Agency given 3 months to end tax disputes

A Kenya Revenue Authority employee helps a client file tax returns at the Nyeri region office on June 29 this year. President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the taxman to pursue alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to settle tax disputes. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has given the Tax Appeals Tribunal three months to resolve the disputes between taxpayers and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).  

Resolving the disputes could unlock billions of shillings in tax revenues for the government, which is under pressure to increase tax collections to bridge a widening Budget deficit.