KRA, oil firms in standoff over eTIMS fees amid tax evasion concerns

A fuel attendant serves a motorist at the Rubis Energy station on Koinange Street in Nairobi County on August 14, 2025.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

The taxman is facing resistance from some oil marketing companies (OMCs) over plans to integrate all the fuel stations into the electronic tax invoice management system (eTIMS), a standoff triggered by the introduction of installation and maintenance fees for the system.

It has emerged that, unlike other eTIMS solutions that are offered free of charge, the version tailored for petrol stations comes at a cost.

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