The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has said that it has integrated more than 500 fuel stations into its Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) fuel module, even as new rules on electronic invoicing spark debate among businesses and consumers in Kenya.
The newly onboarded outlets account for roughly one-sixth of the country’s fuel retail network. The module requires stations to issue electronic receipts and transmit transaction data directly to KRA, a move aimed at tightening compliance and strengthening oversight in the sector. The fuel module forms part of KRA’s broader digitization drive, which has expanded eTIMS across multiple sectors in recent years.
The rollout comes against the backdrop of recently reinforced eTIMS requirements mandating that businesses issue electronic tax invoices for all applicable transactions and ensure that input tax claims are supported by invoices generated through the system. The clarification has generated online discussion, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises concerned about compliance timelines, system integration costs, and the treatment of legacy invoices.
Within the petroleum sector, the changes mean that fuel retailers must align point-of-sale systems with eTIMS to validate transactions and generate compliant invoices. KRA maintains that the move will improve transaction visibility, curb under-declaration, and create a more level playing field among operators.
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