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Electronic Tax Invoicing in Kenya

African countries have been opting to digitize their tax systems by adopting e-Invoicing and Electronic Tax Invoicing and Reporting. Electronic Tax Invoicing is a rapidly growing Fintech category across the Pan-African region.

Kenya is a leading adopter, and the country's tax authority, KRA (Kenya Revenue Authority), operates a transformative e-invoicing system named eTIMS (electronic Tax Information Management System). Throughout this documentation, we refer to it simply as KRA eTIMS or eTIMS.

Introduction to KRA eTIMS and ProTax

KRA eTIMS

eTIMS is the transformative e-invoicing system by Kenya's tax authority, KRA. Its use was mandated by the Finance Act, 2023, signed by the President of Kenya on 26 June 2023. After a temporary hold by the High Court, it became effective on 1 January 2024 and has been in active use since.

ProTax Platform

ProTax constitutes a suite of digital solutions crafted for effective, simple, and painless tax compliance through electronic tax invoicing. These solutions enable taxpayers — individuals and businesses — to generate, digitally sign, and transmit compliant invoices as required by KRA eTIMS.

More about ProTax

The suite of digital solutions available through ProTax, through which one can generate eTIMS invoices, includes:

• ProTax App — Compatible with Android and Android POS devices
• ProTax Dashboard — Responsive, web-browser based desktop application
• ProTax API — For system-to-system integration, eliminating platform-hopping
• ProTax Plugins — Including ProTax WooCommerce, ProTax Odoo, ProTax Quickbooks, ProTax Sage Online, and more

ProTax API Features

The ProTax API is built with industry-leading standards for API platforms. These include:

We invite you to use the ProTax API to integrate your system with eTIMS for automation and to reduce platform-hopping.

To use this API, you'll need access to the ProTax Dashboard to obtain an X-API-Key. Get in touch with our team to get started.

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ProTax and eTIMS

ProTax integrates you seamlessly with KRA eTIMS.

ProTax is a solution that sits between you — the taxpayer — and the KRA eTIMS system. With ProTax, you gain access to a streamlined invoicing system that ensures compliance and supports your business's growth.

To support individuals and businesses in generating eTIMS invoices, ProTax is licensed as an eTIMS OSCU integrator/provider.

ProTax doesn't have a VSCU option. However, the ProTax team has developed powerful features including offline URLs, callback URLs, and others that provide compelling value — including VSCU-like functionality — that businesses rely on daily.

ProTax API Hub

This API Hub contains guides and API reference pages equipping you on how to integrate with the ProTax API and KRA eTIMS.

Explore ProTax API Guides

You're currently in the Guides section. Explore the pages listed in the sidebar to gain context on ProTax, understand KRA eTIMS, and learn how ProTax simplifies your integration.

Explore the ProTax API Reference

For a great developer experience, all endpoints in the ProTax API Reference are fully interactive. Once you're set up in the ProTax Dashboard, you can generate a Test or Live X-API-Key for authorization.

→ Explore API Endpoints

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