Make out-of-court deals the norm in tax disputes

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Times Tower in Nairobi, the headquarters of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) should lean into negotiations to settle tax disputes. Based on the outcome of its alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programme, this can unlock revenue and reduce the burden of drawn-out court cases which can last for more than a decade.

The taxman says it netted Sh4.37 billion in revenue from out-of-court deals in the first quarter of the current fiscal year.

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