Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga has announced that the authority will waive penalties and interests accrued before December 2022 for all Kenyans who will pay up principal taxes due.
In a statement on Monday, October 2, Wattanga said the move is in line with the Tax Amnesty Programme that was introduced in the Finance Act 2023.
"KRA is constantly determined to enhance voluntary compliance among taxpayers and has made significant strides in this field. One of the key pillars to enhance voluntary compliance is The Tax Amnesty Program introduced through The Finance Act 2023,” the KRA boss stated.
He added, “In the spirit of giving back to taxpayers, we are calling on all who have accrued interests up to December 2022, to pay up the principal taxes due, so that we can write off the penalties and interests accrued.”
Wattanga observed that KRA is determined to enhance voluntary compliance among taxpayers and urged taxpayers to embrace the programme before it closes on 30th June 2024.
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“All taxpayers are welcome to apply for waiver; for those who did not file their returns and accrued penalties for non-filing, they automatically qualify and should go ahead and file their returns,” he stated.
KRA is anticipated to collect approximately Ksh 50 billion from the tax amnesty programme.
Meanwhile, the taxman on Monday unveiled the online auction which was previously a physical process.
KRA noted that the new online auction is part of KRA’s technological strategies aimed at streamlining tax administration procedures to enhance service delivery and improve revenue collection.
It was unveiled after the revenue authority conducted a successful piloting online auction, through which KRA collected Ksh 37.5 million.
“The process will boost government efforts to decongest ports and ensure cargo is cleared in a timely and efficient manner,” KRA stated.
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