The government agency termed the letter indicating that it had changed its name to Kenya Revenue Service (KRS) as misleading to the public.
Through its social media platforms on Saturday, April 16, KRA warned the public to treat information contained in the letter with caution.
The fake notice had further indicated that KRA had revised some of its advertising charges, further indicating new contact details interested advertisers would use to reach the agency to submit their bids.
The taxman maintained that all the information contained in the notice did not reflect the real position of the government agency.
The plans to change KRA’s name were contained in the Finance Bill, 2022 and in the budget appropriations statement read in parliament by Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Ukur Yatani.
Yatani noted that the National Treasury had put in a proposal to change KRA’s name in line with the transformation to enhance customer-centric service delivery.
“In order to align the operations of the authority to this emerging trend, I propose to amend the Kenya Revenue Authority Act to change the name of the authority from ‘Kenya Revenue Authority’ to ‘Kenya Revenue Service’,” Yatani stated.
The change of the name is intended to rebrand the authority and transform its public image thus enhancing tax compliance through improved public relations and maintaining a clear focus on taxpayers’ needs.
“I have also proposed consequential amendments to other statutes which have reference to the name ‘Kenya Revenue Authority’ and align them to the proposed new name,” Yatani added.
But the name change has not yet been approve by Parliament. Once the change has been effected, it will be officiated through a Gazette notice.
Source: KENYAGIST.COM