How KRA will use computer wizards to catch tax cheats

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Times Tower in Nairobi, the headquarters of Kenya Revenue Authority. FILE PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) plans to train computer audit specialists as it seeks to mine data, including hidden accounts and deleted files from taxpayers’ computers, to uncover tax frauds.

The Treasury has disclosed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the KRA will by the end of June next year, have trained specialists and equipped them with advanced Microsoft Excel techniques as part of efforts to refresh and upgrade staff skills in the audit function.

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