The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has said it will not extend period for Kenyans to file tax returns following the elapse of the June 30th deadline.
Speaking on Monday, KRA Taxpayer Services Chief Manager Judith Njagi said 3.2 million filed their return by the Saturday midnight deadline. She said the taxman will begin sending notices with Sh20,000 fine to those who failed to file.
The official said KRA will also start pursuing individuals with Personal Identification Number (PIN), but failed to file returns.
“All taxpayers are still encouraged to file. The penalty for late filing of all the annual returns is five per cent of tax due or Sh20,000, whichever is higher,” Ms Njagi said, adding that only those who applied for late filling will be exempted from the Sh20,000 fine.
In 2015, KRA raised the penalty for failure to file returns to Sh20,000 from Sh1, 000 fined previously in a bid to tame tax cheats.
Operation JP out has started…
Operation JP out has started.
This people are like bullying Kenyans with this tax collection ….but when they steal they are silent.
First we need to educate people on this tax thing.
Country of 40m and only 3m file return shows poverty ,poverty…and clueless gavament have done nothing on creation of jobs.
This is bulshit……pursue…
This is bulshit……pursue who and why….did you give them job in first place ….wacheni ujinga.
Revolution is coming soon…..all those bulding estates for foreighnors to buy since kenyans cannot afford….pole sana is waste of time…those house will be distributed to kenyans
Kenyans will take back their nation soon….
Ehhh…This is bulshit…
Ehhh…This is bulshit……pursue who and why….did you give them job in first place ….wacheni ujinga.
Revilution is coming soon…..all those bulding estates for foreighnors to buy since kenyans cannot afford….pole sana is waste of time…those house will be distributed to kenyans
Kenyans will take back their nation soon….
shithole kra allowing…
shithole kra allowing mercury sugar and maize imports….
Kenyan are tired of kra….policies.
Soon there will be no kra…..kenya spring is coming ..
i think we are being pushed…
i think we are being pushed allowed in all manner…..each and everyone pays tax in one way or another….even if one does not submit ehh itax online.
Nugu nyiyi….what do want 65 +yrs guys to do….walk all way to come and file they sold 10bags of maize etc…
if i see people lining up to…
if i see people lining up to vote again …this will be most foolish thing to do…going by big suffering of common man ,mega corruption/impunitty….
We are tired with kra,public…
We are tired with kra,public education was never conducted when the rolled out this disease of Itax return.Many students and unemployed have been emposed on penalties unaware.Some acquired kra pin to apply for HELB,bank loan and electricity connection.Now kra is demanding 40k as a penalty from them.where will these poor kenyans get 40k from and in the first place they dont even earn a taxable income.Government should do something about this issue of kra.
You alredy have my taxes…
You alredy have my taxes submitted by the employer and you still talk of a 20K fine. you have bad luck in your reasoning,Just make the process easy to enable more kenyans submit their returns,
You need 40k at endmonth…
You need 40k at endmonth when I have never pocketed even 15k at once!!! I wish this thing could be deactivated and I remain pinless
You expect such a huge sum…
You expect such a huge sum of money from the jobless individuals?? Educate the pin holders otherwise 95% or more didn’t know that nil returns are also
filed
Kenyans are the most…
Kenyans are the most unfortunate lot in the whole world.Mara,wanapewa sukari with copper and mercury,plastic rice,chips cooked with mafuta ya transformer kuku za KFC come from US after kunoneshwa na madawa ya HIV.And list continues…Waiguru ,kavura and co stole massive amounts and continued with the job to still more.
And now,KRA on kenyans neck to pay just so these thugs get more and more to steal.Is there a time kenyans will be treated right by its gava??Many jobless wananchi,and you want them to pay damn taxes;kidding,RIGHT?lEAVE KENYANS ALONE TO STRUGGLE=BUT KNOW THAT RIUMAGA NO MUHAKA RITHUE;YURAGA NO MUHAKIA IKIE.One day kenyans will live a life….