Kenya Revenue Authority(KRA) had received over 5.4 Million tax records as at 28th June as more Kenyan taxpayers rushed to beat the 30th June deadline set for submission of returns.
According to the taxman, this represents a 16% growth as at data received two days before the 30th June 2023 deadline, compared to a similar period in 2022.
KRA strategic plan to ensure tax compliance
The Authority attributes this improvement to more engagement with taxpayers at the grassroots level, as well as improvement of its support services to the taxpayer such as offsite filing, extended hours at various service and Huduma centres, use of tax returns filing guides and video tutorials on its website, and virtual support the social media platforms and social centres.
The Authority has prepared step-by-step tutorials to facilitate smooth filing of returns. It has been encouraging taxpayers to visit KRA YouTube page by following the link https://bit.ly/38WFAVY to find the tutorial that best suits them. Tutorial for Tax Returns by Individuals with employment income only using the pre-populated Income, has been available using the link https://bit.ly/37kmQz0. Tutorial for How to file 2021 NIL returns is available using this link https://bit.ly/3LQfCBP.
Taxpayers have access to any of KRA’s 39 Service Centres countrywide and can hook up to the nearest one by clicking https://bit.ly/3KRsNkV
Available figures indicate that there has been a significant rise in the number of Kenyans who file their returns from 2 million in 2017 to 5.5 million in 2021.
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