Queue invoices during eTIMS downtime and auto-sync when back online—no penalties, no stress.
Kenyan businesses are hit with frequent eTIMS downtimes and integration failures with accounting software, causing compliance delays and costly penalties.
TimelessTIMS acts as a smart buffer for your accounting software, capturing all invoices in a secure queue during eTIMS outages. When service resumes, it intelligently batches and submits them with retries to ensure 100% compliance. SMEs stay penalty-free without changing their workflows.
Kenyan SMEs and enterprises using accounting software for tax invoicing
Offline-first queuing with AI-powered batch optimization for fastest possible recovery, built specifically for Kenyan tax rules.
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Automatically captures and stores invoices from your accounting software during downtime.
Detects eTIMS uptime and submits queued invoices in optimized batches.
Real-time view of queued vs. submitted invoices with penalty risk alerts.
Webhook-based hooks for QuickBooks, Xero, or custom accounting exports.
Exponential backoff retries for failed submissions.
Generate KRA-compliant reports for audits.
Team roles for accountants and admins.
Alerts on sync status and failures.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| subscription_tier | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| software_type | text | No |
| api_key | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| integration_id | uuid | No |
| invoice_data | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| synced_at | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| queue_id | uuid | No |
| error_msg | text | Yes |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/integrationsSetup new integration
/api/queuesQueue new invoice (webhook)
/api/dashboardFetch queue stats
/api/syncTrigger manual sync
/api/logsGet sync logs
No auto-sync
1 integration
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 2% | $58 | $696 |
| Month 6 | 800 | 5% | $1,160 | $13,920 |
TimelessTIMS queues your invoices offline and syncs automatically—stay compliant without downtime worries.
Post in Kenyan SME Facebook groups like 'Kenya Accountants' and 'SME Kenya', offering free Pro access for feedback. DM 20 QuickBooks users from LinkedIn searches for 'Kenya accountant eTIMS'. Run $50 Facebook ad targeting 'accounting software Kenya'.
Official compliance
Frequent downtimes, no buffering
Reliable offline queue beats official unreliability
Historical sync data trains better retry algorithms over time
eTIMS mandatory since 2023, downtimes increasing with more users straining KRA infra
eTIMS API changes break sync
Monitor KRA updates, build flexible parser
KRA disapproves proxies
Frame as backup tool, consult lawyers
Downtimes decrease
Pivot to general tax tools
Success: 80% confirm weekly issues
Success: 90% invoice success rate
Success: 5% conversion
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