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Kenya uses the Kenya Revenue Authority Personal Identification Number (KRA PIN) as the tax identification number for both individuals and entities. Individual PINs start with A, while entity PINs start with P.

KE KEN 2 TIN types Last reviewed 2026-06-01

TIN types

2 published formats. Open a type to see examples, structure details, and official sources.

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Kenya KRA PIN for Individuals
Current Individuals

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Personal KRA PIN issued to individuals and used for tax and other KRA-related transactions.

Details
Examples
A123456789X A020828302W
Where to find it

On the PIN certificate issued to the holder, including certificates reprinted from the iTax profile.

Common names
KRA PIN PIN Personal Identification Number TIN
Structure
1 Taxpayer type A identifies an individual PIN.
2-10 Serial Nine-digit identifier sequence.
11 Final letter Final alphabetic character assigned by KRA.
Official source
kra.go.ke oecd.org itax.kra.go.ke
Kenya KRA PIN for Entities
Current Entities

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

KRA PIN issued to non-individual taxpayers such as companies, partnerships and other artificial persons.

Details
Examples
P123456789X
Where to find it

On the PIN certificate issued to the holder, including certificates downloaded or reprinted from iTax.

Common names
KRA PIN PIN Personal Identification Number TIN
Structure
1 Taxpayer type P identifies an entity PIN.
2-10 Serial Nine-digit identifier sequence.
11 Final letter Final alphabetic character assigned by KRA.
Official source
kra.go.ke oecd.org itax.kra.go.ke