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Should KRA Start Taxing Dowry Payments in Kenya?

by BT CorrespondentBusiness LIFEDecember 2, 2019December 3, 2019

Kenya Revenue Authority doesn’t just wake up one morning and increase tax on beer, impose a tax on dowry or reduce excise on water.

Questionably Wealthy Kenyans Hiding Ksh6 Trillion Abroad

by Hakeenah N. NjengaEconomyNovember 15, 2019December 16, 2019

The stolen wealth represented about 65% of Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

KRA Shines Spotlight on Solar Lighting Firm Executive

by BT ReporterEconomyOctober 23, 2019October 23, 2019

KRA investigations established that Keflogic Systems Ltd was contracted by the Uasin Gishu County to provide solar street lighting.

Computer Firm Directors Charged With Sh1.4bn Tax Fraud

by BT CorrespondentNEWSOctober 15, 2019October 15, 2019

The directors, who were arrested on 9th October 2019, appeared before Milimani Court Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi.

Billionaires Increasing in Kenya as Majority Slide Into Poverty

by Hakeenah N. NjengaEconomyOctober 13, 2019October 13, 2019

Despite the repatriation of these billions, nothing much seems to have changed in the country’s economy.

In Tax Evasion Case, Client and Advisor Face KRA in Court

by BT ReporterEconomySeptember 28, 2019September 28, 2019

They pleaded not guilty and were released on a bond of Ksh200,000 with an alternative cash bail of Ksh100,000.

KRA Wins Battle to Collect Sh2.3b Tax Debts From Dubai Firm

by BT CorrespondentBusinessSeptember 27, 2019September 27, 2019

Suzan General Trading JLT had sought among others an order to stop KRA from enforcing the warrants and distress notices issued on 9th July 2018 in respect of a tax (customs duty) debt owed by its affiliate company Diplomatic Duty-Free Limited (DDF)

Govt Cracks Whip on Rogue Gold Mining Firms in Migori

by KNANEWSSeptember 12, 2019September 12, 2019

Most of the firms operating in the region were also found to be seriously flouting the law on ‘change of user’ on land by turning land meant for agricultural activities into mining spots

The Taxman Cometh: Keroche Icon Tabitha Karanja Faces Tax Evasion Suit

by BT ReporterBusinessAugust 21, 2019August 21, 2019

The probe, according to the DPP, established that the unremitted VAT amounted to over Ksh 12.3 billion while excise duty that was evaded was over Ksh 2.1 billion

Tax Burden Grows as KRA Squeezes a Trillion Shillings From Kenyans

by BT CorrespondentEconomyAugust 14, 2019August 14, 2019

For the first time in KRA history, domestic taxes collection exceeded Ksh 1 trillion, while customs revenue exceeded Kshs. 500 billion