Actually, I have it on good authority that if you render professional services as a "professional", the person paying you is supposed to deduct 5% and remit it to KRA, I think its called withholding tax or something.

Then you as the professional, you can claim back this money from KRA since, theoretically, if you pay income tax on the amount you earned, then you would have been taxed twice.

5% of 30,000 is KES 1500. He should have been paid KES 28,500.

But like has been said, never ever write a single line of code without a contract, unless the code is yours.


On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Wilson Bandi <bandson67@gmail.com> wrote:
Joe,

I think and believe we are the smartest of all industries so the worst you could do was to create a bug and when they call you back to fix it, then you demand a new contract. The best you could do was to know how to read a contract!... how could the money part miss you?




On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Kiti Chigiri <kiti.chigiri@gmail.com> wrote:
Lesson #2:    Repeat lesson 1

You can also  get free copies of sample contracts  to guide you in passing lesson 1 & 2 from www.docracy.com  


On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:

Lesson one. Don't write a line of code without a signed contract

On 25 Jun 2012 12:08, "joe mwirigi" <joemwirigi@gmail.com> wrote:
Well tried to help myself but couldn't, had to share this from a friend,

(1) Did a job, agreed quote [50k] a DB and a website
(2) Finished the job, the lawfirm wrote a contract on which the pay was 30k.
(3) Pal->What about the 50K we agreed upon?, lawyers-> we never had a contract on that. 
(4) Lawyers -> take it or leave it 30k cheque is ready after you train us.
(5) Pissed he trains vowing never to do this kind of job again
(6) After training -> here is your 27k cheque ->we paid 10% to KRA on your behalf.

Well this story is so real and so kenyan.... 
Guys I guess we should all know how to protect ourselves not so much from other business owners but those who seemingly
seem to fight for rights (this was a firm that deals with 'human rights of soughts').

Sorry to lawyers here, I know you are all so good and never take advantage of the non-legally-minded





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