How to generate the Tourism Levy Payment Slip for payment

Tourism Fund is a body corporate established under the Tourism Act, 2011 which came into operation on 1st September 2012 vide special issue Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 93 of 24th August 2012. The Fund is the legal successor to Catering and Tourism Development Levy Trustees. The Levy has been in existence for years in Kenya since 1972 and it is usually paid by individuals in the hotel and restaurant business. In this article, you will learn how to generate a tourism levy payment slip for payment purposes.

The purpose of the fund is to provide funding for the sustainable development of the tourism industry in Kenya. The Levy Portal on the Tourism Fund website allows hotel and restaurant owners to generate payment slips to allow payment.

The Tourism Levy Fund Portal

The Tourism Fund has an online portal for hotel owners to set up an account to be able to submit their levy returns monthly. Tourism levy returns happen monthly. This allows them to generate tourism levy payment slip for payment as outlined below.

How to Generate Tourism Levy Payment Slip

Below is the procedure on how to file the tourism levy returns and generate tourism levy payment slip. Follow the steps outlined below.

• Open your PC or Mobile Browser
• Search for the Tourism Levy Fund Portal or simply click this link https://levy.tourismfund.co.ke/ and wait for it to load fully.
• Login with your login credentials and if you’re new, click on Sign up to register an account.
• Enter the login information and password and click on Login
• On the Dashboard, Hover on File Returns then Click on Simple, you can choose Nil if you didn’t make any sales at all.
• Select the Month, choose if your pay VAT or service charge. Select the Establishment and click on Next
• On the next page, enter the earnings per day for the categories of Accommodation, Drinks and Food. Fill for each date and if you didn’t do any sales on a specific day, just key in zero (0).
• After completion click on Submit and for the tourism levy payment slip. You can pay directly using M-PESA via eCitizen or download the payment slip to pay via Bank.