Month: November 2022
URA to Streamline Taxation information for the Textile Sector
By Irene Kabakama URA is preparing to create a taxation guide for textiles and garments to benefit the players in the sector. This was revealed during a recent meeting between URA and the Uganda Tailors Association (UTA) held recently in Nakawa. The URA Tax education team convened the engagement to discuss challenges faced by tailors …
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URA INCREASING TAX COMPLIANCE WITH THE AEO PROGRAM
Abel Kagumire Uganda Revenue Authority is moving from enforced compliance to voluntary compliance. To achieve this, there is need to know and appeal to URA’s stakeholders especially taxpayers. To know our stakeholders, we refer to the Compliance Pyramid in mapping out the compliant ones and leverage on them. The pyramid places the compliant stakeholders at …
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Profit-seeking Aringas exposed in Yumbe
They are always prepared to escalate confrontational situations by doggedly standing their ground which in most cases spills into violence. This is the character of the Aringa people in Yumbe. Many a times when they are confronted by the URA enforcement team over smuggled goods, they attack back with bows and arrows. They always frustrate …
URA gives hope to the orphans of Grace villa in Kabale
By Irene Kabakama Recently, URA participated in a charity fundraising dinner organised at Protea hotel in Naguru by Grace Villa. The engagement was aimed at raising funds to support more orphans with basic needs such as; food, shelter, medication and education among others. According to Ruth Ndyabahika, the CEO of Grace villa, about 200 orphaned …
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URA to participate in the NBS annual Housing Baraza
Joshua Niyonshima As part of URA ‘s renewed commitment to embrace partnerships for an engaged citizenry, URA will participate in the 4th Edition of the NBS Baraza. The Baraza provides opportunity for URA to engage with the various players in the Housing and real estate industry on various tax issues. During the launch held on …
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URA C.G pays courtesy call to UBL for their improved revenues
By Irene Kabakama Uganda Revenue Authority visited Uganda Breweries Limited to appreciate the work on ground as well commission the new logistics warehouse and beer filtration plant. The Commissioner General of URA, John R Musinguzi appreciated the innovations, investment and capacity developed at UBL. He noted that the visit is a landmark of an improved …
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Mbale enforcement team intercepts robbed fuel truck, saves revenue
IMMACULATE WANYENZE Last Friday at 1:00am, the Mbale enforcement rescued a robbed fuel truck registration number KCB022G which was heading to Congo. The robbers threw out the driver and turn boy at gunpoint and told them to wait for an empty truck after all the fuel has been vended to small traders along the Northern route through …
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Tax-compliant firms granted special treatment
By Elizabeth Nakiru Twenty-four companies have been chosen to receive preferential treatment when clearing their goods at Customs, after they exhibited high levels of compliance in their tax obligations. During the engagement held at Speke Resort Munyonyo, James Malinzi noted that under Authorized Economic Operator(AEO), the companies will now enjoy fast clearance of their goods …
Persons with Hearing impairment request for customized literature
By Kamugisha Kabahweza The Association for youths with hearing impairment has asked Uganda Revenue to develop and produce tax information designed to meet their hearing needs. This call came during an engagement between URA officers and Makerere University Association for the Deaf Students (MUKADS) that was held at the URA tower in Nakawa on Thursday …
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