Akinyi Winiefred URA is to start conducting tax education programs together with the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA). This new development was disclosed by Ag. Commissioner General Abel Kagumire while attending the annual KACITA dinner held at Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala on Friday. The development follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed between …
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By Irene Kabakama In a bid to enhance taxpayer compliance, URA has digitalized most of its tax heads through tools like Digital Tax Stamps (DTS), Electronic Fiscal Receiptingand Invoicing System (EFRIS) among others. However, there has been slow uptake and apprehension from some sections of the public. It is against this background that Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) have been implored to …
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By Moses Male In 2019, URA introduced digital tax stamps to combat illicit trade, seal revenue leakages, boost collection and increase efficiency in managing taxpayer compliance. However, since introduction of DTS, a number of vices continue to crop among taxpayers to avoid tax. URA through the Domestic taxes office has deployed 43 staff at different factories of Sugar and …
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A 10-member team from URA has concluded a benchmark interaction with Kenya Revenue Authority in the areas of intelligence, internal audit, alternative dispute resolution and prosecution. The URA team was led by Commissioner Legal Service& Board Affairs, Patience Rubagumya. Throughout the conversations, it was noted that URA must prioritize frameworks, processes and systems used under …
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By Irene Kabakama Kombucha manufacturers have been urged to observe compliance by embracing usage of digital stamps. This call was made by Robert Amanya, the Ag. manager DTS enforcement in an engagement between URA and the producers of kombucha at URA headquarters in Nakawa. The meeting was convened to discuss the persistent non-compliance towards digital …
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By Emmanuel Emasu The URA customs enforcement team dubbed team one recently received information of a taxi coming from the East that had carried suspicious items. The team immediately swung into action to have the taxi registration number UBD 701M impounded. However, like most smugglers, the driver of the taxi too had his informer because …
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By Joshua Niyonshima Uganda Revenue Authority HIV/AIDS focal persons and Rukungiri Domestic Taxes team participated in the World AIDS Day celebrations held in Rukungiri under the theme, “Ending Inequalities Among Adolescent Girls, Young Women and Boys.” The ceremony attracted different officials from government with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the main celebrant. Some of the …
Whom do I contact for any inquiries and clarifications on SCT? Partner states have SCT liaison offices for efficient coordination of SCT activities. Tanzania Revenue Authority Email: sct-liaison-gp@tra.go.tz SCTOSBPstaff@tra.go.tz Telephone: +255 222138814 Burundi Revenue Authority Email: liaisonoffice-gp.sct@obr.gov.bi Telephone: +257 22282246 Kenya Revenue Authority Email: sct@kra.go.ke Telephone: +254 709013076 Email: sct-mombasa@ura.go.ug Telephone: +256 417 442028/3312 Rwanda …
