Days Numbered For those Evading Tax through ‘Nil’ Returns

Kenyans who have been evading to pay taxes to the Kenya Revenue Authority now have their days numbered according to the new rules set by the taxman.

KRA has improved from the previous digital form with the current one making it easier to find Kenyans who have been filing the ‘Nil’ income tax returns leading to the government losing billions of shillings in terms of taxes.

In the current form, a taxpayer who intends to file ‘Nil’ returns will be required to declare that they do not have any other form of income that is worthy taxing.

KRA has been under fire from the National Treasury for failing to hit the target in terms of revenue collection.

With the new form for filing taxes, KRA says that it will be in position to file Kenyans and in order to root out those who have been evading to pay tax.

According to the new tax laws, all Kenyans with a KRA PIN and supposed to file tax returns annually including ‘Nil’ with ‘Nil’ indicating that the intended taxpayer falls below the taxable amount and, therefore, not legible for taxation.

Some unscrupulous Kenyans took the ‘Nil’ returns window to evade paying taxes and with the current regulations, KRA will be scrutinizing the PIN numbers to establish the payer’s history.