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KRA Pledges to Facilitate Large Taxpayers Uphold Compliance, Raise Ksh 1.1 Trillion in Revenue
(Press Release) 24/10/2023
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has pledged to streamline its processes to make them more straightforward for large taxpayers to uphold compliance. Speaking during an engagement with large taxpayers held ...
KRA launches Taxpayers’ Month, gives back to taxpayers.
(Press Release) 29/09/2023
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will on Monday launch the Annual Taxpayer’s Month and unveil its online auction as well as the Tax Amnesty, as a way of giving back to taxpayers. KRA celebrates the Taxpayers’ ...
TAXPAYER GUIDELINES ON TAX AMNESTY
(Tax Amnesty 2023) 31/08/2023
... debts relating to tax periods up to 31st December 2023. Taxpayers are encouraged to take advantage of the Amnesty noting that the tax waiver provision are no longer in place in the Tax Acts. Purpose ...
Taxpayer Register Data Clean-up
(Public Notices) 30/03/2023
Kenya Revenue Authority would like to notify all registered taxpayers of the on-going data clean up exercise of taxpayers’ Personal Identification Number (PIN) registration details. The exercise is aimed ...
Guideline to taxpayers on applications for private rulings
(Public Notices) 06/10/2022
Section 65 of the Tax Procedures Act, 2015 provides that a taxpayer may apply to the Commissioner for a private ruling which shall set out the Commissioner's interpretation of a tax law in relation to a ...
KRA Set to Launch TV Station during 2022 Taxpayers Month event
(Press Release) 30/09/2022
... activities like Tax Talks, Tax Thursdays, Stori za Ushuru and other education programs. The TV station will also air a wide range of simplified and downloadable content for various taxpayer categories ...
Newly Registered Turnover Tax Taxpayers' Training
(Engagements) 28/09/2022
16th December 2022 at 11:00 AM JOIN USING THIS LINK https://kra.webex.com/kra/k2/j.php?MTID=t1619810b012db0b44317b83ef9e6462e
Newly Registered Value Added Tax Taxpayers' Training
(Engagements) 28/09/2022
15th December at 11:00 AM JOIN USING THIS LINK https://kra.webex.com/kra/k2/j.php?MTID=t6e3b234084adc2d2c00add6ba4d877bf
Newly Registered Excise Tax Taxpayers' Training
(Engagements) 28/09/2022
14th December 2022 at 11:00AM JOIN USING THIS LINK https://kra.webex.com/kra/k2/j.php?MTID=tc0d4d16d0868fe60d80be8357f2e4ecd
Newly Registered Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Tax Taxpayers' Training
(Engagements) 28/09/2022
8th December, 2022 at 11:00am JOIN USING https://kra.webex.com/kra/k2/j.php?MTID=t789c632cb7b3aee5bcbd162964b733bd
It's back! Taxpayers' Month 2022 is here
(Leaving No One Behind) 23/09/2022
The Taxpayers' Month (TPM) is not a new concept. The initiative started 16 years ago, in 2003, when KRA held its first Taxpayers’ Day that was later followed by the first Taxpayers’ Week in 2004. The ...
KRA to celebrate compliant individuals and businesses at the 2021 Taxpayers’ Day
(Press Release) 27/10/2021
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will recognise and celebrate tax compliant businesses and individuals in a virtual event on 29th October 2021. The 2021 Taxpayers’ Day event will be graced by the President ...
KRA set to appreciate, honour compliant taxpayers
(Press Release) 01/10/2021
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will on Monday 4th October, 2021 launch the annual Taxpayer’s Month to celebrate compliant taxpayers for their patriotic act of dutifully remitting their taxes. The event, ...
More than 5.5 Million Taxpayers File Returns as Filing Period Closes
(Press Release) 01/07/2021
More than 5.5 million taxpayers filed their tax returns for the year 2020 as the filing period officially closed at midnight on Wednesday 30th June 2021. This means that 1.1 million more taxpayers turned ...
GUIDELINES TO TAXPAYERS ON RE-ACTIVATION OF DEREGISTERED/CANCELLED VAT OBLIGATIONS
(Public Notices) 08/06/2021
Kenya Revenue Authority will deregister/cancel the VAT obligations of 66,269 taxpayers who were perennial non-filers and nil-filers effective 10th June 2021. The cancellation will be done pursuant to ...
KRA embraces digital platforms and urges taxpayers to file tax returns ahead of deadline
(Press Release) 11/04/2021
... online through the iTax platform on or before 30th June 2021. The iTax portal can be accessed through https://itax.kra.go.ke. KRA encourages taxpayers to file their returns early in order to avoid the ...
Unpacking the new PAYE tax rates
(Blog) 08/02/2021
... or KShs. 16,896 to KShs. 28,800 per annum respectively. The following PAYE tax bands took effect on 1st April 2020 for taxation of employment income earned between April and December 2020: PAYE Tax ...
Voluntary Disclosure Programme will Enhance Compliance, Build Trust amongst Taxpayers
(Blog) 14/08/2020
... Programme (VDP) is a confidential programme where when a taxpayer discloses tax liabilities that were previously undisclosed to the Commissioner, the taxpayer will be granted relief of penalties and interest ...
Tax Amendments aimed at cushioning Taxpayers from effects of COVID-19 Pandemic
(Blog) 14/08/2020
The year 2020 has seen major amendments in the law. Most of the changes are aimed at cushioning taxpayers from the detrimental effects of Covid-19. The Finance Act 2020 was passed by the National Assembly ...
Taxpayers urged to submit views on the new e-commerce tax
(Press Release) 10/08/2020
Taxpayers have been called to give their views to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on the newly introduced Digital Service Tax (DST). KRA has invited the e-commerce sector players, tax professionals ...