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The Tax Office alleges that iSignthis chief executive John Karantzis concealed his income in the British Virgin Islands and hindered attempts to claw back tax.
Court faults KRA over travel bans on top executives
Thursday March 04 2021
Summary
The judge reckons that the travel restriction should not be a blanket ban, especially on occasions where the taxman has failed to disclose the amount of tax due.
The KRA has powers to issue departure prohibition orders when they have reasonable grounds to believe that persons labelled “tax representatives” may leave Kenya without paying tax due under their name or in a company associated with them.
The High Court has faulted the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for stopping owners, CEOs and other top managers of tax-evading companies from flying out of the country.
Court Slams KRA for Banning Kenyans From Travelling Abroad
A plane in a runway at an airport
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The High Court has criticised the Kenya Revenue Authority’s decision to ban Kenyan businessmen, CEOs and other executives who are deemed to be tax cheats from flying out of the country.
Justice James Makau, ruling in a case filed by a CEO of a local company, said that KRA did not follow the correct procedure in the case.
Times Towers in Nairobi which houses Kenya Revenue Authority’s head office. Thursday, February 20, 2020
Simon Kiragu
Kenyans.co.ke
The authority did not also include the tax claim sought from the CEO in the Departure Prohibition Order.