NamRa tax fraud increases to N$136 million

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRa) has discovered over N$ 136 million has been defrauded from the Agency through provisional tax refunds, a significant increase from the N$36 million announced mid-2022 before the agency moved to effect a moratorium on refunds in an effort to crack down on fraudsters. NamRa’s Chief Strategic Communications and Support Engagements Officer, Jarukeekuro Steven Ndorokaze, says as of 10 January, 2023, a total of 921 taxpayers had been implicated in the scam, which has increased from 409 as reported in July 2022. He adds these taxpayers are employees of 56 institutions ranging from private…