Question

Mr. Omondi paid a tax of Kshs.2512 in the month of July. In that month he received a house allowance of Kshs. 5000 and a tax relief of shs. 1056. Use the table below to find his monthly basic salary in shillings.  

Income in $ per month	Rate %
1-484 485-940 941-1396 1997-1852 Excess over 1852	10 15 20 25 30

Answer 1

Gross tax = (2512 + 1056)
                           20
               =178.4
   484 × ¹⁵/₁₀₀ = 48.4
   456 × ¹⁵/₁₀₀ =68.40
    0.2x =61.6
         x=308
  (484 + 456+ 308) × 20
     24,960 − 5,000
      =ksh. 19,960