{"id":13407,"date":"2020-08-26T19:45:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T19:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=13407"},"modified":"2020-08-26T19:45:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T19:45:22","slug":"kra-nets-sh26b-from-annual-tax-disputes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kra-nets-sh26b-from-annual-tax-disputes","title":{"rendered":"KRA nets Sh26b from annual tax disputes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author:\u00a0Dominic Omondi\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected Sh25.8 billion in the last financial year from disputes it had with taxpayers in and out of court.<\/p>\n<p>This was from 652 cases that were resolved during this period according to Paul Matuku, the KRA Commissioner for legal services and board coordination.\u00a0He said this yesterday during a press briefing on revenue performance for the financial year 2019-20.<\/p>\n<p>Besides getting the money through the legal system, which starts from the tax appeals tribunal, KRA says it recovered Sh9.5 billion through the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) framework in the financial year under review.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2018\/2019, the revenue released was Sh8.1 billion. In comparison, there was an 18 per cent increase in the revenue yield,\u201d Matuku said.\u00a0The ADR team, he added, closed 284 cases in the 2019\/2020 financial year, compared to 237 cases in the previous financial year.<\/p>\n<p>In August last year, KRA said\u00a0it expected to charge 600 suspected tax cheats in\u00a012 months\u00a0as it moved to ensure tax compliance.\u00a0From the 600 cases, KRA had hoped to net Sh15 billion, mostly through plea bargaining, where suspects agree to pay the money in exchange for amnesty.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group readmore my-3\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last year saw KRA up its ante in\u00a0the hunt for tax evaders, with billionaire businessman Humphrey Kariuki among those caught by KRA\u2019s dragnet.<\/p>\n<p>He was charged in court.\u00a0Alcohol manufacturer Keroche Breweries also found itself on the wrong side of KRA, and has been slapped with a Sh9.1 billion tax bill after losing a five-year legal battle.<\/p>\n<p>The decision could cripple the Naivasha-based brewer which was counting on the tribunal to spare it from the tax demand by KRA. With the private sector struggling in a tough operating environment, the taxman has found it even harder to meet its targets.<\/p>\n<p>KRA has, in turn, had to rely on tax compliance to up revenue collections.\u00a0Despite mobilising Sh1.6 trillion in revenue in the financial year that ended June, KRA\u2019s performance was hugely hampered by the coronavirus situation.\u00a0Data from the National Treasury shows that the government lost close to Sh71.5 billion in taxes in the first five months since the start of Covid-19 in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>The pandemic has led to businesses shutting down and workers being laid off.\u00a0Latest data shows that between March and July, KRA collected Sh575.9 billion from taxpayers, an 11 per cent drop compared to Sh647.4 billion that the taxman netted in the same period last year. Alex Mwangi, the KRA deputy commissioner in charge of research and statistics, said the worst is over with the tax performance in August showing improvements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:\u00a0Dominic Omondi\u00a0 AfricaPress-Kenya: The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected Sh25.8 billion in the last financial year from disputes it had with taxpayers in and out of court. 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