By Sarah M. Chelangat This festive season, I bring you great news that could offload your tax burden. It is detailed in Section 40D of the Tax Procedures Code. On July 1st 2023, the TPC underwent a significant amendment and below are the opportunities Section 40D tax waiver presents; Currently, one can benefit from the …
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By Akinyi Winiefred The Uganda Revenue Authority recently embarked on the process of amending its valuation database to ensure uniformity in the customs values of imported goods. Inorder to ensure smoothness in this process, the tax body reached out to different stakeholders to get their input. It was against this background that URA met with …
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By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan Uganda Revenue Authority customs officials have impounded 800kgs of sugar which had been smuggled into Uganda through porous border points in Mutukula. Moses Ankunda, URA in charge enforcement explained that they got information from informants about the re-bagging of Kagera sugar made in Tanzania into other bags including posho bags. “Owing …
By Irene Kabakama A team from the Gambia Revenue Authority recently visited Uganda Revenue Authority for a week-long benchmarking exercise on the Rental Tax Compliance System (RTC). The team led by the Commissioner General of GRA Yankuba Darboe sought to conduct due diligence on the rental income mobilization system procurement process and to understand the …
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By Jacinta Obore Mirembe Recently, Abel Kagumire, the Commissioner of Customs at the Uganda Revenue Authority paid a courtesy visit to Britania Allied Industries Limited in the Ntinda Industrial Area to listen to the manufacturer’s challenges while importing cargo into the country. The Chief Executive Officer of Britania Allied Industries, Abdulati Mohamed Algallta, detailed their …
URA enforcement in Namayingo has impounded a truck registration number UAQ 597X for smuggling rice. The truck was found carrying 1200 kilograms of Hilal rice, an Indian brand. “Our intellectual intelligence team on ground gave us information and alerts to be executed by the standby team,” Marvin Tayebwa of Namayingo said. However, Godson Mwesigye, the …
By Akinyi Winiefred Ibrahim Bbossa, the Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs at the Uganda Revenue Authority has called on landlords and tenants to comply with their tax obligations and declare their rental income accurately and timely. Speaking at the recently concluded NBS Housing Baraza, Bbossa decried the low number of taxpayers on the rental …
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URA and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) management are set to harmonise cargo handling and reduce clearance delays. Following a bilateral meeting held recently between the two organisations, they agreed to explore ways that will improve inter-agency cooperation and client satisfaction. This follows a backlog of complaints from Customs regarding cargo release delays and …
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By Irene Kabakama Sylvia Mulinge, the CEO of MTN Uganda is willing to support the taxman in the quest to expanding the tax base. Speaking at the URA offices, where she made a courtesy call yesterday, Mulinge said that she is interested in partnering with URA in the digitization journey to ease compliance of all …
