Mastermind loses Sh517m tax dispute against KRA
Thursday April 29 2021
By SAM KIPLAGAT
Summary
A five-member tribunal ruled that the manufacturer failed to prove that it exported 15 consignments of cigarettes to Burundi as KRA maintained the export stamps engraved on the products were fake.
Cigarette maker Mastermind Tobacco has suffered a blow after a tribunal upheld a decision requiring the company to pay Sh517 million to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for diverting the export cigarette to the local market.
A five-member tribunal ruled that the manufacturer failed to prove that it exported 15 consignments of cigarettes to Burundi as KRA maintained the export stamps engraved on the products were fake.