By Annet Nantongo The plight of the famine ravaging the lives of the Karamojong is a sad tale that spurred a deep seated painful emotion among staff of Uganda Revenue Authority to reach out to 1,000 households. The staff mobilised themselves to restore smiles to the Karamoja sub-region. Collectively, URA mobilised more than UGX 150 …
Tax Collectors file social return to Karamoja community Read More »
By Annet Nantongo URA will soon collect taxes on imported animal concentrates in form of 18% VAT and 10% import duty. This will be after reviewing the VAT Act amendment from 2017 to scrutinize the possibility of adding concentrates to the collectable schedule. The choice to review the law gives importers of concentrates a month …
URA to streamline revenue from importers of feeds Read More »
By Peter Wasenda Overview The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) collects and accounts for revenue, as well as advise the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on revenue sources and policy while delivering consistent, impeccable client service. Business Challenges Transforming Infrastructure and a CountryUganda is on a mission of transformation. The Uganda Vision 2040 strategy …
URA chooses Check Point to Secure a Vision for the Future Read More »
By Irene Kabakama Mathu Kiunjuri, the new Managing Director of British American Tobacco(BAT) is willing to partner with URA in the fight against illicit trade to create a leveled ground for legitimate cigarette manufacturers. Speaking at URA offices, where he made a courtesy call on Tuesday, Kiunjuri said that focusing on legitimate trade, his team …
British American Tobacco Boss pays courtesy call to URA Read More »
By Immaculate Wanyenze It had always been a habit for a group of un known people to load cigarettes in trucks and conceal them in sacks of charcoal to Kampala. This group had a specific residence on the Democratic Republic of Congo side at which the loading was done on a weekly basis. It is …
URA customs team bursts racket of cigarette smugglers in Koboko Read More »
By Denis K. Kateeba Despite the tight intelligence network to uncover VAT fraudsters, they continue to play tricks to evade tax as a way of reducing their tax liability. These taxpayers intentionally falsify their financial declarations to the Uganda Revenue Authority. However, URA is on alert to detect and deter all forms of tax fraud …
VAT Fraud Schemes are hindering revenue collection – URA Read More »
By Immaculate Wanyenze For more than 30 years now Uganda Revenue Authority has been a forerunner on a number of innovations within the tax administration space. The application of Scientific techniques and methods as a compliance management tool represents one of the authority’s most outstanding innovations along its journey. In the process of fulfilling her …
URA engages journalists on the role of Science in revenue mobilisation Read More »
By Irene Kabakama URA recently sensitised contractors and sub-contractors of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) on tax incentives that will help them deliver services to the oil and gas sector. This will in turn help to maximise revenue collection from the project. More than eight companies that work in the upstream (Tilenga and Kingfisher) …
URA trains Oil and Gas Contractors on Tax Incentives Read More »
To improve voluntary compliance, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has camped in Iganga District to educate and support the Deaf community on their Tax rights and Tax obligations and how they can exploit the tax regime to grow their businesses. Through a public lecture premised on Opportunities for the Deaf in the Parish Development Model, URA …
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