If you’re a landlord in Kenya, registering your property for Monthly Rental Income (MRI) is a crucial step toward compliance with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). The registration process is quick and fully online via the iTax portal. Here’s a simple, step-by-step guide to help you complete the process correctly.
- Registration is done online via https://itax.kra.go.ke
- Under the registration tab, click on the very last option: Register Property Details.
- Click on next.
- There are two sections, section A that has auto-filled details of the landlord and section B, which should be filled by the taxpayer depending on the type of property. There are three options of property
- New property – for a taxpayer who has never registered any property even prior to this enhancement
- Update property – for updating property details.
- Deregister property – for taxpayers wishing to cancel already filled registration details
- After selecting the type of property, proceed to fill out a PIN of a tenant of the said property.
- The system will auto-populate the name of the taxpayer.
- Fill out the needed details depending on the selected option, and enter an “estimated monthly rental income”
- Then click on ‘add’.
- Enter any remarks under ‘Application Remarks’ and click on ‘Submit’.
- You will receive an ‘Acknowledgement Receipt’ for registered property details.