KRA -PUBLIC NOTICE - TAX DUE DATES.

DUE DATE

Withholding & Instalment Taxes, VAT, Standards Levy Mobile Cellular Phone Excise Duty, Sugar

Development Levy & Excise Duty

Due Date: Monday 20 th February 2006.

Kenya Revenue Authority would like to remind all taxpayers (both Companies and Individuals) that the due date for the above-mentioned taxes is Monday 20 th February 2006 .

Withholding tax deductions made during the month of January 2006.

Instalment tax from taxpayers whose accounting periods end on:

a) 31 st October - 1 st Instalment

b) 30 th August - 2 nd Instalment

c) 31 st May - 3 rd Instalment

d) 28 th February - 4 th Instalment

VAT, (Monthly returns (VAT 3)) Standards Levy and Sugar Development Levyreturns for the month of January 2006.

Excise Duty for the month of January 2006.

Payments in respect of the following tax types may be made to the following appointed banks:

Tax Type	KCB A/C No.	NBK A/C No.	Co-op Bank A/C No.	CBK A/C No.
VAT Collection	229961455	0100105109600	0113601340300	04-010-0115
Kenya Bureau of Standards Levy	229961506	0100105109700	0113601340301	04-010-0203
Sugar Development Levy	229961558	0100105109800	0113601340302	04-010-0205
Mobile Cellular Phone Excise Duty	-	-	-	04-010-0233
Excise Duty	-	0100105368700	0113630114100	04-010-0299

The receiving banks will forward the duly stamped original (upper portion) and duplicates of the forms to the Domestic Taxes Department.

In view of an increase in diversion and fraudulent encashment of cheques, KRA advises taxpayers remitting Kshs. 100,000 or more to use Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) facility to transfer funds through their banks to the Central Bank of Kenya account numbers mentioned above.

Kenya Revenue Authority will not accept responsibility for any cheques lost and will demand immediate replacement of any lost cheques.

You are kindly reminded to remit your taxes and submit your returns as required. Failure to comply with the above requirements will attract penalties and interest.

Commissioner of Domestic Taxes