By Irene Kabakama In an effort to foster cooperation, the High Commissioner of Pakistan, His Excellency Muhammad Hassan Wazir, and his deputy, Abdul Moshin Khan Bilal, paid a courtesy visit to Commissioner General John Musinguzi last Friday. Throughout the engagement, discussions concentrated on shared interests, prospects for collaboration and the potential to increase trade between …
As the festive season draws closer, there is increased trading in illicit textiles in anticipation of festive sales. In light of this trend, the URA Namayingo office has waged an operation to arrest this vice. And luckily, the operation is already yielding results. Following intelligence reports, it was revealed that a shipment of fabrics was …
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Kabahweza Allan Kamugisha The Uganda Revenue Authority has engaged the media on its role in tax policy formulation. The Ag. Manager Board Affairs and Rulings, Rachael Faith Achom, took members of the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA) through the journey that leads to tax laws. She said that URA participates in the formulation of policies, …
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Aside of revenue collection, the Taxman has joined other government and private institutions to promote sustainable environmental practices to create better ecosystems. The Taxman will partner with agencies like National Environment Management Authority of Uganda(NEMA) and National Forestry Authority(NFA) to sensitize masses on various environmental issues like; waste reduction, energy conservation, minimizing single-use plastics, and …
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URA is set to participate in the annual youth business forum 2023, an initiative of the Parliament of Uganda. This year’s forum is set to happen on October 13 at Kololo Independence grounds under the theme, “Improved youth livelihood for better entrepreneurship.” In light of her mandate, URA will be providing tax education and tax-related …
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By Irene Kabakama Trade between Uganda and South Sudan is set to improve. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and the National Revenue Authority of South Sudan (NRA). The agreement, which was signed yesterday at a meeting between URA’s Commissioner General John Musinguzi and a delegation …
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By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan and Photography by Irene Kabakama The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has announced that it has collected UGX 256 Billion from the use of Exchange of Information on Request (EOIR), a tool that allows tax authorities to share information with other countries. The Commissioner General of URA, John R. Musinguzi, revealed this …
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The Supreme Court has ruled that Airtel Uganda is not entitled to a refund from URA because it was lawfully collected. The decision follows an appeal to the Supreme Court, where URA was dissatisfied with the Court of Appeal’s decision that ordered a refund of 1.5 billion shillings to the telecom Company, which had been …
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By Joshua Niyonshima Over 60 Chairpersons from Kampala participated in a tax education engagement that happened at the JBK hotel last Friday. Discussions centered on presumptive tax, income tax, business registration, and record keeping. On record keeping, Michael Masembe, the Ag. Manager tax education, urged the chairpersons to adopt the practice, adding that it simplifies …
