Kabahweza Kamugisha Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development, Uganda Revenue Authority and Civil Society Organizations have launched the National Budget Month ahead of the reading of the 2023/24 financial budget. Speaking before the launch at Uganda Media Centre today morning, URA Commissioner General John R. Musinguzi said that the national budget is a vital …
By Irene Kabakama John R. Musinguzi, the Commissioner General of URA yesterday launched a practical skills development academy by Grant Thornton Uganda. At the ceremony, he lauded the firm for aligning themselves to Uganda’s mission of skilling youth at zero cost. Musinguzi explained that launching a practical skills development academy is a corporate social responsibility project …
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By Joshua Niyonshima URA has called on Government Ministries, Agencies and Departments to be at the forefront of tax compliance by allowing system-to-system integration under the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS). This will ease exchange of information and ensure accurate reporting on financial activities done by government agencies, the authority says. A system-to-system …
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Following intelligence reports, the URA enforcement team in Afogi, Moyo district swung into action to a store that belongs to a one notorious smuggler in the town. Inside the store, the smuggler had piled a number of assorted items. Unfortunately, on the day of enforcement, not even the neighbours could point to the owner of …
On Monday staff in Elegu braved the heat in the night to hunt for smugglers in Adjumani following a call from the intelligence team. “We drove as fast as we could and our driver whisked us to the Adjumani trenches. We pounced on a motor vehicle loaded with 70 bags of 25kgs each ,”Elvis Kairanga, one of the …
By Irene Kabakama URA has asked the International Monetary Fund to provide more funding to support prioritized initiatives in the Domestic Revenue Mobilization Strategy (DRMS). Speaking at a meeting between URA and the IMF, Ag. Commissioner General Robert Mutebi asked the funding body to support URA in setting up a tax academy, digitizing its processes …
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By Kabahweza Kamugisha The URA enforcement team in Arua has impounded a truck registration number UAY 705C that was found carrying 8,750 bombas of Supermatch cigarettes manufactured in South Sudan. According to customs Officer Douglas Amayo, the truck that had long eluded their watchful eyes was finally captured following intel from a trusted source in …
By Joshua Niyonshima A bus of registration number 4662AE19 plying the Mutukula-Masaka route was intercepted in the wee hours of Sunday morning as it transported a number of assorted items to Kampala. The interception according to customs officer Simon Sentalle Wasswa followed a tip-off from the in-charge Mutukula Enforcement of a bus that had loaded cargo …
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By Kabahweza Kamugisha Allan URA recently engaged with Rotarians on the processes and systems improvements in the organization. The one-day benchmarking mission of the Rotary Club Kampala Maisha was held at the URA headquarters, Nakawa. Addressing Rotarians, the Assistant Commissioner, Learning and Development Irene Mbabazi Irumba said URA is a transformational organization which is working …
By Irene Kabakama Residents of Mubende have tasked URA to conduct more engagements to help them understand taxes better. Speaking at an engagement between URA and business proprietors in Mubende, the Resident District Commissioner Alhajji Umar Lule requested for more talk shows to engage taxpayers before assessing them to support them in their compliance journey. …
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