Month: December 2021

COURT OF APPEAL OKAYS URA’S DECISION TO TAX TERMINAL BENEFITS OF UEB FORMER EMPLOYEES.

News, The Lead Story / By / December 29, 2021

BY THE TAXMAN Patrick Nyabiryo and 1117 of his former colleagues worked for the defunct Uganda Electricity Board (UEB) before they were retrenched between 1998 and 2001. Their terminal packages of UGX 987,266, 321 were subjected to Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax, a sum of which was remitted to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) …

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URA COUNTERING TAX FRAUD IN CREDIT NOTES

Press Releases, Public Notices, The Lead Story / By / December 29, 2021

BY CHELANGAT SARAH MUZUNGYO There has been growing anxiety in the business community due to a halt in the automated issuance of credit notes. This process has been amended by introducing a requirement for a credit note to be approved by an authorised officer of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). As a result, companies whose …

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LET’S REMAIN OPTIMISTIC THIS CHRISTMAS – URA COMMISSIONER GENERAL

News, The Lead Story, Thought Leadership / By / December 24, 2021

By John R. Musinguzi Fellow Citizens, I thank the Lord who has kept each one of us alive to this day. As we come to the end of this year, I extend my appreciation to you all for your continuous efforts to develop our country by honouring your tax obligations. Because of this resilience and …

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URA TO RECOVER OVER A BILLION FROM HISEM AND SOXIBA LIMITED IN VAT CASE.

The Lead Story / By / December 23, 2021

BY FLORENCE NAMUGANZA Hisem and Soxiba Limited, a company dealing in the sale of electronics and telecommunication equipment, filed an application in the Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) on 25th August, 2021 challenging Uganda Revenue Authority’s decision of issuing Value Added Tax (VAT) assessments of UGX. 1,848,986,945. In the TAT application, the company objected the assessments …

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URA CROWNS CITI BANK AS TOP TAXPAYER

The Lead Story / By / December 14, 2021

BY FLORENCE NAMUGANZA CITI Bank (U) Limited scooped the Excel Award at the 16th Taxpayer Appreciation Awards ceremony held at Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) headquarters in Nakawa last Friday. The annual awards are aimed recognising top consistent compliant taxpayers throughout the country. This year’s ceremony was distinctive from the previous events as 40 from 18 …

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CHELANGAT, THE TAX GURU TO MAN UGANDA’S DOMESTIC REVENUE

The Lead Story / By / December 6, 2021

The Board of Directors of Uganda Revenue Authority on  1st November, 2021 appointed Chelangat Sarah Muzungyo as the Commissioner Domestic Taxes. According to a letter from the Board Secretary, this appointment took effect on 1st December, 2021. Chelangat joins URA from Ernst & Young (EY) where she was an associate partner in charge of tax. …

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Meet Bbosa Ibrahim, URA’S New Spokesperson

The Lead Story / By / December 22, 2021

By The Taxman Bbosa Ibrahim Kibuuka is the next household name in Uganda’s business fraternity following his appointment as spokesperson of Uganda Revenue Authority.  He now holds the title- Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs, in the office of the Commissioner General. Kibuuka is not new to the public relations environment having worked as the …

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ROBERT MUTEBI IS URA’S NEW IT CHIEF

The Lead Story / By / December 6, 2021

By Florence Namuganza Robert Mutebi has joined Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) as the new Commissioner for Information Technology and Innovation. Mutebi, an accomplished business transformation and technology expert joins URA at a time when the institution has restructured the Information Technology (IT) function to include research, innovation and enterprise architecture. Formerly, Mutebi led transformation at …

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PAYMENT FOR MOTOR THIRD PARTY INSURANCE ON YOUR FINGER TIPS

The Lead Story / By / December 1, 2021

By Annet Nantongo We have all either seen or fallen prey to some of these occurrences. You see a Traffic Police blockade, you remember your Motor Third Party (MTP) Insurance expired and is up for renewal. You decide to drive on the side of the road while closely hiding behind the car in front of …

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KUGONZA DENIS KATEEBA APPOINTED AS COMMISSIONER TAX INVESTIGATIONS

News / By / April 24, 2024

Kugonza Denis Kateeba has joined Uganda Revenue Authority as Commissioner Tax Investigations from Uganda National Roads Authority where he Worked as Manager Accounts and Analysis. He is a chartered accountant with over 20 years’ experience of providing comprehensive financial analysis and advisory to management for driving organisation strategy. His work ethic has been characterised with …

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