How To File KRA Nil Returns Online (In 6 Steps)

Filing of KRA Nil Returns online using KRA Portal (iTax Portal) is for the taxpayers who do not have any source of income in Kenya. By source of income, we mean no business income, no employment income and no rental income. The most commonly used term to refer to this group of taxpayers is Unemployed or students in other cases. If you don’t have any source of income, you are supposed to file KRA Nil Returns online using iTax Portal (KRA Portal), failure to which a penalty of Kshs. 2,000/= will be imposed for late filing of KRA Returns.

KRA Nil Returns filing therefore involves submitting a Nil Return to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) as you did not have any income for that given period. Filing of KRA Nil Returns is therefore paramount for the group of taxpayers who are unemployed and as long as they have an active KRA PIN, then they are supposed to file KRA Nil Returns online on or before the elapse of the 30th June deadline.

To be able to file KRA Nil Returns online, there are a set of two important requirements that a taxpayer needs to have i.e. KRA PIN Number and KRA Password (iTax Password). Since filing of KRA Nil Returns is a process, you are supposed to login to KRA Password and file your KRA Returns. Below is a brief description of what each of the requirements needed in filing KRA Nil Returns online entails.

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Requirements Needed In Filing KRA Nil Returns Online

As mentioned above, filing of KRA Nil Returns on KRA Portal (iTax Portal) involves first the taxpayer loging into his or her iTax account by using KRA PIN Number and KRA Password (iTax Password). This is as described below.

• KRA PIN Number 

The KRA PIN Number is the most important requirement that you need to have with you when you want to login to KRA Portal (iTax Portal) so as to be able file KRA Nil Returns online. If by any chance you have forgotten or you don’t remember your KRA PIN Number, you can submit KRA PIN Retrieval request online here at CYBER.CO.KE and our support team will be able to assist with the retrieval of your lost or forgotten KRA PIN Number.

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• KRA Password (iTax Password)

The next requirement that you need to have with you in the process of filing KRA Nil Returns on iTax Portal (KRA Portal) is your KRA Password (iTax Password), which you will need to access your KRA Portal account. If you don’t know or have forgotten your KRA Password, you can check our article on How To Reset KRA iTax Password. Once you have requested for KRA Password reset, a new password will be emailed to you and you can use it to log into your iTax Account.

You can only change or reset your iTax Password if the email used in KRA iTax Portal is the same that you currently have. If you don’t remember or need to change your KRA Email Address, you can submit KRA PIN Change of Email Address order online at CYBER.CO.KE and have your Email Address changed so as to enable your Reset KRA Password.

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How To File KRA Nil Returns Online (In 5 Steps)

Step 1: Visit KRA Portal

The first step involved in the process of filing KRA Nil Returns is visiting the KRA Portal by using the link https://itax.kra.go.ke/KRA-Portal/

Step 2: Login to KRA Portal

Next, using both your KRA PIN Number and KRA Password (iTax Password), solve the arithmetic question and click on the “Login” button. 

Step 3: Click on Return the File Nil Return

Once logged in successfully, click on “Return” then from the drop down menu list, click on “File Nil Return” to begin the process of filing KRA Nil Returns. 

Step 4: Select Tax Obligation

In this step, on the Nil e-Return Form, select the tax obligation as “Income Tax – Resident Individual” and click on the “Next” button. 

Step 5: Income Tax – Resident Individual Nil e-Return Form

Next, on the Income Tax – Resident Individual Nil e-Return Form, there is no much to do if you are filing the current KRA Nil Returns as the Return Period From and Return Period To will be auto populated. Click on “Submit” to submit your KRA Nil Returns. A pop up window will appear showing “Dear Taxpayer filing of NIL returns is only applicable in cases where you have NO transactions to declare for the period, Are you sure you want to file Nil Return?” Click on the “OK” button to file your KRA Nil Returns online. 

Step 6: Download KRA Nil Returns Acknowledgement Receipt

The last step in the process of filing KRA Nil Returns online is downloading the KRA Nil Returns Acknowledgement Receipt. To download the KRA Nil Returns Receipt on the Return Receipt Generated page, just click on the text link titled “Download Returns Receipt” to download the Nil Returns Receipt. 

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The above 6 steps outline the process that in involved in How To File KRA Nil Returns online. But before filing your KRA Nil Returns, you need to ensure that you don’t have any source of income, you need to have both your KRA PIN Number and KRA Password (iTax Password). Also take note that KRA Returns are filed yearly between 1st January and 30th June, and failure to file your KRA Returns attracts a penalty of Kshs. 2,000/= per year for late filing.