KRA faces class action suit over freezing of VAT returns

Businesses have sued KRA over a ban on filing returns, citing crippling operational disruptions.

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Businesses have gone to court seeking to overturn a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) decision that has barred them from filing returns, as the firms grapple with a near paralysis of operations.

Lawyers representing the 5,030 companies that were placed on the Value Added Tax (VAT) Special Table last month filed the petition at the High Court yesterday, with the case being certified as urgent and set to be mentioned on June 9, 2025.

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