Getting Started: C-Tax API and KRA eTIMS

African countries lately have been opting to digitize their tax systems by imposing e-Invoicing or Electronic Tax Invoicing and Reporting. Electronic Tax Invoicing is a nascent Fintech category in the Pan-African region.

Kenya is one of the countries and the country's tax authority/regulator, KRA (Kenya Revenue Authority) has a transformative e-invoicing system, named eTIMS (electronic Tax Information Management System). In this documentation, C-Tax API Hub, we shall simply refer to it as KRA eTIMS or eTIMS.

eTIMS (electronic Tax Invoice Management System) is the transformative e-invoicing system by Kenya's tax authority, KRA (Kenya Revenue Authority). The use of this system and other tax related changes was enacted by the Finance Act, 2023, which was signed by the President of Kenya on 26 June 2023. It became effective on 1 January 2024 and has been utilized by taxpayers since then.

C-Tax platform 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 per KRA requirements.

The suite of digital solutions under C-Tax, through which you can generate eTIMS invoices, includes:

The C-Tax API is built with various industry standards for API platforms in mind. We invite you to use C-Tax API to integrate your system with eTIMS for automation and to reduce platform-hopping.

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

For us to support individuals and businesses to generate eTIMS invoices, C-Tax connects with KRA's VSCU (Virtual Sales Control Unit). This means invoices are signed and stamped with eTIMS metadata directly through our secure connection to KRA's servers.

This API Hub contains guides and API reference pages for further understanding, equipping you on how to integrate with the C-Tax API.

Gain understanding of C-Tax integration through our detailed guides. You're in the guides section of C-Tax API Hub. Explore other pages to gain context on C-Tax and eTIMS and understanding of how C-Tax makes it easier for you to integrate your invoicing system with eTIMS.

For a great developer experience, the endpoints in the C-Tax API reference are interactive and well-documented. Once you're set up in the C-Tax Dashboard, you can generate your API key for authorization.