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Filing income tax online

Under sec. 52B of the income Tax Act ( Not withstanding any other provisions of the Income Tax Act), every individual chargeable to tax under this Act shall for any year of income, furnish to  the commissioner a return of income, including a self-assessment of his tax from all sources of income, not later than 30th June. If you do not submit the Return by this date you will be liable to a penalty at the rate of 5% of the net tax due for every period of 12 months or part thereof, minimum penalty being Ksh1, 000.
This document will guide you on how to file your return directly on-line
To be able to file your IT1 return online, you will need to register as a user in ITMS. To register follow the steps in the online services step-by-step guide provided on the KRA website www.kra.go.ke/portal

 To complete your return you will need the following documentation where applicable:
·         Form P9A from Employer.
·         The employer’s PIN. Request PIN from your employer if not already on the P9A.
·         Financial statements for the following incomes; business income, farming income, rent income.
·         Mortgage Interest Certificate and PIN of lender
·         Insurance Premium Certificate and PIN of underwriter
·         Withholding tax certificates (W44)
·         Any other documentation relating to income you received or deductions you want to claim

To login do the following:
a)        Access the KRA portal www.kra.go.ke/portal
b)       Select the link Tax Returns Processing
c)        Login by providing your credentials i.e. Identification (PIN) and password

To fill in your return online, use the following steps:
a)        Select the Tab “Tax Return”
b)       Click the link “Fill in Tax Return”
c)        Select the return type e.g. Income Tax individual
d)       Select the year
e)        Click the button “Fill Tax Return”
f)        Enter your ID number, your employer’s PIN.
NB If declaring wife’s income, type (YES) in the appropriate field and provide her PIN. If declaring separately type (NO).


The body of the return is divided into parts A-K Part A- F:
These parts are for the various specified sources of income, other than employment income. That is, business income (A), income from farming (B), income from rent(C), interest income (D), insurance commission (E), and other income (F).
i)        First row in each section A-F (row 11, 21,31,41, 47, 57)  requires that you fill a detailed report found by clicking the label “DRP”
ii)      Fill in partnership profit/loss on the second row of each of these parts (field 13, 23, 33, 43, 49 and 59) where applicable.
iii)    Fill in loss brought forward from previous year on the fourth row (field 17, 27, 37, 53 and 63) of each section where applicable.
iv)    If you have no income to declare in any of the above parts (rows), please leave blank and proceed to the next part.
v)   If indeed you have no income to declare in all the parts A-F, skip the entire part and proceed to Part G.

NB:

o    Do not use brackets or negative signs to denote losses or expenses.
For any part that has a detailed report (DRP), fill in details appropriately

Part G: Employment income
In this section enter all your income from employment. Supply all the details as contained in the support/reference documents.
Field 68: Enter gross pay
Field 70: Enter benefits from employment (other than car and housing) e.g. telephone, domestic servant etc

Part G: Employment income
In this section enter all your income from employment. Supply all the details as contained in the support/reference documents.
Field 68: Enter gross pay
Field 70: Enter benefits from employment (other than car and housing) e.g. telephone, domestic servant etc
Field 72: Value of car benefit
Field 74: Enter value of housing if housed by employ 

Field 74: Enter value of housing if housed by employ




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