How To Recover KRA PIN Certificate Online (In 5 Steps)

Did you know that if you have lost or forgotten your KRA PIN Certificate you can easily recover it online. How you might be asking yourself. By using your KRA Portal (iTax Portal), you can easily recover it from there as long as you are able to access your account. Since recovering of KRA PIN Certificate is a process, you need to ensure that you have all the requirements needed so as to be able to recover the certificate from your iTax Portal/KRA Portal account.

The KRA PIN Certificate is a very important document that is issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to taxpayers in Kenya upon registration on KRA Portal (iTax Portal). The KRA PIN Certificate is normally required in two main areas i.e. Job Application and Bank Account Opening. Due to it’s high demand, many taxpayers tend to forget or even lose the same KRA PIN Certificate and when it’s being required it becomes hard. Luckily the KRA PIN Certificate can be easily recovered straight on a taxpayer’s account.

For one to be able to recover his or her KRA PIN Certificate online using KRA Portal (iTax Portal), you need to ensure that you have with you both the KRA PIN Number and KRA Password (iTax Password) which form part of the two main requirements needed to access your KRA Portal account online. If you have these two requirements with you, then the whole process of recovering your KRA PIN Certificate online becomes a much easier undertaking.

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Requirements Needed In Recovering KRA PIN Certificate Online

As mentioned above, for you to be able to recover your KRA PIN Certificate online, you need to have with you the KRA PIN Number and KRA Password (iTax Password). You require these two login credentials so as to be able to access your account easily and recover your KRA PIN Certificate. Below is a brief description of what the two requirements entails in relation to the process of How to Recover KRA PIN Certificate online. 

• KRA PIN Number

KRA PIN Number is the most important requirement that you need to have with you when you want to login to iTax Portal (KRA Portal). If by any chance you have forgotten or you don’t remember your KRA PIN Number, you can submit KRA PIN Retrieval request online here at CYBER.CO.KE and our support team will be able to assist with the retrieval of your lost or forgotten KRA PIN Number.

At the same time, if you are looking for a new KRA PIN Number, you can get it here in less than 3 minutes by submitting your KRA PIN Registration request at CYBER.CO.KE. Your new KRA PIN Number and KRA PIN Certificate will be sent to your Email Address once the request for KRA PIN Registration has been done and processed by our support team.

• KRA Password (iTax Password)

The next requirement that you need to have with you in the process of recovering KRA PIN Certificate online using KRA Portal (iTax Portal) is your KRA Password, which you will need to access your KRA Portal account. If you don’t know or have forgotten your KRA Password, you can check our article on How To Reset KRA iTax Password. Once you have requested for KRA Password reset, a new password will be emailed to you and you can use it to log into your iTax Account.

You can only change or reset your iTax Password if the email used in KRA iTax Portal is the same that you currently have. If you don’t remember or need to change your KRA Email Address, you can submit KRA PIN Change of Email Address order online at CYBER.CO.KE and have your Email Address changed so as to enable your Reset KRA Password.

Did you know that you can easily apply and get your KRA PIN Number and KRA PIN Certificate online in less than 5 minutes by using CYBER.CO.KE today. Get it via email address or even WhatsApp upon submission.

Here at, CYBER.CO.KE, we offer unmatched KRA PIN Registration, KRA PIN Retrieval, KRA PIN Update and KRA PIN Change of Email Address services to Kenyans daily. Fill and submit your request online today.

How To Recover KRA PIN Certificate Online (In 5 Steps)

Step 1: Visit KRA Portal

The first step in the process of recovering KRA PIN Certificate online is to visit KRA Portal using https://itax.kra.go.ke/KRA-Portal/

Step 2: Login to KRA Portal

Next, you need to login to your KRA Portal account using both the KRA PIN Number and KRA Password (iTax Password), solve the arithmetic question (security stamp) and click on the “Login” button. 

Step 3: Click on Registration menu then Reprint KRA PIN Certificate

Once you have successfully logged into your KRA Portal account, on the top left menu click on “Registration” followed by “Reprint KRA PIN Certificate” from the drop down menu list items. 

Step 4: Select Applicant Type as Taxpayer

Next, you need to select the applicant type i.e. Agent or Taxpayer, in our case since its the taxpayer who wants to recover his or her KRA PIN Certificate online, we select the applicant type as “Taxpayer” and click on the “Submit” button.

Step 5: Download Recovered KRA PIN Certificate

The last step in the whole process of recovering KRA PIN Certificate online is to download the recovered KRA PIN Certificate. To do that, just click on the text link which will initiate the downloading of the recovered KRA PIN Certificate and the same will be saved in your device as a PDF file. Ensure that you have a PDF reader in your devices so as to be able to view the recovered and downloaded KRA PIN Certificate and even print out a copy of the KRA PIN Certificate. 

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So, next time you want to recover your KRA PIN Certificate online, the fastest method is to login to your iTax Portal (KRA Portal) account using both your KRA PIN Number and KRA Password (iTax Password) and following the above 5 key steps in the online recovery process of KRA PIN Certificate. At this point you can easily save, print and even share the recovered KRA PIN Certificate and present the same where it might be required whether in job application or bank account opening in Kenya.