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Tax Advisory

Accuracy you can rely on, insights you can act on.

Navigating the tax landscape across East Africa requires strategic planning, compliance rigour and practical execution. Our tax specialists deliver integrated solutions to align your tax strategy with your commercial goals.

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Our Tax Services

Our tax advisory services help organisations manage tax risk, meet compliance obligations and defend their tax positions across Kenya and East Africa.

We support corporates, multinationals and regulated entities with tax planning, compliance and dispute resolution services designed to reduce exposure and provide certainty in complex regulatory environments.

  • Effective corporate tax planning in East Africa requires more than rate optimization. It demands a clear understanding of local legislation, regulatory enforcement practices and cross-border implications.
  • We design practical, defensible tax optimization frameworks that minimize exposure while ensuring full compliance across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Somalia. Our approach considers group structures, financing arrangements, sector-specific rules and evolving legislation to ensure tax positions remain sustainable and aligned with commercial objectives.
  • Our focus is on long-term certainty, not aggressive strategies that invite regulatory challenge.
  • Cross-border transactions continue to attract heightened scrutiny from tax authorities across East Africa. Inadequate documentation and inconsistent pricing remain among the most common triggers for tax audits and penalties.
  • We support organizations in designing, documenting and defending transfer pricing policies that comply with local regulations and international standards. Our services help clients navigate related-party transactions with confidence, manage audit risk and respond effectively to regulatory challenges when they arise.
  • Our transfer pricing work is grounded in robust analysis, clear documentation and practical implementation.
  • Timely and accurate tax compliance is essential to avoiding penalties, interest and reputational risk. However, managing compliance across multiple jurisdictions can be complex and resource-intensive.
  • We provide comprehensive tax compliance services to ensure accurate filing and payment across all relevant East African jurisdictions. Our teams work closely with finance functions to manage deadlines, interpret legislative changes and ensure ongoing compliance with corporate tax, withholding tax and statutory reporting requirements.
  • Our role is to reduce compliance burden while maintaining full regulatory alignment.
  • Tax audits and disputes can disrupt operations, strain management time and expose organizations to significant financial risk.
  • We provide expert representation during tax audits, appeals and dispute resolution processes, supporting clients from initial assessments through to resolution. Our approach combines technical tax expertise with strategic engagement to protect client interests and achieve fair outcomes.
  • Where disputes arise, we focus on clear documentation, strong technical arguments and constructive engagement with tax authorities.
  • Operating across borders introduces additional layers of tax complexity, including treaty interpretation, withholding tax exposure and compliance with international frameworks.
  • We support organizations with international tax planning and compliance, helping them navigate global tax obligations while managing local regulatory requirements. From treaty planning to BEPS-related considerations, our services are designed to deliver cross-border tax certainty and consistency.
  • Our international tax support is particularly valuable for multinational and regional groups operating across East Africa.
  • VAT and indirect taxes represent some of the most frequently audited and disputed areas of taxation in East Africa.
  • We provide expert advisory and compliance support on VAT, excise duties and other indirect taxes across diverse regulatory frameworks. Our services help organizations interpret legislation, manage indirect tax risk, support refund claims and respond effectively to audits and assessments.
  • Our focus is on practical application, defensible positions and reduced exposure to penalties.

Key contacts

Jimmy Merali

Partner

Rosemary Mwebia

Manager - Tax Advisory

Edwin Kibutha

Auditor - Tax Advisory