One of the most important pillar in taxation is the filing of tax returns by taxpayers online before the set deadline(s). The same applies to all taxpayers in Kenya who have an active KRA PIN Number, as they are required by law to file their KRA Returns on or before the elapse of the 30th June deadline that is set by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), failure to which penalties are applied automatically for non-filing or late filing.
Filing of KRA Returns is not just about submitting your tax returns online and paying any taxes due, but also involves checking and ensuring that you have filed all your tax returns and your returns are upto to date. Most taxpayers in Kenya don’t know how to go about checking if they have filed their KRA Returns. In this article, I am going to share with you the in-depth and quick step by step procedure/process that is involved in How To Check If You Have Filed KRA Returns.
Checking whether or not you have filed your KRA Returns involves accessing your KRA Portal (iTax Portal) account. To check if you have filed your KRA Returns online, you need to login to KRA Portal using your KRA PIN Number and KRA Password (iTax Password). These two are the most important credentials that you need to have with you when you want to access KRA Portal and check or view your filed KRA Returns.
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Requirements Needed In Checking If You Have Filed KRA Returns
To be able to check if you have filed your KRA Returns on KRA Portal, you need to login first using both your KRA PIN Number and KRA Password. These two are what we normally refer to as the iTax login credentials.
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). 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 checking if you have filed KRA Returns 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.
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How To Check If You Have Filed KRA Returns
The following are the 4 main steps involved in the process of How To Check If You Have Filed KRA Returns that you need to follow.
Step 1: Visit iTax (KRA Portal)
The first step in checking if you have filed your KRA Returns is by vising the KRA Portal (iTax Portal) using https://itax.kra.go.ke/KRA-Portal/ link.
Step 2: Login Into iTax (KRA Portal)
Next, login to KRA Portal using both your KRA PIN Number and KRA Password, solve the arithmetic question (security stamp) and click on the “Login” button.
Step 3: Click on Returns menu then View Filed Return
In this step, on the top menu bar, click on “Returns” and from the drop-down menu list, click on “View Filed Return“.
Step 4: Consult e-Returns
Next, in the consult e-Returns form that will load, you will notice the following form fields; Acknowledgement Number, Type of Return, Tax Obligation, Entity Type, Return Period From and Return Period To. These fields are not mandatory to fill, but if you want you can always narrow down your search to a specific type or KRA Returns and KRA Tax Obligation.
Normally, there is no need to fill in those form fields since you are checking if you have filed any KRA Returns online. Click on the “Consult” button to view if you have filed KRA Returns on iTax Portal. The form will be populated with the details of all the KRA Returns that you have filed on KRA Portal. If you have never filed any KRA Returns, you will get a message telling you “No Records Found“.
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On the other hand, if you have been filing your KRA Returns, then all the returns filed will be listed down and you can always check and confirm. The above 4 steps sums up the process involved in How To Check If You Have Filed KRA Returns. It is important that as taxpayer, you file your KRA Returns on or before the elapse of the 30th June deadline set by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).