Features
eTIMS
KRA eTIMS fiscal invoices for every sale and credit note, sent in the background so a sale is never held up. Kila is not connected to KRA yet; receipts carry test numbers.
eTIMS is KRA’s electronic Tax Invoice Management System: each invoice and credit note is sent to KRA, which returns the numbers, signature and QR code that go on the receipt. Kila is built so that a sale is never held up by it: the sale completes, the fiscal invoice waits in a queue, and Kila sends it in the background, trying again when the service is slow. Credit notes for returns go the same way.
Not available yet
Kila is not connected to KRA yet, and says so on Integrations and API: “Kila is not connected to KRA yet.” Receipts carry test numbers and the line eTIMS test mode - not a valid fiscal receipt. Invoices are confirmed by Kila’s own eTIMS test service, not by KRA, so they are not valid fiscal receipts.
Who it suits
Link to this section: Who it suits- Part of the set-up for Shop, Wholesale & distribution, Food & drink service, Stay, Appointments, Fitness & memberships, Jobs & repair, Professional services, Health care, Production, Education, Logistics & field and General.
What is included
Link to this section: What is included| Switch | What it does | To start |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal credit notes | Fiscalise refunds. | On |
| eTIMS on purchases | Record suppliers’ eTIMS invoice numbers on supplier invoices and expenses, and list purchases without eTIMS support before a period closes. | On |
| Buyer-initiated invoices | Raise an eTIMS invoice for a supplier who cannot issue one. | On |
| VAT return worksheet | Output and input VAT for a period with the sales and purchase schedules in the iTax layout. | On |
| Withholding tax | Withholding VAT and income tax certificates received from customers and given to suppliers. | On |
| Turnover tax | A monthly turnover tax report for legal entities registered for it. | Off |
| Tax filing calendar | Return and payment deadlines with reminders. | On |
Where to find it
Link to this section: Where to find it- Administration › Integrations and API: the KRA eTIMS (OSCU) connection, with the invoices of the last 30 days.
- Products › KRA item codes: “eTIMS reports every product with its KRA item classification code.”
- Money › Tax: “Worksheets and schedules for filing VAT, withholding and turnover tax on iTax. Kila does not file returns; you or your accountant file them.”
Switch it on
Link to this section: Switch it oneTIMS is part of every kind of business and every plan. It needs two records, and the owner records them under Administration › Settings, on the Compliance tab. Until both are there, eTIMS is for viewing only: Plan and modules shows it as Servicing only, and Money › Tax says Viewing only.
- Tick KRA PIN recorded for the legal entity. The box says where the PIN itself goes: “Add it under Branches and tills, legal entities.”
- Tick eTIMS device or OSCU serial registered and type the Device serial.
- Select Save changes. eTIMS now says Records complete, with no need to ask Kila.
Integrations and API then shows KRA PIN recorded and Device registered on the eTIMS connection, still in test mode.
On the Starter, Business, Growth and Enterprise plans. Enterprise is arranged with Kila’s sales team.
- Integrations and API: the eTIMS connection beside M-Pesa, card and SMS.
- Point of sale: where receipts are issued.
- Features A to Z: modules that need records first.