Mahir Nakuru Automotive: A Nakuru-based automotives dealer, Mahir Nakuru Automotive Ltd, has been charged with 11 cases of tax fraud and other tax-related offences amounting to Ksh142.5 million
Zameer Kassamali Mohamed, the managing director of Mahir Nakuru Automotive Ltd, was arraigned at the Milimani Law Court. He faces nine counts of tax fraud by omitting to declare full taxes leading to income tax and Value Added Tax loss from 2015 to 2019. He also faced a count of failure to file tax return for 2019 as required under Section 94 as read with Section 104(1) of the Tax Procedures Act, 2015.
The investigations into the business of Mahir Nakuru Automotive Ltd resulted from information received, which indicated that the company had consistently under-declared and grossly omitted income derived from its business and services rendered for purposes of taxation for both VAT and Corporate tax for the periods 2015- 2019.
The accused pleaded not guilty and was released on a bond of Ksh10 million and alternative bail of Ksh20 million. KRA has aggressively embarked on eliminating tax evasion in the country that has led to several arrests and prosecutions that have resulted in the unearthing of various tax fraud schemes.
