The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced a collection of Ksh43.9 billion from 1,064,667 taxpayers through the tax amnesty programme that ended on June 30, 2024. 

The taxman says it waived penalties and interest amounting to Ksh 507.7 billion benefiting 3,115,393 taxpayers.

“The waivers include those that were offered automatically after taxpayers filed their returns, declared and paid their principal taxes,” KRA stated.

“The amnesty programme which ran between 1st September 2023 and 30th June 2024 provided a much-needed relief to taxpayers with outstanding tax obligations and was most successful in the month of June 2024 when KRA recorded the highest collection of Ksh15.1 billion.”

KRA’s amnesty programme

The tax amnesty programme was introduced through the Finance Act 2023 allowing taxpayers to apply for amnesty of penalties and interests on tax debt for periods up to December 31, 2022.

“This followed the repeal of the provisions on abandonment and waivers of penalties and interest,” the taxman added. 

Under the amnesty programme, taxpayers were only required to pay the principal tax amount of their outstanding tax debts.

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