By Immaculate Wanyenze Uganda Revenue Authority(URA) in partnership with Uganda Law Society(ULS) braved the hustle and bustle of Nakawa market as they courted the Nakawa community on their legal rights and tax potential. The engagement was arranged for the traders in Nakawa to interact with them at a personal level on their legal issues ranging …
By Immaculate Wanyenze A Temporary Road License (TRL) is a document usually given to foreigners intending to come into Uganda with their foreign registered vehicles or Ugandans working abroad with valid work permits. These in most cases come from Sudan and Congo. With the TRL, a person is granted a maximum of 90 days and …
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By Immaculate Wanyenze It is on record that URA has engaged and educated manufacturers, distributors and other taxpayers to stamp all gazetted products. The 13 products gazetted for digital tax stamps include; Beer, Soda, bottled water, wines, spirits, tobacco products, sugar, cement. Other products are; cooking oil, fruit and vegetable juices, non-alcoholic beverages (kombuchas, teas …
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By Taxman Writer Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are set to enhance business practices through the enterprise development programme. This initiative was launched recently at Hotel Africana by Uganda Development Bank (UDB), in partnership with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), and the Ministry of Trade, …
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By Irene Kabakama URA has cautioned clearing agents and cargo consolidators against smuggling and flouting customs systems and processes. This follows a recent public notice that revoked the Customs Clearing Agency Licence Number 22/2022 for M/S Gruland Logistics LIMITED of TIN: 1015926217 over malpractices and breaching clearance procedures at Entebbe International Airport. During an engagement …
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By Irene Kabakama John R. Musinguzi, the Commissioner General (C.G) of URA has asked UPDF officers to join hands with the tax body as it strives to realise revenue for national development. The C.G said this while addressing at a tax education lecture organised at the National Defence College in Jinja. During the lecture, Mr. …
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BY IMMACULATE WANYENZE In a bid to professionalise the Clearing and Forwarding industry on the latest trends and practices, more than 2,000 clearing agents have benefited from the East African Customs Freight Forwarding Certificate(EACFFC) across the East African region. Last week, URA passed out another cohort of 194 graduates at Mestil hotel in Kampala. These …
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By Taxman Writer Recently, URA intercepted a passenger arriving at Entebbe International Airport aboard Uganda Airlines at about 12:30pm. He was trolleying his “32 Star television” placed in a Hisense box. Upon scanning his packages, the image analysis revealed that additional items were concealed within the box as opposed to a single television set. This …
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BY ANNET NANTONGO URA is cleaning house as it streamlines groupage and cargo consolidation, a move that has unearthed a number of system flouters who disagree with the taxman’s directive. Cargo Consolidators are intermediaries who provide a conducive trade environment to small and medium sized importers and exporters by capturing documents, facilitating verification and transfer …
BY IMMACULATE WANYENZE Following an interception of three containers carrying Ivory and pangolin scales in 2019 by Customs, the items where officially handed over to Uganda Wildlife Authority on Tuesday for safe custody and further management. In 2019, two nationalities of Vietnam origins were arrested and charged in courts of law for trading in endangered …
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