DigiTax, a Kenyan e-invoicing startup, has been accredited by Nigeria’s Federal Inland Income Service (FIRS) as an Entry Level Supplier and System Integrator, permitting it to attach companies to the federal government’s e-invoicing platform as Nigeria ramps up digital tax enforcement for big firms.
“This milestone solidifies DigiTax’s place as a trusted associate in serving to companies adjust to real-time digital invoicing mandates throughout the continent,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement on Monday.
DigiTax builds software program that connects enterprise invoicing programs on to tax authorities’ digital platforms. In Kenya, its largest market, DigiTax is built-in with the Kenya Income Authority’s digital tax bill administration system (eTIMS). The startup additionally operates in Zambia, the place it really works with the Good Bill system, which is legally obligatory for VAT-registered taxpayers.
The enlargement marks DigiTax’s entry into West Africa following earlier licences in Kenya and Zambia, and alerts its intention to turn into a cross-border tax compliance associate as African tax authorities tighten oversight and digitise invoicing programs. Nigeria turns into its third lively market and its second largest by taxpayer base, after Kenya, which leads with projected 2025 tax revenues of about $19.9 billion, adopted by Nigeria at $16.8 billion.
In July, FIRS launched the nationwide e-invoicing regime below the Digital Fiscal System (EFS). The system, efficient August 1, 2025, follows a pilot that started in November 2024 involving chosen giant taxpayers. With the pilot over, all firms incomes ₦5 billion ($3.3 million) or extra yearly should register, combine with the FIRS invoicing platform, and transmit invoices in actual time.
The corporate claims it now helps over 800 companies throughout sectors akin to retail, prescribed drugs, manufacturing, {and professional} providers, providing integrations with instruments like QuickBooks, Zoho, Odoo, and Sage.
In Nigeria, DigiTax’s suite is tailor-made for the brand new FIRS necessities, together with real-time bill validation, ERP or API integrations, and workflows for each B2B and B2C transactions. It additionally gives onboarding assist to assist companies modify to the phased rollout of the nationwide e-invoicing regime.
DigiTax earns income by means of annual subscriptions, transaction charges, and integration prices. Its core purchasers are giant corporations, outlined in Kenya as these with a minimum of $1.2 million in annual turnover, nevertheless it additionally serves smaller companies.
DigiTax’s enlargement playbook prioritises tax environments prepared for real-time invoicing and the place current purchasers function regionally. DigiTax is backed by Equitable Ventures, Higa VC, and angel traders, and runs a 25-person crew throughout tax, engineering, and buyer operations.
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