21/06/2022
Abdifatah Maalim Ali, a Director of Hijaz Community LTD, dealing in the importation of edible Oil and Cereals arraigned before Mombasa principal Magistrate Mr Martin Rabera, charged with eight Counts of evading Income and Value added Taxes worth kshs 96,694, 911.
A Businessman dealing in the importation of edible Oil and Cereals was today arraigned before Mombasa principal Magistrate Mr Martin Rabera, charged with eight Counts of evading Income and Value added Taxes worth kshs 96,694, 911. The accused who was charged alongside his firm Hijaz Commodities limited, which he was a director was released on a surety bond of kshs 10 Million with an alternate cash bail of kshs 5 Million. The principal magistrate fixed the hearing of the case. The accused Abdifatah Maalim Ali, was charged, that on or about 30 th June 2019, within the republic of Kenya, being the director of a limited liability company, jointly with others not before Court failed to pay the Commissioner of domestic taxes, Income tax for the Company
amounting to Kshs 37,636,133 arising from sales made in the year of Income 2018 by due date, and kshs 9, 344, 233, arising from sales made in the Year of Income 2019. The accused was also charged that on diverse dates between 20 th February 2018 and 20 th December 2018 jointly with others not before Court failed to pay to the Commissioner of domestic taxes, Value added tax amounting to kshs 46,969,196 arising from the income made by the Company between 1 st January 2018, to 1 st November 2018 by due date.
He was also charged that on diverse dates between 20 th February 2019, and 20 th December 2019, jointly with others not before Court, failed to pay to the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes value added tax amounting to Kshs 2,745,757 arising from the Income made by the Company between 1 st January 2019, to 1 st November 2019 by due date. He also faced with another Count stating that without any reasonable cause he failed to
submit tax returns and knowingly made an incorrect statement to the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes. According to the Kenya Revenue Authority Investigation and enforcement department, on
30 th October 2020, Kenya Revenue Authority received intelligence that Hijaz Commodities Limited, a company that deals in importation and sale of edible oil, rice, and wheat among others was not declaring or paying any taxes despite making huge imports and sales. Investigation on the allegation established that the company had imported goods valued at Kes. 304,321,579 between the period 2018-2019 but never declared income or paid taxes
from sales proceeds. The Authority maintain the Company never filed income tax returns and submitted Nil returns for VAT despite dealing in taxable supplies.
