Nairobi, Aug. 25 -- A Tax Appeals Tribunal has overturned a Sh211.4 million tax demand against a road contractor, Nyoro Construction, faulting the taxman for ignoring evidence and double-taxing rental income.

The tribunal set aside the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes' April 1, 2025 decision after finding that some assessments were outside the five years in review.

The dispute stemmed from additional VAT and income tax assessments issued on January 29, 2024, covering Nyoro's tax affairs for 2017 to 2021. Nyoro objected and later appealed after KRA confirmed the assessments.

The construction company owned by businessman Josiah Njoroge Njuguna was founded in 1983 and works on highways, civil works, real estate, and hotel projects.

While c...