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Section 86

Penalty for failing to comply with electronic tax system

(1) When a taxpayer is required under a tax law or by the Commissioner to submit a tax return in electronic form or to pay a tax electronically and fails to do so, the Commissioner shall by notice in writing request the reasons for the failure.
(2) A taxpayer who fails to satisfy the Commissioner within fourteen days of the notice under subsection (1) shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred thousand shillings. 
Repealed by (Finance Act 2023 wef 1st-September-2023 s64 )

(1) Where a tax law requires a taxpayer to issue an electronic tax invoice, submit a tax return in electronic form or pay a tax electronically, and the taxpayer fails to comply with that tax law, the Commissioner shall issue a notice in writing to the taxpayer requesting the reasons for the noncompliance. 
(2) Where the reasons given under subsection (1) do not satisfy the Commissioner, the taxpayer shall be liable to a penalty of two times the tax due. (Finance Act 2023 wef 1st-September-2023 s64)

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