DT Dobie loses Sh1.1bn customs duty fight over State’s failed tax promise

Motor dealer DT Dobie Kenya, now in liquidation, has been ordered to pay Sh1.1 billion in customs duty on imported vehicle parts.

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Motor dealer DT Dobie Kenya, now in liquidation, has been ordered to pay Sh1.1 billion in customs duty on imported vehicle parts after the National Treasury failed to honour its promise to settle the tax.

The Tax Appeals Tribunal dismissed the company's appeal against the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), ruling that the Treasury's undertaking did not extinguish the importer's legal obligation to pay customs duty.

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