A tax compliance, otherwise known as a Tax Clearance Certificate is an official document issued by KRA, as proof of having filed and paid all your taxes. The KRA Tax Compliance Certificate is valid for a period of 12 months from the date it has been issued to a taxpayer.
KRA issues the following Tax Compliance Certificates upon application:
- Tax Compliance Certificates for Taxpayers seeking tenders with Government Ministries and Institutions.
- Tax Compliance Certificates to employees leaving service nor seeking new job opportunities.
- Tax Compliance Certificates for taxpayers seeking liquor Licenses.
- Tax Compliance Certificates to Clearing and Forwarding Agents.
How to Apply for a Tax Compliance Certificate
Step 1: Visit KRA iTax Portal using https://itax.kra.go.ke/KRA-Portal/
The first step that you need to take is to ensure that you visit the KRA iTax portal using the link provided above in the title.
Step 2: Enter Your KRA PIN Number
In this step, you will need to enter your KRA PIN Number. If you have forgotten your KRA PIN, you can request for KRA PIN Retrieval here at Cyber.co.ke Portal and your KRA PIN will be sent to your email address immediately. Once you have entered your KRA PIN, click on the “Continue” botton to proceed to the next step.
Step 3: Enter KRA iTax Password and Solve Arithmetic Question (Security Stamp)
In this step, you will be required to enter your KRA iTax Password and also solve the arithmetic question (security stamp). If you have forgotten your iTax Password, you can check our article on How To Reset KRA iTax Password. A new password will be sent to your email and you can use it to login. Once you have entered your iTax Password, click on the “Login” button to access your iTax Account.
Step 4: iTax Account Dashboard
Once you have entered the correct iTax Password as illustrated in Step 3 above, you will be able to see and access your iTax Account Dashboard. This is as illustrated in the screenshot below.
Step 5: Apply for Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC)
In this step, you will need to click on the certificates tab, then you click on the “Apply for Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC)” from the dropdown menu. This is as illustrated in the screenshot below. Now, you begin the process of TCC application.
You will take note that with this new enhancement, a popup window will be display as shown in the image above saying: “Please be informed that you are entitled for the Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC) without any workflow. Please click OK to continue.”
In simple terms, this simply means that if you choose to apply for the Tax Compliance Certificate, it will be issued to you immediately i.e the TCC Application will be Auto Approved by the iTax System. Click OK and proceed to filling in the Reason for Application. In our case, we need this Tax Compliance Certificate for Job Application process.
Once you have filled in the reason for Tax Compliance Certificate application, click on the “Submit” button to submit the application request to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
Step 6: Download Tax Compliance Certificate
This is the last step whereby you will need to download the Approved Tax Compliance Certificate. You will also need to take note of the approval receipt for the KRA Tax Compliance Certificate that also has an acknowledgement number associated with it. This is as shown below:
Once you have downloaded the KRA Tax Compliance Certificate, you will be able to make copied for future uses when it will be needed. Also you need to take note that the TCC is only valid for a period of 12 months from that date it was issued.