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15/08/2023

01/03/2023

In concurrence with National Treasury, KRA has suspended tax relief payments to enhance tax refund process & minimize revenue leakage effective 28th February 2023.

This move is aimed at improving the current processes related to tax refunds, exemptions, waivers & abandonments.

We are optimistic that the enhancement of the tax relief process & procedures will lead to a more efficient and effective issuance of tax exemptions

01/03/2023

Be advised

22/09/2022

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) appreciates the VAT registered taxpayers who have transitioned to the Tax Invoice Management System (TIMS) by completing the process of configuration and integration of the new Electronic Tax Registers (ETR) with their invoicing systems.

Having noted that a number of taxpayers are still in the process of acquiring and integrating the ETR devices with their invoicing systems, KRA further advises that an administrative decision has been taken to provide additional time until 30th November 2022, to allow the taxpayers complete this process.

The overall objective of the introduction of TIMS is to increase VAT compliance, minimize on VAT fraud and increase tax revenue. All VAT registered taxpayers are required to have in place the new ETRs to enable them generate and electronically transmit their validated tax invoices to KRA in compliance with the VAT (Electronic Tax Invoice) Regulations, 2020.

A list of approved suppliers of the new ETRs can be accessed from the KRA Website:

For further information, please call our Contact Centre on Tel: (0) 20 4 999 999, 0711 099 999 or Email: [email protected].

22/06/2021

The Kenya Revenue Authority, KRA has today issued the Revised Electronic Tax Register Specifications.

In a public notice dated 22/06/2021, KRA informed all authorized Manufacturers and Suppliers of fiscal ETR devices to ensure all ETR devices can automatically send all sales information into the KRA itax system through a special server known as a Tax Invoice Management system, TIMS.

The model is expected to streamline VAT revenue collection in two ways.

First, it will give KRA actionable information against tax cheats as TIMS requires all ETR machines to send to KRA the name of the seller, address of the seller, PIN of the seller, the name of buyer, PIN of buyer, nature of the supply, time and date of the supply, the amount involved, VAT charged and the total amount due.

Second, the roll out will enable automated population to the taxpayers VAT returns hence reducing filing errors, save time and complexity, making it easier for business people to file their own VAT returns without the need of an intermediary tax agent.

The revised ETR technical specifications are accessible on the KRA website.

29/04/2021

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29/06/2020

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13/03/2019

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) executives are now mauling on plans to blacklist Tax defaulters on Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).

Appearing before the Parliamentary Finance Committee, KRA commissioner John Njiraini revealed that by doing so, the authority would be better placed to collect debt form hardcore debtors.

He further explained that the commission was already behind on targets imposed on it by Ksh55 Billion and that the deficit would increase to Ksh110 Billion by the end of the financial year.

"We propose CRB listing of non complaint taxpayers will be based on criteria that would be fair and equitable to all tax payers.

"A legal framework to help as deal with defaulters will help as collect a lot of revenue from tax cheats," Njiraini told the committee.
KRA Commissioner John Njiraini

In the last financial year, the taxman missed the set target by around Kshs45 Billion with the deficit set to double by the end of this fiscal year if nothing is done fast.

In the last fiscal year, the taxman collected Ksh1.37 trillion against a target of Sh1.415 trillion.

While at the committee, Njiraini also proposed for the increase of excise duty on betting from 15 per cent to 25 per cent.

This comes roughly a year after betting firms vested pressure on the taxman to reduce an earlier proposed excise duty increase from 35 per cent to the current 15 per cent.

He also blamed the National Treasury, which sets its annual revenue target, of poor funding since they increase the targets yearly but funding to the agency has remained constant.