File 2025 tax returns by June 30 or face penalties, warns KRA
File 2025 tax returns by June 30 or face penalties, warns KRA
The Kenya Revenue Authority has urged taxpayers to file their 2025 Income Tax Returns before the June 30, deadline, warning that those who fail to comply risk penalties and default assessments.
In a notice issued on Monday, KRA reminded individual and corporate taxpayers that filing of Income Tax Returns for the 2025 Year of Income is ongoing and must be completed by the end of the month.
In a move aimed at easing the filing process, KRA announced that taxpayers will be allowed to declare valid business expenses that may not be supported by electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) or Tax Invoice Management System (TIMS) invoices.
“Such expenses may be uploaded during filing and will be subject to validation by KRA after submission,” the authority said.
“This allowance applies only to the filing of 2025 Income Tax Returns. From the 2026 Year of Income onwards, all declared income and expenses must be supported by valid electronic tax invoices generated and transmitted through eTIMS/TIMS.”
The authority also warned taxpayers against delaying their submissions, noting that failure to file returns by the June 30 deadline will attract legal consequences.
“Taxpayers who fail to file returns by June 30, 2026 will be subject to default assessments in accordance with Section 29 of the Tax Procedures Act, Cap 469B,” KRA said.
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The taxman urged Kenyans to avoid the last-minute rush by filing their returns early through the iTax platform, mobile services, or its WhatsApp support channel.
The reminder comes as KRA continues to push for greater tax compliance and adoption of electronic invoicing systems as part of efforts to enhance revenue collection and improve tax administration across the country.
Taxpayers seeking assistance have been advised to contact KRA’s Contact Centre, their account managers, or the nearest Tax Service Office for guidance during the filing period.
In March, the government announced plans to increase domestic revenue by targeting a two-percentage-point increase in the contribution of value-added tax (VAT) to gross domestic product (GDP).
The move will greatly change the country’s tax landscape and bring thousands of small businesses into the formal economy.
Only 250,000 businesses are VAT registered in the country, a figure the authority terms as insignificant.
The ambitious plan by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) seeks to raise VAT-to-GDP from the current four per cent to six per cent, edging the country closer to regional peers such as Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania, where VAT-to-GDP averages about nine per cent.
To realise this, KRA plans to overhaul the VAT framework, requiring all businesses, regardless of turnover, to remit VAT at the standard rate.
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