Nairobi Star (Nairobi)
Peter Kiragu
24 June 2011
If you are certain that your employer has been remitting the correct taxes to the Kenya Revenue Authority, then you don’t have to file your tax returns, that is the message from the tax collector.
This is the last word from KRA to employees have been wondering if to file the pay as you earn returns or not after the Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta’s pronouncement in the budget.
The minister abolished the annual exercise for employees with only one source of income saying it was a duplication since employers have already paid the taxes.
Commissioner of domestic taxes in charge of large tax payers John Njiraini said it is possible some employers have not been remitting the entire amounts to KRA and it is therefore important for employees to file the returns “If you feel that your taxes have been collected in full, don’t file (the returns),” said Njiraini on Wednesday. “But if you feel that your employer has not been remitting the full taxes, please file the returns.”
The commissioner said Kenyans with more than one source of income or have two employments must file the returns. In addition, Kenyans who have any kind of refund claims pending with the tax authority must continue filing the returns.
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