How To Download Turnover Tax Form Online (In 5 Steps)

Filing of Turnover Tax (TOT) Returns for individuals and businesses that are registered under this tax obligation (TOT) is not that complex. It involves first downloading the Turnover Tax Form or simply the KRA Turnover Tax Returns Form from your iTax (KRA Portal) account by downloading it and filling in the relevant tax returns and business turnover details for the previous month before submitting your filed Turnover Tax Return online using KRA Portal. 

In this article we shall be looking at the first phase of the Turnover Tax Returns Filing process. The first phase involves downloading the Turnover Tax Form (TOT Returns Form in Excel Sheet Format), next is filling the Turnover Tax returns form, afterwards uploading the Turnover Tax returns Excel sheet (returns form), generating the KRA Payment Slip for the Turnover Tax return and finally making payment for your Turnover Tax return. I will cover all the phases in the Turnover Tax Returns filing process in subsequent posts. 

In this article, we shall be focusing on the first phase which is downloading the Turnover Tax Form using KRA Portal (iTax Portal). To be able to download the turnover tax returns form, you need to login to your KRA Portal account using two key requirements i.e. your KRA PIN Number and KRA Password (iTax Password). These two requirements form part of the login credentials that a taxpayer in Kenya uses to access the iTax Portal (KRA Portal). 

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Requirements Needed In Downloading Turnover Tax Form

To be able to download the KRA Turnover Tax Returns Form from iTax Portal (KRA Portal), you need to login first using both KRA PIN Number and KRA Password. These two form the main requirements that you need to have so as to be able to download the Turnover Tax Returns Excel Sheet i.e Turnover Tax Returns Form. 

• 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 downloading the KRA Turnover Tax Form (Turnover Tax Returns Form) 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 Download Turnover Tax Form Online (In 5 Steps)

Step 1: Visit KRA Portal

The first step of downloading the TOT Returns Form is by visiting the KRA Portal using https://itax.kra.go.ke/KRA-Portal/

Step 2: Login to KRA Portal

Next, you have to login to KRA Portal (iTax Portal) by using your KRA PIN Number and KRA Password. After inputting these two, solve the arithmetic question (security stamp) and click on the “Login” button.

Step 3: Click on Returns menu then File Return

Once logged in successfully, click on the “Returns” menu and from the drop down menu list, click on “File Return” to proceed to the next step.

Step 4: Select Tax Obligation

In this step, select the tax obligation and you want to download the KRA Returns Form form. Since we are downloading the Turnover Tax Form for filing turnover tax returns, the tax obligation to be selected is the Income Tax – Turnover Tax. Once you have selected the turnover tax obligation, click on the “Next” button.

Step 5: Download Turnover Tax Form 

This is the most important step in the whole process of downloading the KRA Turnover Tax Returns Form on iTax. In this step, you need to select the type of return form for filing the Turnover Tax Returns i.e Excel Return Form or ODS Return Form. The most commonly used to file any type of KRA Return is the Excel Sheet (Form).

The current version of the Turnover Tax Form is Version 9.0.1 (as of 08/10/2023 – take note that Kenya Revenue Authority at their own discretion normally update the versions of the returns forms on iTax) which you download by just clicking on the “Click here” to download Income Tax – Turnover Tax Form(Excel) link. Once you click on the link, the zipped TOT Return Form will be downloaded to your device.

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To save you much time also, you can download the Return Form online at CYBER.CO.KE using: Download Turnover Tax Returns Form (Excel Sheet). Once you have downloaded the tax return form, you can now proceed and start filling in your business turnover tax details for the month that you want to file the turnover tax return for on iTax Portal (KRA Portal). So, next time you are looking to download and get the returns form, just follow the steps that are highlighted above.