12/08/2017
http://www.matrixcyber.co.ke
We are currently Migrating PINs to the ITax Platform
KINDLY READ THIS KRA NOTICE
KRA to invalidate PINs not migrated to iTax Platform
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has given taxpayers up to 31st
August, 2017 to
migrate their Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) to the iTax platform or risk
deactivation.
In a public notice issued on 1st
August, 2017, KRA also notified taxpayers whose
PINs are on iTax but have not filed any returns in the last three months that they will
be considered as not trading and their PINs rendered inactive. KRA further advised
all taxpayers and the general public to use the ‘PIN Checker’ link on the iTax portal
to verify details of their suppliers and confirm if their PINs are active.
In compliance with the Tax Procedure Act, 2015, KRA made it mandatory for all
taxpayers to use the iTax platform for PIN registration, filing of returns, payment
and access of other tax-related services. This exercise is meant to help enhance tax
compliance and also clean the PIN database by deactivating those not in active
businesses.
Currently, a total of 10.6 million Kenyans have PINs, but only 5.8 million taxpayers
are registered on the iTax platform. The migration requires holders of PINs issued
earlier under the old registration system to update their details on the iTax platform.
Those who are unable to do this on their own will be facilitated and supported
through the KRA Call Centre, Service Centres, Huduma Centres and Domestic Taxes
Stations countrywide.
In the unfortunate event of deactivation, taxpayers will maintain the PINs initially
allocated as the supporting documents used for PIN registration do not change. iTax
does not allow generation of new PINs based on the same documents already used to
generate a previous PIN. Upon fulfillment of compliance requirements, including
clearing any outstanding debt and filing all the outstanding returns, the same PIN
will be reactivated at no extra fee.
A tax PIN is a requirement in all business transactions. Any invoice issued by a
taxpayer is not a valid tax invoice if it has no PIN. Since all KRA transactions are
now online, any deactivated PIN will not be recognized by iTax hence inability to
trade with others. Deactivation also affects the payroll since PAYE return will not be
uploaded if it contains any deactivated PIN.