By Akinyi Winiefred The URA customs at Entebbe Airport impounded a consignment containing over 200 used laptops last month. The Ag. Manager of Entebbe Customs, Simon Esunget said they received information that a one Kanyike Sam had checked in several packages as passenger-accompanied baggage. “We started planning on how to intercept them without missing. The …
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By Kabahweza Kamugisha Allan Revenue officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo have concluded a 9-day benchmark on the Uganda Revenue Authority’s One Stop Border Posts in preparation for installation of the customs office at the Mahagi border. Speaking at the closure of the benchmark, the Assistant Commissioner for Learning and Development, Irene Mbabazi Irumba, …
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In a bid to change the behavioral patterns towards the environment, URA has continued to create awareness on environmentally irresponsible behavioral patterns inside and outside of URA premises. Some of these environmental threats include; excessive use of kaveera use, poor waste disposal, wastage of paper, deforestation and air pollution. Be a good environment ambassador today!
By Rytter Muzira Organizations as large as URA evolve to meet the demands placed on them. Whether it’s adapting to the 24/7 online world or making door-to-door engagements, the institution is constantly changing. What won’t alter though is what URA is here to do. URA’s purpose is incredibly straightforward and can be found in her …
By Joshua Niyonshima Recently, a delegation from the Finance and Economic Planning committee of parliament went on a fact finding mission tour of the Uganda Revenue Authority border stations in Busia and Malaba. The committee looked into border operations, challenges faced by Ugandan tax collectors at boarders, as well as observing the workings of initiatives …
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By Kabahweza Kamugisha Allan In sharing, we learn from each other and at URA we are ready to share our successes and learn from your successes for the development of our nations. We are glad you chose to benchmark on us. These were the opening remarks of Irene Mbabazi Irumba ,the Assistant Commissioner Learning and …
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By Akinyi Winiefred Following stepped-up efforts to enforce compliance with the usage of digital tax stamps, many proprietors are getting caught on the opposite side of the law. The latest culprit is Able Beverages Ltd., the manufacturer of Eden Light Mango juice. Early this month, URA got wind of information about continued production of goods …
By Joshua Niyonshima Just two games to the end of the 2022-2023 corporate league season, URA has made it practically impossible for competitors to dismount it from the top of the table. In the games that happened at Old Kampala Secondary School grounds last month, URA defeated Pepsi nine goals to one. Pepsi scored first, …
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By Joshua Niyonshima, “Today we are with our supervisors from parliament to show them some of our operations, and in this instance, digital tax stamps,” said Ibrahim Bbossa, Assistant Commissioner of Public and Corporate Affairs at the Uganda Revenue Authority(URA). Stakeholder engagement is URA’s new way of fostering tax compliance and ensuring better policy interventions, …
