Payroll compliance high on the agenda for East African tax authorities
(WorldNews Africa)

The Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax year-end is looming in most East African territories, and governments are clamping down on non-compliance among businesses and individual taxpayers as they strive to raise more funding for public spending. That means businesses must ensure that their payrolls are fully compliant with the laws and regulations around collection of PAYE tax. Commenting on compliance in Kenya and Tanzania, Nikki Summers (http://APO.af/XqAkPU), Regional Director for Sage (www.Sage.com/africa) in East Africa, says that the tax collection authorities in both countries are scrutinising more closely whether employers are complying with their tax obligations. With a tax collection...