Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), announced the deadline for the onboarding to the eTims platform as Sunday, March 31, 2024.
However, despite the deadline lapsing on Sunday midnight, business people will still be able to onboard to the eTims platform.
Those with already existing businesses who onboard to the platform after the stipulated deadline will face non-compliance fines.
According to KRA, the amount of tax not declared through eTims will be considered tax evasion and fines will be imposed based on The Tax Procedures Act. The fines will amount to double the amount of tax evaded.
The first step to creating an eTims account is to visit the website portal etims.kra.go.ke.
After that, the user will be required to click the sign-up button, when prompted on the website.
The user will then be required to enter their KRA PIN and input their PIN a second time as a means of verification.
This stage of the process also requires a user to provide their mobile phone number and an optional email address for ease of communication.
A user will also be required to create a password and verify it by inputting it twice.
After completion of the sign-up process, a one-time password will be sent to their mobile number which they will use to log in at etims.kra.go.ke.
Once logged in, a user will click the service request tab and select the eTIMS solution while on the service request tab.
Finally, they will be required to upload documents, which include their Identification Document and a Signed eTims commitment form.
Once a business owner clicks send the prompt they will be then required to wait for a software configuration which enables the user to create an electronic Invoice and have it transmitted to KRA.
The service is also available through a USSD Code *222# which provides prompts for users to follow.
