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State casts tax net wider to ease burden

KRA is working to get hold of landlords in the Micro Small and Medium brackets who avoid remitting 7.5% of income as stipulated in the law.

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by VICTOR AMADALA

Realtime17 March 2025 - 09:20
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In Summary


  • Early this month, the revenue agency automated registration to the electric tax invoice management system, ensuring that invoices are captured in real-time for easier follow-up on collections.
  • Apart from this, Kenya Revenue Authority is further exploring ways to ensure taxpayers promptly remit taxes to limit defaults that have seen businesses lag on their tax obligations.

KRA commissioner George Obell /HANDOUT

The government is exploring new ways of taxing small businesses to ease the burden on salaried individuals and corporates, key among them a plan that will see small businesses pay Sh1.5 for every Sh100 at the point of transaction.

Early this month, the revenue agency automated registration to the electric tax invoice management system, ensuring that invoices are captured in real-time for easier follow-up on collections.

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