KRA tax services in Kenya
PINs, returns, PAYE, VAT, rental income, turnover tax, eTIMS, refunds and tax compliance certificates. Every answer comes from the Kenya Revenue Authority's own pages.
Most asked
- Register for a KRA PIN
- File your KRA returns (including nil returns)
- File a KRA nil return on iTax
- Find a forgotten KRA PIN
- Get a KRA Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC)
- PAYE for employers: register, file and pay by the 9th
- Reset a forgotten iTax password or unlock your iTax account
- Amend a KRA return or update your iTax details
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- Amend a KRA return or update your iTax details
- Appeal a KRA tax decision at the Tax Appeals Tribunal
- Apply for a KRA tax refund
- Apply for EAC duty remission (manufacturers) or a customs duty exemption
- Become a licensed tax agent with KRA
- Betting, gaming and lottery taxes for operators
- Bring your household goods and car home duty free as a returning resident
- Can KRA stop you from leaving Kenya over unpaid tax?
- Cancel a KRA PIN or tax obligation
- Check if a KRA PIN or Tax Compliance Certificate is genuine
- Check that an excise stamp is genuine
- Claim your deposits after a bank collapses (KDIC payout)
- Contact KRA (contact centre and helpline)
- County produce cess: what it is, rates and how to pay
- Digital asset tax on crypto and NFTs (repealed in 2025)
- Duty-free imports for persons with disabilities: what the law says
- File a KRA nil return on iTax
- File a partnership income tax return (IT2P)
- File and pay Monthly Rental Income (MRI) tax as a landlord
- File company income tax returns (IT2C) and pay instalment tax
- File your KRA returns (including nil returns)
- Finance Bill and Finance Act: this year's tax changes and how to give your views
- Find a forgotten KRA PIN
- Get a KRA excise licence and excise stamps
- Get a KRA PIN for a company, partnership or NGO
- Get a KRA Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC)
- Get a KRA tax residence certificate (for double tax agreements)
- Get a tax exemption recommendation for renewable energy equipment or a power plant
- Get an income tax exemption certificate for a charity or NGO
- How far back KRA can reassess your taxes
- How long you have to claim a tax refund
- Import duty rates and how customs duty is worked out
- Income tax exemption for persons with disabilities
- Is it a crime not to file tax returns or keep records?
- Kenya's double taxation agreements and claiming treaty relief
- Kenya's main tax laws and where to read them
- Kenya's tax year and the annual return deadline
- KRA offices by town: where to find a KRA tax office near you
- KRA penalties, interest and the 2026 tax amnesty
- Missed the 30 days to object to a KRA assessment
- Object to a KRA tax assessment or demand
- Overview of Kenya's main tax types
- Pay a KRA tax debt in instalments (payment plan)
- Pay advance tax on a commercial vehicle
- Pay capital gains tax when you sell land or property
- Pay customs duty on goods you bring into Kenya or parcels from abroad
- Pay KRA taxes (payment slip, M-Pesa or bank)
- Pay the Affordable Housing Levy
- PAYE for employers: register, file and pay by the 9th
- Paying tax on income from YouTube, TikTok and other online work
- Penalty and interest when you pay KRA tax late
- Register for a KRA PIN
- Register for and pay Significant Economic Presence (SEP) tax (formerly Digital Service Tax)
- Register for and pay the 2% tourism levy
- Register for and use KRA eTIMS (electronic tax invoices)
- Register for VAT with KRA and file VAT returns
- Report tax evasion, smuggling or KRA staff corruption (iWhistle)
- Reset a forgotten iTax password or unlock your iTax account
- Settling a tax dispute with KRA out of court (ADR)
- Tax exemption for parents of a child with severe disability
- Tax for Kenyans living abroad (diaspora)
- Tax on betting winnings and withdrawals
- Tax reliefs and deductions: personal, insurance, mortgage and pension
- Tax residence in Kenya and whether foreign income is taxed
- The penalty for filing your KRA tax return late
- Turnover Tax (TOT) for small businesses
- Use the KRA M-Service app or *572# on your phone
- What excise duty is, and why it's charged on mobile money and betting
- What happens if KRA doesn't decide your objection in 60 days
- When KRA can take money from your bank account or salary
- When KRA can waive tax penalties and interest
- Withholding tax: deduct, pay and get certificates on iTax