Kenya Revenue Authority(KRA) will positively deal with taxpayers who fail to pay due taxes due to the Corona virus epidemic. – By Gerald Gekara
In a statement, KRA says taxes must be paid fully when they fall due and said the Covid 19 pandemic should not be an excuse to cheat on taxes.
“We shall deal decisively with those who fail to remit due to taxes”, a statement to all taxpayers on the Itax platform says in part.
The taxman says any tax issues will be delt with online and urged taxpayers to ensure remittances are done on time.
KRA says remitting of taxes will help the government contain the COVID 19 pandemic and warned legal measures will be employed fully to recover lost taxes.
In a statement to all taxpayers, KRA says it will fast track processing of VAT refunds but appealed to taxpayers to remit their taxes when they fall due. KRA says as Kenya faces this global health challenge, all citizens should support the initiative through payment of taxes.
” Therefore, we are encouraging all taxpayers to continue paying all taxes due to support the Government in provision of critical services”, the KRA statement concluded.
Taxpayers are required to determine correctly their tax liability and remit the same in a timely manner.
KRA says it will continue supporting individuals and businesses in accessing various support to ensure timely remittances of taxes.
” We will ensure our tax support portals are working to ensure all taxes are paid in a timely manner at this critical time”‘ the taxman says.
KRA will decisively handle any matter that pertains to deliberate non-payment of taxes. In the event that a taxpayer is not able to honour the agreed payment plan, it’s mandatory that the same is reviewed and agreed with the debt team.
KRA says taxpayers will no longer be required to physically visit their offices to settle tax disputes, but may submit documents online.
To mitigate this, KRA has deferred the physical submission of documents and appearance before our teams.
Taxpayers will be duly notified of when they can appear in person. In the interim, taxpayers are advised to submit evidence
