The penalties that come with smuggling are perhaps the least of worries for a one Lukwata, the Local council one chairman of Kinyankore village in Kyotera district.He is not about to blur his ambition of the “get-rich-quick” mission with smuggling. On Tuesday, the Masaka customs team netted him after receiving reports of his continuous association …
By Elizabeth Nakiru Uganda Revenue Authority commenced its feedback sessions dubbed ‘Open Minds Forum’ with the aim of partaking in personal and up-close engagements with taxpayers to appreciate them, receive their feedback and recommendations, and respond to arising queries. The first meeting was held in the Mukono division, with over 200 participants in attendance. During …
This week, officials from URA are traversing different universities in the country to equip practical skills in tax among the university students. They have visited Uganda Martyrs University, Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Kabale University, Makerere University and Makerere Business School. According to Isaac Gyagenda, the training is aimed at enabling …
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Yesterday enforcement officers in Namayingo district held a truck registration number KDK 126E Isuzu for illegally importing green peas from Canada and mis-declaring them as peas from Kenya. The suspects are currently in the URA custody, Nakawa for further investigation and penalty. The customs officers acted on intelligence and examined the truck that was coming …
By Immaculate Wanyenze The URA team has currently deployed in Kikuubo for a period of two months to enforce the issuance of all e-receipts/ e-invoices plus tracking of digital stamps on the gazetted products. The exercise according to Hassan Wassajja, the Ag. Manager EFRIS in URA will focus on all Value Added Tax(VAT) registered suppliers, …
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Verve is the currency best deployed by masterful strategists to maintain dynasty spells of peak performance. Most strategists will recruit new stars periodically to achieve that spark whenever they notice a lull. The ‘tiki-taka’ protagonist-in-chief – Pep Guardiola has perhaps applied this philosophy best and the veteran James Milner was on the wrong end of …
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By Irene Kabakama URA met with a team from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently to deliberate on the taxation of the entertainment industry and how to effectively support it. During the engagement, both stakeholders agreed on the need for a united front in the entertainment industry in order to speak …
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With the guidance of the Regional Intelligence Liason Offices in the Eastern region, the Busitema enforcement team impounded a truck registration number UBP 736H with smuggled wheat flour concealed tucked in maize sacks. The smuggler of these items according Moses Cherukut, a customs officer in Busitema is a habitual smuggler who had always been trailed …
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By Kassim Ssematimba The URA Commissioner General John R.Musinguzi on Thursday met with the business community from Pakistan who operate in Uganda. The meeting took place at a hotel in Kololo where the Pakistanis were led by their country’s High Commissioner to Uganda H.E Mohammed Wazir. The diplomat had last month met with Musinguzi and requested …
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