Foreign firm profits, taxes, revenues in KRA radar

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

Multinationals like Google, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and PayPal will be compelled to share data on revenue, profits and taxes in Kenya and other countries with the taxman if MPs approve proposed changes to the law.

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani proposed the amendments to the Income Tax Act on Thursday to enable the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) assess global financial transactions by multinationals which operate in Kenya.

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