KRA eTIMS (electronic Tax Invoice Management System) compliance is no longer optional for most VAT-registered businesses in Kenya, and non-compliance carries real financial risk, including disallowed expenses and penalties.
The core requirement is straightforward: every sale must generate a compliant electronic tax invoice, transmitted to KRA in the prescribed format. Doing this manually, or bolting it onto an existing till, is error-prone and time-consuming.
A POS system with eTIMS built in, like LEGEND POS, automates this at the point of sale, so compliance happens as a natural side effect of ringing up a sale rather than a separate administrative task.
If you are unsure whether your business needs to comply, or by when, consult your tax advisor or the KRA website directly — this article is educational and not tax advice.