KRA nets 70,000 tax cheats from third party data sources

Times Tower in Nairobi, the headquarters of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). Picture taken on Thursday, October 15, 2020. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

The Kenya Revenue Authority has singled out data on persons applying for electricity as the major source of information that has led to increased recruitment of landlords into the tax net in recent years.

The taxman says access to the metering database at Kenya Power #ticker:KPLC has proved effective in nabbing property developers who have been evading taxes, helping recoup millions of shillings in accrued revenue.

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