KRA calls out employers denying PWDs tax reliefs for disability
Times Tower, the Kenya Revenue Authority's head office in Nairobi. PWDs can apply for an income tax exemption certificate from KRA to lower their tax burden.
Affected workers are losing up to Sh36,700 per month or Sh440,400 annually due to the non-compliance of their employers.
A 2010 regulation allow PWDs to apply for an income tax exemption certificate from KRA to lower their tax burden.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has called out some employers for illegally denying their workers tens of thousands of shillings in monthly tax reliefs for disability as provided in law.
The taxman says it has noticed that some employees are not complying with the Persons with Disabilities(PWDs) (Income Tax Deductions and Exemptions) Order, 2010, (Legal Notice No. 36 of 2010), which allows registered PWDs to enjoy income tax exemption on up to Sh150,000 monthly earnings.
