By Irene Kabakama, Media Management The URA commissioner general John Musinguzi has welcomed a team of officials from the Gambia Revenue Authority and Gambia Ministry of Finance who are in Uganda to benchmark on URA’ s Digital Tracking Solution (DTS). Speaking to the officials, Mr. Musinguzi said despite the pandemic that derailed rolling out and …
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By Joshua Niyonshima and Photography by Irene Kabakama The Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority John R Musinguzi visited Liao Shen industrial park in Kapeeka and commended investors on positively turning around Uganda’s economy. The visit was intended to strengthen the relationship between URA and its stakeholders in the manufacturing industry. Mr. Musinguzi toured six …
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Correspondence By Florence Namuganza, Customs URA enforcement officers nabbed a Congolese national carrying fake dollar bills in five packages amounting to USD 100,000 each in Bwera, Kasese District. This was during a routine spot check in the area. The notes were concealed in luggage belonging to Mukono Patrick a 24-year-old Congolese who said he was …
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By Josephine Kabyesiza – Stakeholder Relations & Daisy Namakula Tax Education Musicians under their umbrella body the Uganda Musician’s Association (UMA) have called upon URA to consider other creatives in the industry and not focus solely on singers for tax purposes. While they are ready to comply, musicians have advised that the creative industry spans …
By Irene Kabakama, Media Management/PCA The Uganda North American Association (UNAA) has requested URA to streamline and develop tax education literature tailored for Ugandans working and living abroad. They also recommended for URA to put in place a desk to handle tax matters for them. Speaking at a meeting convened to discuss ways of simplifying …
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By Irene Kabakama In a bid to overcome the recent economic hardships, some unscrupulous individuals have continued to devise means of evading taxes. Nevertheless, URA officers have been alert in their surveillance means to fight such vices to ensure that everyone pays their fair share of tax to rid Uganda of economic dependence. Just before …
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By Niyonshima Joshua The Motor Tank (MT) Kabaka Mutebi II is the first vessel of its type in Uganda to transport fuel into the country by water. Geoffrey Balamaga, URA Ag. Assistant Commissioner of Field Services, stated during the vessel’s commissioning on Ugandan waters recently, that with the vessel’s full utilization, fuel prices will reduce, resulting …
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By Sarah M. Chelangat For years, tax compliance has eluded the tax man with slightly over 2 million taxpayers out of a population of 20 million working adults contributing to the tax base. Of the 2 million registered taxpayers, 50% are companies doing business in Uganda. This means a minimal number of Ugandans are contributing …
