KRA to freeze accounts on abuse of tax amnesty

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

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will freeze bank accounts and block PINS of taxpayers who default on payment plans under the 10-month partial amnesty, among other enforcement measures meant to curb abuse of the process.

The taxman says the legal measure will help seal loopholes for shrewd businesspersons who might use the window for tax avoidance by entering into a payment plan with no intention of honouring it.

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