Notes from the East African market.
Grounded, practical writing on the tax, assurance, and advisory questions our clients are facing right now. Filter by the area that matters to you.
eTIMS Is Now the Price of a Deduction: What Every Kenyan Business Should Do
Since January 2024, only eTIMS compliant invoices support a corporate tax deduction. Here is how to make sure your expenses still count.
Read insightReading the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2024: A Board Level Briefing
Signed in December 2024, the Act reshaped several rules that touch software payments, minimum tax, and filing deadlines. Here is what boards need to track.
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The Minimum Top-Up Tax: How the Global 15 Percent Floor Reaches Kenya
Large multinational groups now face a minimum effective tax rate. We explain who is caught and what to prepare.
Read insightTransfer Pricing in East Africa: Getting Your Documentation Right
Related party transactions attract close attention from revenue authorities. Sound documentation is your first line of defence.
Read insightIFRS 18 Lands in 2027, So the Real Work Starts in 2026
The biggest change to financial statement presentation in a generation is close. Preparers who wait until 2027 will already be behind.
Read insightIFRS for SMEs: Turning Clean Books into Access to Capital
Credible financial statements are often what stands between a growing business and its next round of funding.
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Internal Audit for Growing Businesses: Build the Controls Before You Scale
Fraud and leakage rarely announce themselves. A right sized internal audit function finds the gaps while they are still small.
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After the KUSCCO Shock: Rebuilding Trust and Tightening SACCO Governance
Kenya's SACCOs hold savings for millions of members. Recent events have made strong governance and clean assurance a matter of survival.
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Closing the Capital Gap: Why Investment Readiness Beats a Better Pitch
The finance gap for African SMEs runs into hundreds of billions of dollars. The businesses that close it are the ones that are ready to absorb capital.
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The Case for a Virtual CFO in a Scaling Business
Most growing businesses need senior financial leadership long before they can justify a full time chief financial officer.
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Financing Agribusiness in East Africa: From Grant Dependence to Bankability
Agribusiness sits at the centre of the region's economy, yet many players remain locked out of commercial finance. The path runs through better numbers.
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The PBO Act and the End of Easy Donor Money: A Finance Playbook for NGOs
New regulation and tighter donor budgets are reshaping the sector. Financial resilience is now a survival skill, not a nice to have.
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