Why KRA wants every taxpayer to register details afresh

Times Tower in Nairobi, the headquarters of Kenya Revenue Authority.  

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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has embarked on a cleanup exercise of its digital system, in a bid to fish out inactive taxpayers and clear fake accounts.

In a public notice, the KRA notified all registered taxpayers to update or correct their registration details as part of a data cleanup exercise of the i-Tax, the system that enables taxpayers to file returns electronically and make payments.

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