Job cuts leave KRA with Sh29bn income tax gap

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General John Njiraini. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Shrinking company profits and employee layoffs by struggling firms slashed the taxman’s revenue projection by Sh68.6 billion last year, a new Treasury report has shown.

The two tax categories contributed the most to Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) Sh124.6 billion total shortfall for the 2017/18 financial year, according to the Treasury data released early this month.

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