The ongoing Tax Amnesty by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is a great initiative for taxpayers with unpaid principal tax, penalties and interest to be granted an amnesty on the penalties and interests accrued. It important that one take adavantage of the KRA Tax Amnesty since it gives you a fresh start by removing all penalties and interest in your ledger account.
Kenya Revenue Authority has been on the fore front advocating for all taxpayers to take advantage of this Tax Amnesty period which runs from 1st September to 30th June 2024. The Tax Amnesty covers two groups of taxpayers; those who have only penalties and interest for tax period ending 31st December 2022 (you don’t need to apply for Tax Amnesty as the system will automatically clear the penalties and interest) and those who have unpaid principal tax that has accrued interest and penalties (you apply for Tax Amnesty in your KRA Portal account).
For those who applied for the KRA Tax Amnesty 2023/2024, and want to download their Amnesty Application Acknowledgement Receipt, then this article will be of great help to you. Once you have applied for Tax Amnesty in iTax Portal, you might also need to download the copy of the Acknowledgement Receipt for Tax Amnesty Application. To do this, you need to ensure that you have with you KRA PIN Number and KRA Password.
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Requirements Needed In Downloading Amnesty Application Receipt
As mentioned above, to be able to download your Tax Amnesty Receipt, you have to login to your KRA Portal account using your KRA PIN Number and KRA Password. This is as outlined below:
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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 download the Amnesty Application receipt is your KRA 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 Download Amnesty Application Receipt (In 5 Steps)
Step 1: Visit KRA Portal
In the process of downloading your Amnesty Receipt (KRA Tax Amnesty Application Acknowledgement Receipt), you need to visit KRA Portal by using https://itax.kra.go.ke/KRA-Portal/ as it is where the amnesty application is made and also where you can download your Tax Amnesty Receipt.
Step 2: Login to KRA Portal
Next, you will need to login to your KRA Portal account using both your KRA PIN Number and KRA Password (iTax Password). Solve the arithmetic question (security stamp) and click on the “Login” button.
Step 3: Click on Useful Links then Consult and Reprint Acknowledgement Receipt and Certificates
Once you have logged in successfully, click on the “Useful Links” menu and from the drop-down list, click on “Consult and Reprint Acknowledgement Receipt and Certificates” as illustrated below.
Step 4: Fill the Consult and Reprint Acknowledgement Receipt Form
In this step, you need to fill in the “Consult and Reprint Acknowledgement Receipt Form” appropriately so as to be able to download your Tax Amnesty Receipt (Acknowledgement Receipt) with ease. The taxpayer details section is already pre-filled, so you have to fill in the “Consult Criteria” section.
The most important fields to fill includes: Business Process (Debt and Enforcement), Business Sub Process (Amnesty Application Notice), Tax Period From and Tax Period To. Once you have filled in these fields, click on the “Consult” button and the Amnesty Application Acknowledgement Receipt will in displayed in the “Output” section where you can now download the Amnesty Receipt.
Step 5: Download Amnesty Application Acknowledgement Receipt
In this last step, you click on the “Acknowledgment Number” in Step 4 above and it will download the Amnesty Acknowledgement Receipt. Now you can download and save the Amnesty Receipt for your usage.
As a reminder, taxpayers are encouraged by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to take advantage of the Tax Amnesty Period that runs from 1st September 2023 to 30th June 2024. If you had only penalties and interest without any principal tax as at 31st December 2022, you don’t need to apply for Tax Amnesty since the system will clear that for you.
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For those who have principal tax which has accrued interest and penalties, you are required to apply for the KRA Tax Amnesty and pay only the principal amount in installments and have all the penalties and interest accrued cleared by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). Don’t wait for last minute, apply for the KRA Tax Amnesty today using KRA Portal (iTax Portal).