Carrefour sues taxman in Sh523m VAT refund row

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Shoppers at a Carrefour branch in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

French retailer Carrefour has sued the taxman for rejecting a Sh523 million VAT refund claim over inconsistency with filings from its suppliers under a new digital system.

The new system installed in October 2018 compares VAT returns by suppliers and buyers to curb the use of fake invoices or inflated refunds.

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