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    How to Claim Income Tax Reliefs for Your Insurance

    Eunniah
    By Eunniah Mbabazi
    - June 16, 2020
    - June 16, 2020
    Insurance
    How to Claim Income Tax Reliefs for Your Insurance

    The inevitable things in life are income tax and death. In ancient times, taxes were levied, but today we need to pay taxes for every item as non-payment can lead to huge penalties and even imprisonment.

    Like the Sun draws moisture from the earth to give it back a thousandfold, similarly, taxes are collected from the people for a nation’s economic growth. These taxes can be wealth tax, estate duty, gift tax, etc. Every financial year, several taxpayers file their income tax returns but forget to return about the process of claiming income tax refund status.

    However, while filing income tax returns, income tax refund status is usually raised. Income tax refund status depends upon a condition when you have paid more taxes to the government than the actual liability.

    For that matter, we have liability insurance that helps to deduct. Now the question arises, what is liability insurance? Liability insurance covers provide surety to the insured regarding financial consequences arising out of liability under the civil law.

    According to the income tax act, an individual must file its return in the relevant assessment year to claim the refund. It is done by uploading the file excel or form by giving the essential data online.

    Don’t panic if you forget to file the ITR; you can apply for belated returns using certain forms supplied by the income tax department. If due, the interest on a refund can be paid back to the taxpayer. If the return is filed on the date (or before the deadline), the return will be credited in your account back after filing and verifying the income tax return. Generally, it takes 3-7 weeks from the date of the re-verification of your income tax return to get your refund credited.

    People and businesses with tax debt problems can now ease their burden because of the variety of tax relief services and programs available. The relief services given are partial payment, spouse protection, and instalment payment, among others.

    The tax relief services are targeted to the different needs of various individuals and businesses. They can give their clients the proper kind of service that can meet their needs. The type of service that the business or client will receive is usually based on their income. Those who want to receive any of these services have to prove that their salary can only sustain their daily needs.

    Simply put, these individuals receive little or minimum income since they cannot cover their tax payment as a person’s income varies depending on their location, profession, family, and others. So, it is not surprising to see many individuals facing problems with their respective tax payments. But by choosing an established tax relief company, one can indeed receive the right type of relief service for their needs. Having the proper relief service means that the tax problems are resolved in no time.

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    Kenya’s Average Time to Comply with Taxes Improves by 16% – PwC

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