Why you should rest assured KRA will catch you if you tax cheat under new game plan

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Due to the nature of life toughness and sometimes just human nature, instances of people taking short cuts in life will be recorded.

Paying of government revenue is a trap that has caught many who wish to escape the national load with recent famous victim being Christiano Ronaldo who has survived jail sentence by pleading guilty and parting with a huge amount from his account.

Back at home Kenya revenue authority(KRA)has developed a new plot to effectively nab tax defaulters from the export/import business.

The new strategy will be implemented through the Integrated Customs Management System (iCMS) and will connect to electronic tax-filing system iTax.

Following the integration of the two systems, KRA will seamlessly flag out tax cheats.

“The customs system will have capabilities to share data with iTax so that importers who are not compliant in terms of filing their domestic taxes returns are not able to make their customs declarations,” Commissioner-General John Njiraini stated.

Consequently, those importing or exporting goods will be barred from the business unless they make customs declaration.

Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) welcomed the implementation of the new customs management system saying it will curb smuggling of goods into the country through the Port of Mombasa.

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