Summary
- The Kenya Revenue Authority has integrated the eTIMS electronic-invoicing platform with the government’s IFMIS financial-management system.
- Suppliers dealing with government entities must generate valid eTIMS invoices before payments can be processed through IFMIS.
- Invoice information submitted for payment must match the data recorded in eTIMS, allowing automated invoice validation in government procurement.
Extended article
The Kenya Revenue Authority has announced the integration of the Electronic Tax Invoice Management System, eTIMS, with the government’s Integrated Financial Management Information System, IFMIS.
As a result of the integration, suppliers doing business with Kenyan government entities must generate valid eTIMS invoices before payment can be processed through IFMIS.
The invoice information submitted for payment must correspond with the information held in eTIMS. The integration therefore creates an automated validation point between the tax-invoicing system and the government-payment process.
An invoice that is absent from eTIMS or inconsistent with the eTIMS record may consequently prevent the government-payment process from progressing. The email source confirms the requirement for a valid matching invoice but does not specify the detailed correction procedure for mismatches.
Government suppliers should ensure that invoice identifiers, supplier details, transaction values and other submitted information agree with the validated eTIMS document before requesting payment.
