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Bumara keeps your business current with its regulators while running the day-to-day work that creates the filings — invoicing, payroll, inventory and documents. This help centre walks you through every task you will do in Bumara, step by step.

New to Bumara?

What Bumara does, who it is for, and what happens in your first week.

Set up your business

Your organisation details, regulators, and the compliance health check.

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What do you want to do?

Stay compliant

See what you owe, complete the checklist, upload evidence and submit on time.

Get paid

Quotes, invoices, payments, statements, and ZRA Smart Invoice.

Pay your people

Employees, monthly inputs, pay runs, payslips, PAYE, NAPSA and NHIMA.

Track your stock

Items, counts, transfers, the till, and what your stock is worth.

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Working with a regulator

PACRA

Name clearance, company and business name registration, annual returns.

ZRA

PAYE, turnover tax, withholding tax and Smart Invoice.

NAPSA and NHIMA

Monthly pension and health insurance contributions for your employees.

All regulators

How connecting a regulator works, and what Bumara does on your behalf.

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Your account

Team and roles

Invite colleagues and control who can see salaries, bank details and filings.

Plan and billing

What each plan includes, add-ons, and how to upgrade.

Reminders

Choose what you are told about, and where — in-app, email or WhatsApp.

Document vault

Every certificate, receipt and acknowledgement, filed against the right record.
Stuck on a word? The glossary explains every term Bumara and the regulators use. If something is not behaving as described, start with troubleshooting, or browse the frequently asked questions. New to the interface? See find your way around.
About the figures in these guides. Tax rates, contribution rates, thresholds, deadlines and regulator fees change — sometimes annually. Everything here describes how Bumara works and what the rules are as we apply them, but it is guidance, not tax or legal advice. The regulator’s current published position always governs, and the figures on your actual filing are the ones that count. For how the rules apply to your particular business, speak to a qualified accountant or tax adviser.
Last modified on August 5, 2026