Best kra itax returns guide for employees with employment income and kra p9. Things you need to know before filing your income tax. Kra tax returns deadline 2018 and late filing penalties. A tax compliance certificate is official proof of having filed and paid your taxes. Points of presence convenient and strategic points of presence pops are set up countrywide to ease the submission and collection of returns by our taxpayers during the peak period of filing income tax returns the months leading to the deadline of returns submission which is 30th june each year. The residential rental tax will be a final tax and will be paid on monthly basis using a simplified online payment return. It is again that time when the kenya revenue authority kra returns need to be filed or you risk attracting a fine of 2000 shillings by 30th june. Value added tax vat returns are filed and tax payable on or before the 20th of the following month. The kenyan revenue authority has variations deadline dependent on the type of system of tax that is expected one to pay. It is the responsibility of the employee to file their tax returns. When filing for rental income tax returns and payments in kenya you first need to compile your gross rent income from all properties and file your returns online via itax. The deadline for filing tax returns is june, 30, 2018 and the kenya revenue authority on thursday gave a crucial update to all taxpayers.
Kra returns deadline 2019 apply for kra pin registration here at. Kra itax guide for filing monthly vat returns online aug 25, 2015 accounting web admin following, kenya revenue authority kra full migration to the new itax system, some changes have been consequently updated on wingubox online accounting vat reports section. Each income generating citizen is supposed to pay tax to kra. Kra said its contact and service centres were open on saturday. Pay as you earn paye returns are filed by an employer and tax payable monthly on or before the 9th day of the. Youll no longer fill excel sheets filing kras tax returns. Tsc reminder to teachers on filing of individual income. At the end of any accounting year which is actually at the end of. For this reason, you can file your nil returns on or before that date. Simple guide on how to file vat returns on itax kenya.
They are filing the income tax returns before the kra deadline commencement, failing which will result in a penalty of sh20,000 or 5% of the tax due. Kra to allow kenyans to apply for deadline extensions when. The kenya revenue authority kra yesterday said the compliance was a 400,000 improvement on tax returns filed between january and april last year. Kra tax returns online guide via itax website kenyans online. The kenya revenue authority kra requires all citizens with a kra personal identification number pin to file their returns, including those who earn below the taxable amount that is, a nil return kra has issued the following public notice of the schedule and deadline for the filing of the 2019 income tax returns. Public participation on current draft retail selling prices crsp april 2020. The tax returns deadline for the 20172018 financial year is 30th june 2018. In case of extensions, kra also communicates the details through tv and radio stations. The filing of the tax returns shall be done online using the kenya revenue authority kra itax platform. How to file kra 2020 tax returns using p9 form the standard. The teachers service commission, tsc, has reminded teachers and staff to file their 2019 individual income tax returns for 2019. Domestic tax department tax service office tso heads. How to file kra paye, nil returns as deadline nears by virginia mwangi march 11, 2020 12. Click to download the income tax return form using the provided.
Deadline for kra tax returns expires sunday capital news. File kra tax returns online how to file tax returns 2019. How to file kra paye, nil returns as deadline nears. The kenyan governments has the mandate to provide services to. The annual paye returns are submitted by 30th june of the following year.
Kra has made filing taxes returns easier for kenyans through the itax portal where it only takes minutes. You never have to queue, waste time again filing kras tax. Proceduresgo to kra portallogin to your account on the main menu on the bar on the tab written return click a drop down called file nil return. Kenyan taxpayers seeking to beat the saturday deadline for filing tax returns have had to deal with fluctuating connection to the kenya revenue authority kra web page. Taxpayers ask kra for more time to file tax returns. Kra extends office hours as deadline for filing tax. How to file withholding tax at kras itax system venas news. Company accounts must be prepared or examined by a holder of a practicing certificate or written authority to practice issued in accordance with the accountants act cap. If you have a kra pin that is not yet migratedupdated to itax, you can place your order for kra pin update service on. How to file vat returns on itax kenya open now for exclusive details on how to file amended vat returns, nil. Please be aware that the kra tax return deadline is normally on the 30th of june every year.
Kra tax returns deadline and penalties 10 months ago 90361 views by nixon aswani every citizen should pay tax, but we all get into trouble when the time comes to submit the returns to the kra. You can even do it now after you finish reading this article. Recently, kra has pushed businesses to go online by discouraging manual tax returns. With the june 30th deadline for filing tax returns fast approaching, kenyans will. In the beginning of this month we took time to write a lengthy article meant to inform you that you have the obligation of filing annual tax returns, and that starting this year, all the tax returns will be filed via the kra itax portal. For this reason, you can quickly file your nil returns on or before that deadline date.
Photokra for many years, filing tax returns has been a tedious job forcing kenyans to keep postponing until the last minute. How do someone declare the withholding tax income other than employment income. The balance of tax should be paid on or before 20th of april of the following year. The kenya revenue authority kra has said that it will not extend the june 30 deadline for filing tax returns with those in breach risking a sh20, 000. Each person who has a kra pin is required to file tax returns before the deadline expiry. The new itax system is touted to make tax compliance easier and automate a number of previously manual processes. Kra has suspended the processing of nil income tax returns for 2017 on its automated tax payment service itax.
Please be informed that the kra tax return deadline usually is on the 30th of june each year. Every year individual kenyans and business are required to file their previous years tax returns in accordance with the law. Individual income tax returns need to be submitted by the june 30, deadline. The deadline for filing tax returns is on the 30th of june every year. The kenya revenue authority imposes fines on companies and businesspeople who defy kra tax returns deadline on vat return submissions. The income tax laws are quite clear and state that each person with an active kra pin number which can be applied online at. How to file kra itax returns online for employees with. The kenyan government communicates deadlines for every tax year through mainstream media. Stori za ushuru kenya revenue authority 9,062 views 2. Kenya revenue authority kra has extended the filing of taxes by two days to friday july 3, 2015. Kra rules out extension of tax filing deadline daily nation. Following complaints that a section of kenyans had.
Residents queue outside the kenya revenue authority kra office in nyeri in june 2017 ahead of the deadline to file their tax returns. Under the income tax act in kenya, there are provisions to withhold certain percentages of payments to suppliers of certain services. The kenya revenue authority kra has now extended their working hours to enable kenyans complete payments and pin holders file their tax returns ahead of the june 30, 2019 deadline. With these few tax filing concepts, you are now ready to file your returns. Under the law, anyone with a personal identification number pin must file a return. How to file kra returns using kra itax portal in 2020. Deadline for filling tax returns returns and due dates the law requires that returns of income are accompanied by accounts of the business.
It is again that time when the kenya revenue authority kra returns need. Kenyans queueing outside kra waiting to file their tax returns. Annual tax returns are made by 30th june the following year by the corporate organization or their appointed agents. For example, there is a variation of kenyan revenue authority tax returns income for deadline depending on the payment of income tax. Those without employment or any source of income but have a kra pin are therefore required to file a nil zero return. The move is among changes contained in the tax procedures act which take effect from july 1. People who failed to file the tax returns for 2015 by 30th june 2016 has to pay a sum of sh1,000 as kra penalty for not filing returns. To verify your tax complianceexemption certificate,click here. It is important to start the filing process early so that in case you face any challenges that require kras intervention, you have ample time to get it sorted out prior to the deadline. The kenya revenue authority kra has said that it will not extend the june 30 deadline for filing tax returns with those in breach risking a sh20, 000 fine. In a tweet, kra reminded kenyans that june 30 was the deadline for them to file their tax returns. For this reason, you can file your nil returns on or.
Kra extends deadline of filing tax returns radio jambo. For individuals, this applies to every one with a kra pin regardless of their income status. Filing kras tax returns 2020 no excel sheets anymore. Kdf recorded highest number of staff filing income tax returns on itax in 2016. Filing for rental income tax returns and payments in kenya. Self assessment tax returns deadlines, who must send a tax return, penalties, corrections, paying your tax bill and returns for someone who has died.
Kenya revenue authority kra reminds all taxpayers that the tax returns for the year of income 2019 are due for filing from 1st january,2020. But we all get into issues while filing tax returns. The coming days and our collective responsibility to cushion the country. You can now easily export your p10 data in form of csv file and. Step by step procedure of how to file kra itax returns for those in employment. Kra says website overwhelmed as tax returns deadline. Kra wins case to collect taxes on dumbed export petroleum from kenol kobil limited covid19 pandemic. Failure to do so on time attracts a penalty of ksh2,000. For the reasons that filing tax returns must be done only via the itax portal, youll allow us to use the term itax returns to mean tax returns. In this case, meaning that you can input your kra pin and password and log into your itax ipage account. Once you have confirmed the details you have entered match what is on the p9 form. The kra returns deadline 2019 for the returns of the period ending 31st december 2018 will be 30th june 2019. Kra extends deadline of filing tax returns clients waiting to be served at kra offices.
Every employed or income generating kenyan citizen needs to pay tax. With wingubox, updates will be even easier with our new itax export function. Nairobi, kenya, june 30 the deadline for the filing of kenya revenue authority kra tax returns by all pin holders is set to expire on. Kra itax guide for filing monthly vat returns online. The kenya revenue authority kra will from 2019 allow individuals and businesses to apply for deadline extensions when filing their tax returns. This post is for general overview and guidance and does not in any way amount to professional advice. With only few works to the deadline of filling kra returns, its worth taking you. Many can now fill their returns at the comfort of their homes, offices and any other relevant places. Authorised economic operators aeo enhancing the relationship between kra and our compliant customs stakeholders. How to file nil returns on kra itax portal kenyan fix. How to file kra nil returns on kra itax portal exposeke news.
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