Day: November 8, 2023

Tanzania benchmarks on URA’s VAT exemption mechanisms

Kabahweza Kamugisha Allan Officials from the Tanzania Revenue Authority are currently attending a 5-day benchmark at the URA headquarters to understand the legal framework of URA’s VAT exemption. During the visit, the officials will learn about the process of applying for VAT exemptions, deemed VAT automation using the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project …

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URA engages MDAs on the automated deemed VAT process

By Irene Kabakama Last week, the URA convened an engagement to sensitize government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies on the deemed VAT/VAT exemption process that has now been automated . The new process, according to Phoebe Kankunda, the Manager of the Public Sector Office will commence on December 1st 2023 with the web form available on …

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Team One intercept textile smugglers in Mukono

Jude Bellingham, 20 years young proved to be the difference in Club Football’s biggest fixture – the El Classico over the weekend. With just under 22 minutes to go, Real Madrid was still nowhere near victory let alone snatching a point from the encounter. They had been outplayed, outwitted, outpassed, and most importantly outscored. Ilkay …

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URA sensitizes tax agents on new innovations

By Irene Kabakama Following the unveiling of the URA web portal, URA has embarked on training stakeholders to enable them easily navigate the system. The change management commenced a 3-day training for tax agents on the enhanced processes in domestic taxes yesterday. The agents are being trained on the web-based return filing forms for rental …

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URA encourages local investment to grow revenue

Kabahweza Kamugisha Allan The URA’s Commissioner of Information Technology and Innovation, Robert Mutebi recently delivered a lecture for the second intake at the National Defence College in Njeru, where he called on Ugandans to make more investment in agriculture, value addition, and tourism, saying these activities bring in more money to the economy. “Local investors …

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