Taxpayers can still pay taxes using cash, however, by visiting authorised banks or Kenya Revenue Authority service centres. A digital ID system, e-ID, uses digital technology across the entire ID lifecycle: capturing, validating, storing and transferring data. Facilitating compliance: tax e-filing and e-payment can help reduce compliance costs. Lessons from other countriesE-services help improve filing accuracy and timeliness, but one lesson from our research is that this does not always translate into higher tax revenue. Our research also shows that digital ID schemes must meet several conditions for tax administrations to benefit meaningfully.

Source: Daily Nation August 10, 2023 23:32 UTC