Despite missing the projected tax revenue targets in April and May this year, the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has already recorded a surplus of K34.65 million in the 2016/2017 financial year ending this month. The Authority has accumulatively collected K693.60 billion against a projection of K658.87 billion. MRA Head of Corporate Affairs Steve Kapoloma, however, […]
MRA Catholic Community on Sunday, 4th June, 2017 visited emeritus bishop of Zomba, Alan Paul Chamgwera at his retirement home, Thondwe in Zomba to honour him for his contribution to both the Church and country. According to chairperson of MRA Catholic Community, Donasius Pathera who led the group, Bishop Chamgwera –who is from Neno District — was […]
Indian government is said to have asked Malawi authorities to explain reasons that led to the deportation Chandrashaker More an Indian businessman, Nyasa Times has learnt. Sources at Indian High Commission in Lilongwe disclosed that More asked his government to query Malawi on his deportation. A diplomatic correspondence was dispatched to Lilongwe to find out […]
A tax expert has doubted revenue collectors, the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) can write off tax arrears debt, saying this is illegal. The expert, who did not want to be named as he works for the public tax collector, said this in view of the request by state controlled Malawi Broadcsting Corporation (MBC) to write […]
The State run Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) owes the public tax collector K4.5 billion but the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has been accused of inaction. However, MRA Commissioner General Thom Malata backed the public tax collector, saying they don’t favour public institutions. Members of Parliament (MPs) under rhe budgest assessment cluster of Industry, Trade amd […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has been on crackdown of tax cheaters of late but there is need to cast the net wider for culprits without discrimination of political inspiration. The tax collecting body should be encouraged to collect tax from everyone required to do so. Recently, MRA raided the offices of Boniface Dulani, famous […]
Malawi Police on Wednesday arrested an Indian businessman Chandrashekar More who jumped bail when he was earlier arrested after Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) accused him of not filing a tax return and then jumped bail. More was arrested at Lilongwe Magistrate Court at around 4: 15pm. He had gone to court to hear his application to […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has made a cheque presentation of K800,000 to the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi. The money will be used to sponsor the Business and Economics Journalist of the Year Awards for both print and electronic media valued at K400,000 each. The cheque was presented to MISA Malawi’s Mandala […]
One of the vehicles the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) seized from firebrand politician and Parliamentarian, Kamlepo Kalua for allegedly evading customs duties, is on International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) wanted list, Nyasa Times understand. MRA on Wednesday last week seized Toyota Land Cruiser V8 registration number KA8966 and Mercedes Benz registration number RU5437 from Kalua after a search at his residential houses […]
As part of government’s desperate measures to raise the dwindling country’s revenue, public tax collector Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) is intensifying crackdown on tax dodgers but the targeted culprits has given the impression that it is only indigenous Malawians who have been involved in tax evasion. While many indigenous Malawians are not at fault with tax […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) staff, who are Catholic Church faithful, formed a unity grouping in December last year to be meeting every month for prayers and in one of the meeting they decided to be assisting the community in charity work. On Monday, May 1 (Labour Day), the MRA Catholic Community visited Mlambe Hospital in […]
The High Court in the commercial capital Blantyre Sunday ordered the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to release vehicles it impounded belonging to firebrand Rumphi East parliamentarian and People’s Party (PP) vice president for the north Kamlepo Kalua pending a judicial review. Last week MRA escorted by heavily armed police officers stormed Kalua’s house in Blantyre […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has confirmed that’s its officers on Wednesday pounced on vocal and controversial politician and Parliamentarian, Kamlepo Kalua and seized two vehicles for allegedly failing to pay customs duties. MRA seized Toyota Land Cruiser V8 registration number KA8966 and Mercedes Benz registration number RU5437 from Kalua after a search at his […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has warned the public against giving money to unscrupulous individuals who are enticing unsuspecting members of the general public with promises of employment in MRA by calling themselves agents of the Authority. This follows the arrest of Pangani Chitsulo, aged 22, by the Police in Blantyre for tricking people to […]
Firebrand Rumphi east legislator Kamlepo Kalua has lambasted the President Peter Mutharika government for unleasing over 120 Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) and police officers Wednesday night to his house to search for unpaid duty vehicles and guns. In an interview on Thursday morning, Kalua, a fearless critic of President Mutharika and his government said he […]
A political and social commentator Boniface Dulani of the University of Malawi’s Chancellor College and his colleagues who conducted a survey that revealed that Malawians trust the clergy and traditional leaders more than they trust politicians at various levels, including the President, are being targeted for vicious attack from the regime after President Peter Mutharika rubbished their findings. […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) says Everyone Must Pay Tax Campaign (EMPTC) which was launched in February 2017 is going on very well and proving to be a success. MRA Director of Corporate Affairs, Steven Kapoloma, said the country’s tax collection body is witnessing a tremendous inflow of tax players coming to their offices. Kapoloma […]
An Indian businessman Chandrashekar More who was arrested after Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) ordered his arrest for not filing a tax return and went back home while on bail appeared at the High Court in Lilongwe on 22 March saying he is back sort out the issues he is confronted with in Malawi . More launched […]