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Formed | 1995 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Kenya |
Headquarters | Times Tower, Haile Selassie Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya |
Agency executives |
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Parent agency | Ministry of the National Treasury and Economic Planning |
Website | http://www.kra.go.ke/ |
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is an agency of the Government of Kenya that is responsible for the assessment, collection and accounting of all revenues that are due to the government in accordance with the laws of Kenya. [1]
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) [2] was established by an Act of Parliament, the Kenya Revenue Authority Act, which became effective on 1 July 1995. The Authority is charged with collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. [1]
The Authority's core operations are:-
Recently, the government of Kenya proposed the renaming of the agency from the current KRA to the Kenya Revenue Service(KRS) in order to portray the agency as a service provider to the citizenry as opposed to a powerful authority.
The organization is divided into seven major departments, each headed by a Commissioner:
In addition to the seven major departments, the Authority has the following four other departments to harmonize operations and efficiency. [1] (a) Transformation and Leadership Office (b) Kenya School of Revenue Administration (c) Internal Audit Department (d) Marketing & Communication Department.
To increase tax compliance percentages and encourage more people to file their taxes, the Kenya Revenue Authority has an elaborate online portal [3] that allows citizens to log in and either file tax returns, check their penalties [4] or apply for a certificate of tax compliance. This is in line with the Kenyan government's efforts to automate service delivery through the e-Citizen initiative and avoid long, inconvenient physical queues.
To ease tax assessment and collection and to take services closer to the people, the agency maintains six service regions as listed below: [1] [5]
The current Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Kenya Revenue Authority is Anthony Mwaura. The Commissioner General as of 22 August 2023, is Humphrey Wattanga. [6]
The KRA owns a football club called Ushuru F.C., [7] which competes in the Kenyan Premier League. [8]
Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA) is the Kenya Revenue Authority’s premier training school specializing in Tax and Customs Administration, Fiscal Policy and Management. The School is one of the only four World Customs Organization (WCO) accredited Regional Training Centres (RTCs) in Africa. [9]
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