KRA to challenge Tax Appeals Tribunal on deduction of 20 per cent withholding tax

Times Towers Building, Nairobi, Kenya [Courtesy]

Following a ruling made on Wednesday, November 6 by the Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) to suspend the deduction of 20 per cent Withholding Tax from gamblers’ winnings, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has moved to file a notice of appeal.

In a statement seen in newsrooms on Monday, November 11, KRA has expressed its surprise at the ruling, mainly at the tribunal’s understanding of ‘winnings’ as was amended by the Finance Act 2018.