Hello all,

I'm about to sign a contract with a company that is registered and operates from outside Kenya (New Zealand).

The scope of engagement is for me to offer professional engineering/IT services as an indipendent contractor.

I will offer these services to the company's clients both within and outside Kenya.

The contract stipulates that I will be responsible for any local statutory tax obligations accruing from this engagement's service fee - interchangeably referred to as Salary, in sections of the contract.

Who has pointers as to what tax obligations I'm staring at? What are my legal options of swimming on the safe side of the Taxman's pool?

I only have a week to signal my agreement to the contract.

Thanks in advance.

Services outside Kenya - No VAT
Services within Kenya - charge VAT.

Corporate Tax paid on quarterly basis, based on previous years financials.

I assume that you will only pay taxes to the income earned in Kenya i.e for the work done in Kenya-Forincome earned outside Kenya or services offered outside kenya you wont be liable for taxes

But then again,if you spend more than 180 days in Kenya,then you will have to pay taxes regardless of where you earned the income

If you spend 180 days in kenya cumulatively per year

I think 183 days rule applies only when you don't have a permanent home in Kenya.
If you have, it doesn't matter how many days you are in Kenya.