCs
- Resolving revenue authority queries