Payroll has always been essential for business operations, but in 2025, it is emerging as one of the most powerful tools for compliance, efficiency, and talent retention across Africa. With shifting regulations and rising employee expectations, companies can no longer afford to treat payroll as just...
Payroll in Africa is no longer a routine back-office task. With sweeping reforms in countries like Kenya and Nigeria, businesses are being pushed to modernize payroll processes or risk compliance penalties, financial losses, and damaged reputations.
For decades, payroll in Africa was seen as nothing more than an administrative routine generating payslips, calculating deductions, and ensuring employees got paid on time. But a shift is happening. Payroll is no longer just about numbers; it is becoming a powerful tool for
A Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC) is an official document issued by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to confirm that a business or individual has fulfilled all their tax obligations. It’s more than just a piece of paper — it is proof of your...
The Social Health Authority (SHA) number is a unique identifier that allows Kenyans to access healthcare services digitally through the SHA system. Whether you’re an employee, self-employed, or part of the informal sector, having an SHA number ensures that your health contributions and claims are...
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has taken a major step toward modernizing Kenya’s tax system by automating the filing of annual income tax returns for salaried employees. This innovation eliminates the cumbersome process of manually keying in figures from P9 forms.
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For many businesses, payroll and HR systems are like neighbors who live next door but never speak to each other. Payroll is buried in spreadsheets, HR tracks employee data in another platform, and someone in finance spends hours reconciling the two. The result? Delays,...
In today’s fast-moving corporate world, HR departments are often buried under multiple disconnected systems. Payroll here, attendance tracking there, performance reviews in another portal, and recruitment scattered across emails and spreadsheets. The result? Inefficiency, duplication of work, and costly errors.
In the finance industry, data is everything. From payroll records to statutory compliance and financial reporting, accurate data drives decision-making. However, many businesses still struggle with scattered data sources, manual entry, and time-consuming reconciliations. This is where ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) comes in.
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If you run a business in Kenya and have employees, registering on iTax is not optional—it is a legal requirement. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) uses iTax to manage taxes, including PAYE (Pay As You Earn), NHIF, and
