Nairobi, Sept. 17 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been allowed to collect tax amounting to Sh1.18 billion from a digital betting firm arising from unpaid taxes over a period of four years.
A five-member Tax Appeals Tribunal led by the chairman Eric Wafula ruled that Oxygen 8 East Africa Ltd failed to attach on time documents, seeking to be allowed to challenge KRA's assessment.
Oxygen 8 is a digital company that deals in text message (SMS) value-added services and mobile financial services. The company offers bulk SMS, branding, among other services.
Documents filed before the tribunal show that KRA did an audit of the firm from July 2015 to February 2019, raising an assessment of Sh1.18 billion for withholding tax. The firm con...