6.3 million Kenyans met the deadline for filing their tax returns by midnight (June 30th Friday, 2023).
This represents a 14.5% growth compared to returns filed in the previous year of income, 2021 which stood at 5.5M. Some of the success drivers include:
- Early release of P9 forms by employers.
- Taxpayers consistently taking initiative to comply with their return filing obligations.
- Collaboration between KRA and various stakeholders including Government agencies, community leaders, business member organizations, religious and academic institutions to implement off-site filing support.
- KRA’s service support framework.
KRA commends taxpayers for turning up in large numbers to meet their tax obligations. This is a true show of patriotism that should be embraced more in the next financial year. KRA reminds the public that failure to file income tax returns by the due date which is 30th June attracts a penalty of Ksh. 2,000 or 5% of the tax due whichever is higher for Individuals, and Kshs 20,000 or 5% of the tax due whichever is higher for Non individuals.
KRA Service Centres and the Contact Centre (0711 099 999) will continue to operate under normal working hours to facilitate taxpayers who may want to file their return.
Deputy Commissioner, Marketing & Communication
PRESS RELEASE 01/07/2023
