KRA Busts Netizen who Disclosed Academic Writing is Best Paying and Tax Free: “Amechoma”

• While responding to a tweet shared on @_falsi1ke’s timeline who asked tweeps to name the highest paying jobs, @topnewsupdate_s named academic writing as the best.
• The taxman through its official handle @KRACare reacted with the eyes emoji indicating it could now crackdown on academic writers who have been earning thousands.
• In November 2021, KRA announced it would crack down on wealthy Kenyans showcasing their lavish lifestyles on social media but were reluctant in paying taxes.

👀 ahem… ^KT

— KRA Care (@KRACare) March 11, 2022

The Kenya Revenue Authority has hinted it may go after academic writers after one Kenyan on Twitter claimed the job pays well and is tax-free.

The Kenya Revenue Authority has hinted it may go after academic writers after one Kenyan on Twitter claimed the job pays well and is tax-free.

The taxman through its official handle @KRACare reacted with the eyes emoji indicating it could now crackdown on academic writers who have been earning thousands without paying their share of tax.

Topnewsupdates.co.ke sampled some reactions:

Dennis Maingi:

"Huyo Jamaa amechoma (that guy has unmasked us)."

Dikey +254:

"These streets are not safe anymore."

Nzangi Muoki:

 "KRA just understand, he was just joking."

@geraldonchari:

"@KRACare, you should understand jokes, academic writing has no money." KRA after Kenyans displaying lavish lifestyle In November 2021, KRA announced it would crack down on wealthy Kenyans showcasing their lavish lifestyles on social media but were reluctant in paying taxes.

KRA commissioner-general Githii Mburu said their officers were active on social media, scouring for Kenyans who post photos of luxurious cars and live lavishly to ensure their taxes were in tandem with their online perception. “In the social media, we have some people posting some nice things.

You would see some posting nice houses, cars, taking their families to nice places and so on. Here, we are not sleeping, when we see those, we see taxes,” Mburu said. Read more:

The taxman has established a team solely focused on weeding out tax cheats through popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.

Curb tax cheating in Kenya The KRA is racing to bring more people into the tax bracket and curb tax cheating and evasion in the quest to meet targets. Mburu attributed their recent success to commitment giving an example of when he spots a fuel guzzler drive past him, he always asks himself if the driver has paid taxes.

“We have our officers looking, they have the gadgets. On they do is key in very quickly the number plate to check the tax compliance. We are working exceptionally hard,” said the KRA chief. Mburu warned that tax cheats risk travel bans, collection of duty directly from their suppliers and bankers and prosecution in what is billed as the largest crackdown yet on high-net-worth individuals.