How To Download KRA PIN Certificate

The KRA PIN Certificate is one of the most important documents in Kenya that is issued to taxpayers after successful process of KRA PIN Registration on iTax (KRA Portal). In Kenya, the KRA PIN Certificate comes in handy especially when you want to open a new bank account i.e. you will be asked to also carry a copy of your KRA PIN Certificate so as to be able to successfully open a new bank account.

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To be able to download your KRA PIN Certificate, you need to ensure that you have with you both your KRA PIN Number and iTax Password (KRA Password). These are the two main login credentials that are needed to access your iTax (KRA Portal) account with ease. If by any change you don’t know your KRA PIN Number, you can request for KRA PIN Retrieval services and you will be assisted accordingly.

At the same time, if you have forgotten or no longer use the email address that is linked to your KRA PIN Number, you can also request for KRA PIN Change of Email Address services and you will be assisted in changing the email address that is linked to your KRA PIN Number on iTax (KRA Portal) thus enabling you to do password reset and ultimately download KRA PIN Certificate.

How To Download KRA PIN Certificate

Step 1: Visit iTax (KRA Portal)

The first and foremost step in the process of downloading KRA PIN Certificate is to visit iTax (KRA Portal) using the url – https://itax.kra.go.ke/KRA-Portal/

Step 2: Log in to iTax (KRA Portal)

In this step, you need to enter both your KRA PIN Number and iTax Password (KRA Password) so as to be able to log in to iTax (KRA Portal) account. After entering both of these two, solve the arithmetic question and click on the “Login” button.

Step 3: Click on Registration then Reprint KRA PIN Certificate

Once you have successfully logged in to your iTax (KRA Portal) account, on the top left hand side, click on “Registration” and the click on “Reprint PIN Certificate” which in simple terms also means download KRA PIN Certificate since we are looking to download a copy of the KRA PIN Certificate.

Step 4: Select Applicant Type as Taxpayer

In this step, you need to select the applicant type as “Taxpayer” since it’s the taxpayer who is downloading the KRA PIN Certificate on iTax (KRA Portal). Click on the “Submit” button once you have selected taxpayer as the applicant type.

Step 5: Download KRA PIN Certificate 

The last and final step in the process of How To Download KRA PIN Certificate is the downloading of the generated KRA PIN Certificate on iTax (KRA Portal). You will get a notification that the KRA PIN Certificate has been successfully generated and you can proceed to download it by clicking on the text link title “Click here to Download KRA PIN Certificate” and a PDF version of the KRA PIN certificate will be saved to your device for you to save or even print a copy out. 

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The above 5 steps sums up the process that you need to follow in order to successfully download your KRA PIN Certificate online using iTax (KRA Portal). As a recap, you can only be able to download KRA PIN Certificate if you have the two important iTax (KRA Portal) login credentials i.e. KRA PIN Number and iTax (KRA Password). So, next time you want to a copy of your KRA PIN Certificate, just follow the above outlined 5 main steps.

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