BY FLORENCE NAMUGANZA According to the Uganda National Bureau of statistics, Mbale is one of the fastest growing cities in Uganda with an average population of 488,960 and out of these, 255,621 are female. The URA performance records also show that the Mbale tax register has 82,766 taxpayers of who 23,505 are women. With these …
URA TIPS WOMEN IN ELGON REGION TO ADOPT USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS Read More »
By Taxman Reporter Besides collecting revenue, one of the roles of Customs is protection of society against harmful imports and facilitation of trade through creation of a level trading ground for all legitimate traders. This is the reason why the Customs enforcement team set out in the last two years to comb the areas of …
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BY FLORENCE NAMUGANZA The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi has said that key on the Domestic Revenue Mobilisation Agenda is to register more taxpayers to support the strained economy. This was during URA’s strategic engagement with legislators to discuss Domestic Revenue Mobilisation Strategy (DRMS) and come up with more consistent tax …
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BY ANNET NANTONGO It is common for many truckers to transport cargo in the late-night hours for reasons like traffic jams. However, for this particular trucker, it wasn’t the case. His was a ‘double deception’ manoeuvre that failed miserably! URA received prior information about this trucker who had refined his trick of loading contraband fabrics …
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Nouella Anaso Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister of Uganda will be the chief guest during the Uganda Revenue Authority’s 8th Annual Women’s Conference that will be held in Wash and Wills Hotel, Mbale on Friday the 18th of March under a theme which will look at Technology as a driving factor for business …
PRIME MINISTER NABBANJA TO GRACE URA’S 8th ANNUAL WOMEN’S CONFERENCE Read More »
IMMACULATE WANYENZE We cannot deny that e-commerce has become a major player in retail over the past few years and this has generated enormous opportunities for the global economy. These opportunities are in form of; new growth engines, trade modes, consumption trends and jobs. According to research, e-commerce has been defined as the distribution, buying, …
BY NOUELLA ANASO A TIN is a 10- digit unique number allocated and issued free of charge by URA to identify a person as a duly registered taxpayer. Registration for tax purposes is a legal and civil obligation for any person – individual and non-individual – who is earning income above the set tax threshold. …
BY IRENE KABAKAMA The financial year 2021-2022 will go down in the URA books of history for kick-starting an unprecedented tax education tool. The mobile tax office is a URA bus code–named Tujenge Uganda that works as revenue mobilization vehicle, reaching out to taxpayers in the remotest areas of Uganda where URA is not stationed. …
URA’s Tujenge Bus Preaches Tax Gospel To All Corners Of Uganda Read More »
BY ANNET NANTONGO N30 is an infamous gang, well known in areas of Bugiri and Kibimba, that has made a name as notorious “certified” smugglers. They terrorise the trade game by creating an imbalance since they ferry goods that evade taxes yet the traders compete for the same profit space with goods that have paid …
BY NOUELLA ANASO The task of collecting enough revenue for full service delivery and economic independence requires collaborations and partnership across a range of Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Legislators are no exception. They are charged with approving policies, establishing legal and regulatory frameworks and the disbursement of funds for expenditure on national priorities. A …
Finance Committee MPs On Familiarisation Tour At The URA Customs Border Stations Read More »