Reprieve for Equity Bank in Sh234m tax demand dispute

Equity Bank branch on Muindi Mbingu Street in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

Equity Bank Kenya #ticker:EQTY has won a temporary reprieve after the appellate court barred the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) from demanding Sh234 million in taxes on the lender’s employee share ownership plan (Esop).

The Court of Appeal agreed with the bank that the demand by the KRA to enforce the award was real yet Equity had demonstrated that it had an arguable appeal.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.