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URA Tips Tooro Residents on Compliance

By Kabahweza Kamugisha Allan In an effort to spread tax education and improve taxpayer compliance, URA participated in a business exhibition that happened over the weekend in Fort Portal City. Here, locals received tax-related information on a variety of topics, including TIN registration, filing tax returns, and taxes that are levied on small enterprises, among …

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East African Tax Experts Discuss Revenue Mobilisation Strategies

By Irene Kabakama Governments have been urged to take into account policies that will broaden their tax base, enhance the ability of revenue authorities to effectively collect taxes, and make it simple for citizens to comply. URA Commissioner General John Musinguzi made this call while presiding over the 96th meeting of the East African Revenue …

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New URA System to Boost Collections by 60%

By Jacquiline Emodek and Irene Kabakama Uganda Revenue Authority is set to launch a system that will facilitate the automation of processes and quality assurance of the profiles of companies under the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program. The Authorized Economic Operator-Enterprise Risk Management System (AEO-ERMS), which is currently being piloted with selected accredited companies, will …

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Four convicted for making false statements, causing tax loss

By Akinyi Winiefred Four people including a company director have received prison sentences for perpetrating tax fraud. Rajesh Rabadiya, Bhudiya Devshi Jadva, and Suresh Bhudiya were convicted of making false statements that caused a tax loss of UGX 2,117,532,486 to the government. Court heard that between July 2015 and June 2022, the three filed false …

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