Whistleblowers who expose tax cheats will have their reward doubled from the current amount in proposed changes to the taxation law, in a bid to tighten the noose on individuals and companies failing to declare taxes.
Treasury secretary Ukur Yatani has proposed changes to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Act that will see whistleblowers paid a maximum of Sh5 million if their report leads to recovery of due taxes. This is more than double the current cap of Sh2 million or five percent of the recovered tax, whichever is lower.
