The answer is almost always tax evasion. It is reported that Kenya alone could be losing hundreds of billions in lost tax revenue arising out of tax evasion schemes annually. Through collaborations with other agencies under the Multi-Agency Task Team (MATT) and our international partners, KRA is prosecuting tax cheats and bringing down tax evasion schemes. KRA through multi-agency collaborations, has managed to seal several loopholes in tax evasion that are translating into revenue. KRA continues to intensify the use of a robust intelligence network to curb tax evasion and the use of technology to support tax collection including a web-based anonymous reporting system to enable the public to report tax evasion while remaining anonymous.

Source: The Star February 17, 2021 15:00 UTC