The iTax online platform has eased the life of the taxpayers in meeting various tax-based responsibilities. Filing KRA tax returns in iTax has become simple and easier. In Kenya, every registered taxpayer with a Personal Identification Number (PIN) obtained from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) must file tax returns every financial year. Those who have no business or are not in gainful employment must file nil KRA tax returns.
The iTax filing system is designed to accept the
various types of
KRA returns such as Income tax related to the resident individual,
corporates, partnership and indirect tax such as VAT and Excise. Based on your
tax obligation, you need to choose the right type of iTax returns and file.
To know more on different types of KRA tax returns which you
can file from the iTax online portal, please read our article 'KRA iTax
Returns'.
In this article, we will discuss how to file KRA returns
online or iTax filing.
How to file KRA iTax returns online?
The steps to filing KRA returns are almost common for all
types of returns, be it your income tax for an individual, income tax for
corporates, or filing VAT returns. The only thing which differs from each type
of tax return is the details which you need to furnish and the format in which
you need to submit it.
For example, the type of details and format for filing KRA
returns for income will be different from filing
VAT returns but the steps to file returns will be more or less similar.
The following are the steps for filing KRA returns.
- Visit
the iTax filing portal using https://itax.kra.go.ke/KRA-Portal/
- Login
to the iTAX portal with PIN and password.
- Click
on ‘e-Returns’ or select ‘Returns’ from the navigation menu and click on
‘File Returns’.
- Select
the Type, Enter your taxpayer’s PIN select the Tax obligation
applicable to you, and click ‘Next’.
- Based
on the tax obligation you have selected, it opens the relevant tax form.
For example, if you have selected ‘VAT’ as your tax obligation, it will
open the VAT return form.
- This
page will take you through the filling process and will have detailed
instructions to file tax returns.
- The
instructions will also have links to download the tax returns form in Excel
or ODS format. Click the relevant link to download the template and save
it on your computer.
- Fill
all applicable areas in the downloaded tax returns form and save your
document on your computer.
- Make
sure you enable macros to be able to ‘Validate’ and Zip your File.
- Go
to the iTax tax return filing page and select the period for which you are
filing the returns.
- Upload
the zip file and agree to the terms and conditions by ticking the
checkbox.
- Finally,
click ‘Submit’ button to upload the returns and click ‘OK’ for the pop-up
message ‘Do you want to upload the form’
On filing KRA Returns, an e-return receipt will be generated
with message return submitted successfully along with acknowledgment number.
To summarize, iTax filing process is very simple provided
all the details required to be furnished in the downloaded excel is readily
available with you. For business, it becomes much easier for filing KRA
Returns, if they are using software which can
auto-capture the details into excel format as prescribed in the iTax filing
system and upload it to complete the process of filing KRA returns.
As discussed in the above section ‘How to File KRA returns’,
the steps for itax filing is similar for all types of returns applicable for
business and individual. This makes the process of iTax filing easier and
simple.