StableFileKE

Collaborative tax filing hub with iTax proxy—reliable submissions for teams and SMEs.

Score: 7.8/10KenyaMedium BuildReady to Spawn
Brand Colors

The Opportunity

Problem

Kenyan SMEs and accountants miss tax filing deadlines and incur penalties due to repeated crashes of the KRA iTax portal during peak periods.

Solution

StableFileKE acts as a proxy layer over iTax, handling all crashes with distributed retries and team collaboration. Accountants invite SMEs to a shared workspace for approvals and tracking. Built-in compliance checklists prevent errors beyond just submissions.

Target Audience

Accountants and SMEs in Kenya handling tax filings

Differentiator

Team workspaces with approval workflows, proxy reliability >99.9% uptime equivalent.

Brand Voice

friendly

Features

Proxy Submission

must-have22h

Submit via our stable proxy with failover retries.

Team Workspaces

must-have20h

Invite clients/accountants for collaborative editing.

Approval Workflow

must-have15h

SME approves before accountant submits.

Compliance Checklists

must-have12h

Guided checklists for each tax type.

Shared Status Feed

must-have16h

Real-time feed of all team filings.

Document Sharing

nice-to-have8h

Upload/attach proofs to filings.

Reporting Exports

nice-to-have10h

Monthly compliance reports.

Integrations

nice-to-have12h

Zapier for accounting tools.

Total Build Time: 115 hours

Database Schema

users

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
emailtextNo
workspace_iduuidYes

Relationships:

  • belongs to workspaces

workspaces

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
nametextNo
owner_iduuidNo

Relationships:

  • one-to-many users
  • one-to-many filings

filings

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
workspace_iduuidNo
form_datajsonbNo
statustextNo
approved_byuuidYes

Relationships:

  • belongs to workspaces

API Endpoints

POST
/api/workspaces

Create workspace

🔒 Auth Required
POST
/api/filings/:id/submit

Proxy submit filing

🔒 Auth Required
POST
/api/invite

Invite to workspace

🔒 Auth Required

Tech Stack

Frontend
Next.js 14 + Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui + React Hook Form
Backend
Next.js API routes
Database
Supabase (Postgres)
Auth
Supabase Auth
Payments
Stripe
Hosting
Vercel
Additional Tools
Resend (emails)Zod (validation)Supabase Realtime

Build Timeline

Week 1: Auth and workspaces

28h
  • Multi-tenant setup
  • Invites

Week 2: Filing core

30h
  • Forms
  • Proxy layer

Week 3: Workflows

25h
  • Approvals
  • Checklists

Week 4: Dashboard and payments

20h
  • Shared feed
  • Stripe
Total Timeline: 4 weeks • 113 hours

Pricing Tiers

Free

$0/mo

3 filings/mo

  • 1 workspace
  • 2 members

Pro

$30/mo
  • Unlimited workspaces
  • 10 members
  • Proxy submits

Enterprise

$99/mo
  • Unlimited
  • Custom workflows
  • Priority proxy

Revenue Projections

MonthUsersConversionMRRARR
Month 11206%$216$2,592
Month 670011%$2,310$27,720

Unit Economics

$12
CAC
$400
LTV
4%
Churn
93%
Margin
LTV:CAC Ratio: 33.3xExcellent!

Landing Page Copy

Team Up Against iTax Crashes—Collaborate & Conquer Deadlines

Proxy filings, approvals, checklists. Reliable for SMEs & accountants.

Feature Highlights

Proxy reliability
Team collab
Approval flows
Compliance checklists
Shared tracking

Social Proof (Placeholders)

"'Our firm loves the workflows.' - Senior Accountant"
"'Easy client approvals!' - SME Director"

First Three Customers

Partner with 1-2 small accounting firms via LinkedIn outreach, give free Enterprise trial for their clients. Share in Kenya SME Telegram groups with demo video.

Launch Channels

Product Huntr/smallbusinessKenya Business forumsLinkedIn

SEO Keywords

collaborative itax filingkenya tax team toolitax proxy servicesme kra compliance softwareaccountant client portal kenya

Competitive Analysis

Xero Kenya

xero.com/ke
$20+/mo
Strength

Cloud accounting

Weakness

No proxy or team approval for iTax

Our Advantage

iTax proxy + collab focus

🏰 Moat Strategy

Network effects in workspaces, data from proxy usage for better reliability.

⏰ Why Now?

KRA pushing collaborative digital filings, post-COVID remote accounting boom.

Risks & Mitigation

legalhigh severity

Proxy seen as unauthorized

Mitigation

User-agent mimic, no data storage of sensitive info

marketmedium severity

Firms prefer in-house

Mitigation

Free tier for solos

Validation Roadmap

pre-build10 days

Landing waitlist

Success: 100 signups

growth30 days

Referral program

Success: 20% referral rate

Pivot Options

  • General doc collab for SMEs
  • Compliance tool beyond tax
  • iTax training platform

Quick Stats

Build Time
113h
Target MRR (6 mo)
$2,800
Market Size
$6.0M
Features
8
Database Tables
3
API Endpoints
3