28/08/2026
An SME had an Ksh 11 million tax fight worth having. The tribunal never even opened the file. đź‘€
Mardis Limited, a Nairobi construction firm, was hit with VAT and Corporate Income Tax assessments after KRA's data showed undeclared payments from a government roads authority. Mardis disagreed with the numbers — but instead of objecting within KRA's 30-day window, they waited over 8 months, then couldn't explain the delay when asked.
KRA rejected the late objection outright.
So Mardis went straight to the Tax Appeal Tribunal. The tribunal's answer: without a valid objection, there's no "objection decision" — and without that, there's nothing for us to hear.
Case struck out. The actual tax bill was never argued.
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