KRA gets powers to freeze planes, cars besides land
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani with Principal Secretary Treasury Julius Muia (C) and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner-General Githii Mburu (R) ahead of the delivery of the 2022/20223 budget policy statement at Parliament Buildings on April 7, 2022. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will get powers to freeze and seize additional assets such as cars, ships and planes...
Taxpayers to deposit 50pc of disputed tax at CBK before suing KRA
The Central bank of Kenya, Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Firms and individuals fighting the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in courts over tax demands will have to deposit 50 percent of the disputed amount in a Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) account.Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani says the proposed changes to the Tax Procedures Act are aimed at encouraging out-of-court settlements amid complaints that...
KRA to change name to Kenya Revenue Service
Treasury CS Ukur Yatani on Thursday presented the much-awaited 2022/23 budget that is the last under President Uhuru Kenyatta's tenure. During the presentation, the CS proposed a change of name for the Kenya Revenue Authority. "In order to align the operations of the Authority to this emerging trend, I propose to amend the Kenya Revenue Authority Act to change the name of the Authority from...
Pay taxes and stop blaming KRA- Governor Mutua
Maendeleo Chap Chap Party leader Alfred Mutua has said Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is not targetting anybody but was out to ensure everyone was tax compliant.Speaking to Citizen TV, the Machakos governor said that KRA was after him due to some tax arrears he owes them.“The Deputy President (William Ruto) should not say that KRA is hounding people just because of Keroche and...
Keroche reopens after reaching a deal with KRA
The CEO Keroche Breweries Tabitha Karanja flanked with her staff addressed the press on March 4, 2022 after KRA closed down the Naivasha based company over a Sh332m tax row.
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Keroche Breweries have reached a deal that paves way for the reopening of the Naivasha-based company.
Under the deal, the brewer has been given 24 months to pay Sh957 million...
Tabitha Karanja’s reaction as KRA reopens Keroche
Keroche Breweries CEO Tabitha Karanja pledged to comply following an agreement with KRA
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has given embattled beer-maker Keroche Breweries the greenlight to open after the firm entered a Sh957 million debt settlement deal with the taxman.
KRA says Keroche will offset the tax arrears across 24 months, starting January 2022.
The taxman also lifted agency notices it had issued to...
KRA and Keroche agree on tax payment plan after week-long negotiations
Keroche Breweries chief executive Tabitha Karanja addresses the media on March 9, 2022, regarding the tax row with Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). She asked the taxman to reopen the plant to stem huge losses. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Keroche Breweries have agreed on a tax payment plan after week-long negotiations following an appeal from the Naivasha-based brewer...
KRA unlocks Sh10bn through out of court dispute resolutions
Times Tower in Nairobi, the headquarters of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). Picture taken on Thursday, October 15, 2020. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) resolved 319 cases referred to arbitration in the first half of the current financial year ending June, as the taxman opts for out-of-court settlements.The taxman said this represents 57 percent of the cases referred to...
KRA’s out of court tax dispute deals up 31%
Kenya Revenue Authority’s out of court negotiations recorded a 31 per cent growth, resolving 319 cases in the first quarter of the 2021/2022 financial year compared to 243 same period last year.KRA collected Sh10.493 billion through the Alternative Dispute Resolution compared to Sh9.447 billion collected during a similar period in the Financial Year 2020/2021.KRA Commissioner legal services Paul Matuku on Monday said the ...
KRA invites Keroche management for talks on Sh22.7bn tax row
Keroche Breweries chief executive officer Tabitha Karanja. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has invited troubled Naivasha-based Keroche Breweries’ owners for talks amid the standoff over a Sh22.79 billion tax bill.Keroche chief executive and co-founder Tabitha Karanja, confirmed the meeting in interview with the Business Daily."Yes, they have invited us," she told the Business Daily.The meeting is expected to chart the way...

