KRA ordered to refund KLM millions after years of duel

KLM planes parked at the Schiphol Airport, in the outskirts of Amsterdam, on March 18, 2020. PHOTO | AFP

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been ordered to refund KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Sh2.7 million VAT claims, which the airline has been seeking since 2017.

The tax appeals tribunal gave the taxman 90 days from the date of judgment to refund the Dutch airline the money, saying it would be against the principle of justice and fairness for the KRA to reject the request for refund, after admitting system failure in processing refunds for March 2017.

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