Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) PIN Application Online

Name of the Organization : Kenya Revenue Authority
Type of Facility : Apply For KRA PIN
Location :Nairobi
Country : Kenya

Website : http://www.kra.go.ke/

Related : Kenya Revenue Authority PIN Details Check & Verify Number Online : www.statusin.org/1710.html

Apply for PIN :

Personal Identification Number (PIN) is a number which identifies a person for purposes of transacting business with Kenya Revenue Authority, other Government agencies and service providers. It is processed by Domestic Tax Department. PIN is not a tax contrary to what some people think.

KRA Call Centre Number : +254 (020) 4999 999

Personal includes both an individual as well as an artificial person (i.e. company, club, Trust, etc)

PIN Application Procedure :
** Log onto www.kra.go.ke open Taxpayer Registration link and on the right hand side under Online Services, click on Taxpayer Registration.
** Choose either New Taxpayer (if you don’t have a PIN) or Existing Taxpayer (if you already have a PIN)
** Fill in all mandatory fields with asterix (*) then confirm correctness of the data and submit.
** KRA will respond through your e-mail address providing you with a PIN, Password and Security Stamp.
** Go to Taxpayer Registration fill in the PIN, Password and Security Stamp then login.
** Change your password (please remember this for security reasons) to a password of your own choice which must be Eight characters i.e Six letters and 2 numbers as instructed.
** Choose Main Menu, Enquiry then Print your Taxpayer Registration Certificate. You may refer to the “Step by step guide” given below.

Apply PIN Online : https://mapato1.kra.go.ke/itms/

Forgot PIN Number :
For the security and confidentiality of taxpayers’ data we don’t reveal a taxpayer’s PIN on phone, email, or third parties. We can never be sure of the true identity of the requester. That is why we insist the taxpayer has to visit the nearest KRA office for identification before he/she is given the PIN.

Step-By-Step-Guide : http://www.kra.go.ke/portal/download…Step-Guide.pdf

Cell : +254 (0711) 099 999
Email : callcentre [AT] kra.go.ke

FAQs :
What Is PIN?
** Personal Identification Number (PIN) is a number which identifies a person for purposes of transacting business with Kenya Revenue Authority, other Government agencies and service providers.

It is processed by Domestic Tax Department. PIN is not a tax contrary to what some people think.
** Personal includes both an individual as well as an artificial person (i.e. company, club, Trust, etc)

i. A Partnership, where the partners are not husband and wife, must obtain PIN.
ii. A sole proprietorship will use the proprietor’s individual PIN for all transactions.

Does PIN Have Any Force Of Law?
** Yes, PIN is a statutory requirement under Section 123 of Income Tax Act (Cap 470 Laws of Kenya).
** It applies to every person who has income chargeable to tax under the Act or any person whom the Commissioner may so require to have it.

What Is The Purpose Of PIN?
Under the 13th schedule of the Income Tax Act, transactions requiring Pin include, among others, the following :
** Registration of title, stamping of instruments by the Commissioner of Lands, and payment of Land Rent.

** Approval of plans, payment of water deposits, application for a business permit, payment of Land Rent by Local Authorities.
** Registration of Motor Vehicles, and licensing under the Traffic Act (Cap 403) by the Registrar of motor Vehicles.

** Registration of Business Names and Companies by the Registrars of Business names and companies.
** Trade licensing by the Ministry of Commerce.
** Application for Value Added Tax registration.

** Underwriting policies by Insurance Companies.
** To facilitate importation of goods, Customs clearing and forwarding at the offices of Commissioner of Customs and Excise.

** Payment of Deposits for power connections at Kenya Power and Lightning Co. Ltd.
** To facilitate all contracts for supply of goods and services to all Government Ministries and Public bodies.