Two traders charged with using false KRA PINs to evade taxes
KRA’s Investigations & Enforcement Department is actively unearthing tax evasion schemes orchestrated by unscrupulous business persons to ensure tax compliance
Two traders, who were busted for using of false Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) to evade taxes, have been charged at the Milimani law courts.
In the first case, Charity Wamaitha Mwangi presented a false KRA PIN to a clearing agent to have her imported goods cleared and released by customs officials.
Investigations established that on diverse dates between May and August 2023, Wamaitha presented invoices and Import Declaration Forms bearing KRA PINs that belong to Blemar Investments Limited to Ebmar Investments Ltd for clearance of two import entries.
While appearing before Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo, she was charged with causing declarations that are false contrary to Section 203(b) of the EACCMA, 2004.
She denied the charges and was granted a bond of Ksh 500,000 with one surety.
The case will be mentioned on May 12.
In a similar scheme, Nairobi-based businessman Samuel Ringui Mwangi, who appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi, used a KRA PIN registered in the name of Jobesa Designers Limited to issue Jade Collection Limited with Electronic Tax Register (ETR) receipts from 2020 to 2023.
Ringui was charged with a count of using a false KRA PIN on a document for purposes of tax law contrary to Section 91 as Read with Section 104(1) Of The Tax Procedure Act 2015. He denied the charge and was granted a bond of Sh300,000.
By purporting to be the owners of the PINs, the accused evaded payment of taxes by leaving the tax liability to the true owners of the PINs, as also charged with use of a false KRA PIN.
KRA’s Investigations & Enforcement Department is actively unearthing tax evasion schemes orchestrated by unscrupulous business persons to ensure tax compliance and adherence to tax laws and procedures.
This will, in turn, promote fair trade competition within the market. Taxpayers are urged to pay their taxes to avoid punitive enforcement measures being taken against them, including prosecution.
