KRA tax audits: What taxpayers need to know

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

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A Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) tax audit is one of those events that most businesses would rather not receive notice of. Yet an audit does not necessarily mean that a taxpayer has done something wrong.

KRA is legally empowered to review taxpayers’ affairs to establish whether the correct taxes have been declared and paid. The outcome may be that the taxpayer is found compliant, or it may result in an additional assessment where KRA identifies a tax shortfall.

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