{
  "id": 18655480,
  "title": "KRA announces deadline for taxpayers seeking 100% waiver on penalties and interest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/kra-announces-deadline-for-taxpayers-seeking-100-waiver-on-penalties",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T06:47:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/kra-announces-deadline-for-taxpayers-seeking-100-waiver-on-penalties-and-interest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has set December 31, 2026, as the last day for taxpayers to receive a 100% waiver on penalties and interest in the Tax Amnesty Programme. Taxpayers with outstanding tax debts are urged to take advantage of this opportunity before it closes. The programme allows eligible taxpayers to have accumulated penalties and interest waived on qualifying outstanding tax liabilities, although the original tax debt remains. To be eligible, taxpayers must submit their application through KRA's iTax portal before the deadline.",
  "summary": "The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has reminded taxpayers with outstanding tax liabilities to take advantage of the ongoing Tax Amnesty Programme, warning that the opportunity to secure a 100 per cent waiver on eligible penalties and interest will close on December 31, 2026. In a statement issued on Saturday, November 7, 2026, KRA urged individuals […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Kenya Revenue Authority sets December 31, 2026, deadline for Tax Amnesty Programme.",
    "Taxpayers can get 100% waiver on penalties and interest through iTax portal.",
    "Eligible taxpayers must submit application before deadline to qualify."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This amnesty window provides a final opportunity for debtors to clear accumulated penalties while forcing them to settle the underlying tax liabilities before the strict end of 2026.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}