{"id":100187,"date":"2024-10-24T10:03:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T10:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/24\/communications-authority-of-kenya-to-collaborate-with-kra-on-mobile-device-tax-compliance\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T10:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T10:03:11","slug":"communications-authority-of-kenya-to-collaborate-with-kra-on-mobile-device-tax-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/communications-authority-of-kenya-to-collaborate-with-kra-on-mobile-device-tax-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Communications Authority of Kenya to Collaborate with KRA on Mobile Device Tax Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI Kenya, Oct 24 \u2013 <\/strong>The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) is set to collaborate with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to enhance tax compliance for mobile devices imported or assembled in the country.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the CAK ordered all local mobile phone assemblers and importers to disclose International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers in their import documentation. The KRA will use these IMEI numbers to register the devices in the National Master Database for tax compliance starting November 1, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>CA Director General David Mugonyi stated that mobile network operators will only connect devices after verifying their tax compliance status through a whitelist database provided by the authority. He explained that operators will be required to identify and provide a \u201cgray list\u201d of non-compliant devices within a specified timeframe; after that, these devices will be blacklisted from network access.<\/p>\n<p>Retailers and wholesalers will need to ensure that all mobile devices they sell or distribute are tax-compliant and verified by the CAK. \u201cRetailers and wholesalers must ensure that they only sell or distribute mobile devices that are tax compliant. The authority will provide a means to verify the compliance status of devices before they are purchased by retailers or end users,\u201d Mugonyi noted.<\/p>\n<p>Local manufacturers must ensure that each device\u2019s IMEI number is synced with the KRA portal to confirm tax compliance.<\/p>\n<p>Mugonyi emphasized that these measures are designed to enhance the integrity and tax compliance of mobile devices in Kenya. \u201cThe new requirements will apply only to devices imported or assembled from November 1, 2024. Devices already connected to the mobile network by October 31, 2024, will not be affected,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The CAK is the government\u2019s regulatory agency for the ICT industry in Kenya, with responsibilities in telecommunications, e-commerce, cybersecurity, broadcasting, and postal or courier services.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI Kenya, Oct 24 \u2013 The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) is set to collaborate with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to enhance tax compliance for mobile devices imported or assembled in the country. On Thursday, the CAK ordered all local mobile phone assemblers and importers to disclose International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100187\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}