Month: July 2023

By Irene Kabakama Records practitioners from the private sector and different Ministries, departments and Agencies met recently URA to discuss how to organize their industry and grow it. This year’s forum was held under the theme “leveraging records management for organization transformation,” and it brought together different MDAs, including the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Uganda People ‘s …

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By Ruth Ainebyoona In a major operation, URA successfully intercepted a truck loaded with smuggled cigarettes. There was close collaboration between URA officials and law enforcement agencies which resulted in the seizure of a significant amount of contraband goods. According to Peter Sebyoto, the Team Leader Karuma Customs, the team received intelligence of a truck …

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By Irene Kabakama Manufacturers, under their umbrella organization, the Uganda Manufacturer’s Association (UMA), have called upon the Uganda Revenue Authority to look at registering more taxpayers especially from the informal sector, which they say is yet to be fully utilized for tax purposes. This, they say, will lessen the tax burden on other sectors that …

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By Kabahweza Kamugisha Allan URA has requested the National Bureau of Standards of South Sudan and Uganda to deploy their equipment at the Elegu one stop border post (OSBP).  This is to facilitate testing of products before they are imported into the country. This call was made by URA Manager Enforcement, Godson Mwesigye during a …

South Sudan Bureau Standards tasked deploy at Elegu border Read More »

By Niyonshima Joshua URA is in the final stages of launching a state-of-the art data center that will facilitate the exchange of information with other countries. This development was revealed by the Commissioner of Information Technology & Innovation at URA, Robert Mutebi, during a visit to the facility by others Members of Senior Management at …

URA set to launch a Data Center Read More »

By Jacinta Obore Mirembe URA and partner Ministries, departments, and agencies, has agreed to improve the benefits of Authorized Economic Operators (AEOs) to facilitate compliant tax payers and control risks in the international supply chain. This was agreed upon during a workshop that was organized to promote collaboration between the URA customs department and other …

URA partners with other MDAs to enhance the AEO Program Read More »

By Isaac Lubaale Uganda Revenue Authority has lobbied for accreditation opportunities for experts and trainers in the areas of valuation, tariff classification, and customs modernization. The authority also pushed for tailored training programs in data modeling and simulation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to address Uganda’s existing challenges effectively. These requests were made by Abel …

URA advocates for customs modernization and capacity building at WCO Council Meeting Read More »

By Kabahweza Kamugisha Allan Uganda Revenue Authority has called on taxpayers to take interest in the waiver on interests and penalties that runs till end of December 2023. The Assistant Commissioner Policy and Rulings, Stella Nyapendi Chombo made the call recently at the first annual Kampala Business Investment Summit held at Mestil Hotel. Discussing tax …

URA encourages Taxpayers to pay arrears and benefit from waivers Read More »