How to Apply for a KRA PIN for a Company

It is possible to apply for a KRA PIN for a company.

The first step is to go to KRA’s iTax portal. So you just enter the KRA iTAx address (itax.kra.go.ke) into your browser, so as to have the iTax portal appear on your browser.

The second step, once you are at the KRA iTax portal, is to click on the red ‘Register’ button -- you know, the one below where they system asks you ‘Do you want to apply for a KRA PIN?’.  You can also click where it says ‘click here’ – under the section entitled ‘Do you want to apply for a KRA PIN?’.

On the screen that appears next, under taxpayer type, click on the ‘non-individual’ option. And under ‘mode of registration’ select ‘online form’. Then click on the ‘Next’ button.

The next step then is to fill in the KRA PIN for company application form. So in the first part of the application form for a company KRA PIN, you fill in basic information. That includes details such as the business type, business name, business registration number, the business' physical and postal addresses, details of ownership structure and bank account details. 

In the second part of the application form for company KRA PIN, you fill in obligation details – that is, the taxpayer obligation details. 

Then in the third section of the KRA PIN for company application form, you fill in details about the people associated with the business, including its directors, partners and associates. 

The final section of the company KRA PIN application form has details about the tax agents (who may be authorized to submit the application on behalf of the company in question).

It soon becomes clear that the company KRA PIN application form is slightly more complex than the KRA PIN for individuals application form. So the person filling it needs to be someone who really knows what he/she is doing. It is also important to ensure that you have enough time, before embarking on KRA PIN for company application, because there is quite a bit of information to be filled in.