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March 2024

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Re-introduction of Housing Levy

Affordable Housing Act, 2024 comes into effect upon assent of bill by President Ruto

14

February 2024

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New NSSF rates starting February 2024

As per schedule of the NSSF act 2013 which only came into effect on February of 2023, the next scheduled increment is set to come into effect from Feb...

18

August 2023

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Housing Levy and Gross Salary Calculations

How to adjust Gross Monthly Salary for Housing Levy on your Wingubox Payroll (Kenya) Software Account

03

August 2023

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How to file returns for housing levy

Use your Wingubox KRA reports section to file your housing levy monthly returns

31

July 2023

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Court lifts ban on Finance Act 2023 - Kenya

Court lifts ban on finance act 2023. Here is how it will affect payroll.

20

March 2023

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Accounting Software Integration with KRA TIMS

  The introduction of new KRA TIMS (Tax Invoice Management System) brings with it some necessary updates to Wingubox Commerce (Accounting softwa...

10

February 2023

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Courts Uphold NSSF Act 2013

Following a ruling by Kenyan court of appeal judges, the NSSF Act of 2013 which has been hanging in limbo since enactment, has now been validated and ...

25

January 2023

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KRA iTax guide for filing monthly VAT returns online

Wingubox Online Accounting allows you to export KRA iTax format VAT returns from your monthly sales and purchases data to VAT3_Return.xlsm file

29

August 2022

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Employee Attendance for Payroll

An attendance management system is important for various reasons, chief among them: Effective distribution of attendance-based resources Compensat...

08

August 2022

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Salary Advance on Wingubox Payroll Software

It is common practice for employees on monthly pay to request an advance on their salary in the middle of the month. Automation of such a common task ...

03

August 2022

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Employee Losses/Damages

In some cases, based on certain conditions, it may be required that an employee pay for loss or damage to employer’s property left under their c...

13

January 2022

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Introduction of Insurance Relief on NHIF

National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) contribution by the employee is now eligible for Insurance relief as per Finance Act No.8 of 2021 of Kenya

04

January 2021

KRA PAYE Tax Rates Effective January 2021

New KRA PAYE tax rates 2021

Tax Law (Amendment) act No 2 of 2020 was published on Dec 24th 2020.  Consequently, there are changes to the monthly PAYE tax bands issued for C...

27

April 2020

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New KRA PAYE tax rates 2020

New PAYE rates for 2020 take effect from April 2020. This follows the assent of the tax amendment bill. Detailed tax table for monthly payroll process...

03

February 2020

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Employee Work Shifts

Wingubox now caters for accurate calculation of your payroll by accommodating multiple user-defined work shifts. This also allows for better attendanc...

27

November 2019

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Wingubox Expense Claims

Configure your expense claims settings This can be done by administrator with access rights to Wingubox Payroll. On the menu, go to “Settings&...

27

November 2019

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Configure Employee Self-Service Access

Wingubox Payroll and HRM applications have advanced employee self-service functionality. Moreover, Wingubox gives administrators the ability to config...

27

November 2019

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Improved Employee Self-service

Wingubox now has enhanced employee self-service for better collaboration in leave, advance pay, expense claims, overtime and assets.

08

January 2019

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Understanding the Kenyan PAYE calculator

Anatomy of Kenyan Payslip. Understand how Kenyan payslips work. Including gross salary, deductible reliefs such as nssf, personal reliefs, income tax ...

03

April 2018

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Password-Protected PDF payslips

Wingubox Payroll now offers password protected PDF payslips with the option of using either ID No., PIN No., Staff No. or Bank Account No as password

03

April 2018

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Enhanced Multi-Currency Payslips

Multi-currency payroll processing allows you to pay your employees in a currency of their/your choice while making statutory returns in your local cur...

03

April 2018

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Process payslips based on NET PAY

Now you can easily feed in an amount that can either be BASIC SALARY or NET SALARY, when processing, the system will make back-calculations on your NE...

03

April 2018

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Payroll General Ledger for Journals Export

Wingubox Payroll now introduces Payroll General Ledger with a listing of journal entries of any given date range

28

February 2018

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NSSF announces compulsory online returns

According to an NSSF notice issued, NSSF will no longer be accepting manual returns via storage devices such as flash disks.

22

February 2018

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Employee Loans Management

We have introduced a dedicated loans management module for easy administration of employee loans. Monitor Loan History, Track active, suspended and co...

22

February 2018

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Monthly Payroll Approval

For organizations that require payslips to be approved before any payment processing, this step eliminates the need for physical printouts that then h...

05

January 2018

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New KRA PAYE Tax Rates 2018

Following the implementation of the Finance Act 2017, new tax rates for Kenyan PAYE came into effect from January 1st 2018. Use Wingubox Free Tax Calc...

12

November 2017

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8 Easy Steps: How to pay NSSF Online

Learn how to use the new NSSF Kenya Self-Service Portal to upload your payroll data, generate and submit SF24 file, produce and print payment order an...

29

October 2017

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5 Easy Steps: How to make NHIF byproduct online payment

Step by step tutorial shows you how to use NHIF online resources for employers to file your monthly returns using the Byproduct Excel Sheet. Wingubox ...

23

August 2017

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Managing Casual Employees (labourers)

Casual employees (laborers) are unpredictable. Yet the Kenyan employment and tax laws require that employers should collect statutory deductions from ...

25

July 2017

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Employee Termination - Redundancy

Calculating Severance Pay According the Employment Act Cap. 226 of the laws of Kenya, “an employee declared redundant shall be entitled to seve...

20

July 2017

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NSSF online payroll and payment processing

Use Wingubox Payroll to simplify your monthly nssf online payment processing. Both old and new report formats in MS Excel are supported.

20

March 2017

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10 reasons to choose Cloud Software over Installed Software

If you are still pondering on whether cloud software is a better option than an installed system, we've put 10 points together that support this growi...

09

January 2017

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New KRA tax rates 2017

Following the implementation of the Finance Act 2016, new tax rates for Kenyan PAYE came into effect from January 1st 2017

10

April 2016

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Email KRA P9 Reports to employees

Every individual is required to file their individual income tax returns online via KRA itax portal. For employees, the information for their tax retu...

25

January 2016

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Payroll Software updates (01) - Jan 2016

Employee Document Upload In addition to employee photos, HR documents (per employee) can be securely uploaded (To your Wingubox Drive), viewed &...

08

January 2016

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iTax returns: 3 most important email notifications

3 important emails to look out for while filing and paying your monthly KRA returns

22

July 2015

Wingubox User Access Levels

Application Access Level Tasks Litebooks Data Entry Can add documents (e.g invoices, receipts, vouchers, pe...

20

May 2015

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KRA iTax guide for filing P10 (PAYE) employee returns

Wingubox Online Payroll allows you to export KRA iTax format P10 (PAYE) returns from your monthly payroll data to P10_Return.xlsm file

12

April 2015

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New NHIF Rates

New NHIF rates take effect from April 2015 Payroll. This article shows the tabulated rates released via gazette notice.

17

December 2014

Online Payroll Software

Online payroll software designed for entreprenuers. Easy processing. Easy reports (KRA iTax, NHIF byproduct, NSSF, Muster Roll). Work online from anyw...

07

October 2014

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6 reasons why SMES should embrace cloud software (Saas) to remain competitive

Cloud-based software helps small businesses stay competitive by increasing efficiency, cutting costs and improving customer acquisition and relations.

01

October 2014

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Interbank Transfers with different currencies

How to handle mutli-currency bank accounts on wingubox litebooks accounting application

21

July 2014

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Project-based payroll reports

Wingubox Online Payroll allows you to segment your employees into projects and produce project-based payroll reports.

16

June 2014

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New NSSF rates online calculator

The NSSF ACT 2013 comes into effect from June 1st 2014. This act was suspended by the courts and only came into full effect from February 2023 ...

20

January 2014

New NSSF ACT 2013

The NSSF ACT 2013 comes into effect from June 1st 2014. There is a raise in NSSF contributions from a maximum of KShs 200 to the new rate of 6%. Howe...

16

September 2013

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Online Accounting Software

Wingubox Litebooks is an online award winning accounting software system (cloud) that helps you manage your day to day money transacti...

14

May 2013

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Advantages of Cloud-based software over desktop installations

By definition, cloud computing allows you to access and use a remote application/software from your device via internet connection. Here are some rea...

14

May 2013

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Cleanbill Featured on The Standard Newspaper

We were excited to have our products features on The Standard Newspaper

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April 2013

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Accountants Tools

Chart of Accounts This section is mainly used by your accountant to categorize your accounts into Assets, Expenses, Equity, Revenues and Liabilities....

28

April 2013

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Client Debt Management

Account Aging Report As your business grows, your list of debtors also grows and becomes more complex to track. An aging report will help you categor...

28

April 2013

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Credit Notes

A credit note can be issued to correct a mistake if the invoice has been overstated or to reimburse the buyer completely if the goods have been return...

01

May 2012

Winners of vision 2030 ict innovation awards

Winners of vision 2030 ict innovation awards

In 2012, we entered our cleanbill online payroll and cleanbill litebooks (online accounting) for vision 2030 ICT awards in the category of financial s...


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