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Traders risk jail terms and fines for failing to use e-tax registers

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New rules require business entities to seek KRA assistance within 24 hours if the ETR systems malfunction. [iStockphoto]

Kenyan traders who refuse to utilise government-sanctioned electronic tax registers for their daily business transactions now risk imprisonment and significant fines.

The Ruto administration is intensifying its fight against tax evasion by implementing new tough regulations that govern the use of upgraded electronic tax registers (ETRs).

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