By Annet Nantongo URA is engaging farmers in West Nile Group to transform their livelihoods through utilisation of the various tax incentives that are applicable to the agricultural sector.This is happening at a 3-day tax hub on Agri-business and Renewable Expo at the OPM grounds in Arua City. This hub is aimed at educating, promoting …
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By Jacquiline Emodek The URA Customs Department and the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) recently held a meeting to discuss the operationalization of the Gulu Logistics Hub (GLH). Located in the Layibi division of Gulu Municipality in Northern Uganda, the GLH is a dry port and multimodal transport designed to improve the efficiency of cargo transportation …
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By Akinyi Winiefred URA enforcement officers in West Nile have seized over 1000 liters of smuggled petrol in Elegu, Amuru district. According to Simon Ssentale Wasswa an enforcement officer in West Nile, the petrol that had been smuggled from neighboring South Sudan was impounded after two separate operations. “Last Thursday, we impounded a Toyota G-touring REG …
By Joshua Niyonshima The Uganda Revenue Authority unveiled the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution mobile application to ease the taxpayers journey to compliance. According to the Commissioner Information Technology and Innovations at the URA Robert Mutebi, formerly VAT registered taxpayers will directly access the mobile app where as non-registered VAT clients will have to …
By Irene Kabakama John R. Musinguzi, the commissioner general of the Uganda Revenue Authority yesterday, visited the Katikkiro of Buganda Kingdom, Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga to discuss strategies on how voluntary compliance can impact revenue collection. The Katikkiro Mayiga in his response encouraged URA to work with the media and equip them with all thenecessary …
By Kabahweza Kamugisha Allan The Anti-Corruption Court in Nakasero, Kampala on Monday remanded two former URA employees on charges of corruption and abuse of office. URA prosecution team alleges that on August 30, 2023, Caroline Naggoli and Benedict Sekaayi solicited a bribe of UGX 800 million from Tong Jiao alias Elena a taxpayer. Prosecution on Monday …
By Joshua Niyonshima URA in partnership with the Institute for Social Transformation (IST), supported by OXFAM International in Uganda conducted a two-day public dialogue on fiscal policy reforms, the Markets Act 2023 and taxation awareness in Soroti City. The discussions centered around awareness on creation of fiscal reforms revenue mobilization strategy and responsibilities of a …
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By Jacinta Obore Mirembe Following the High Court ruling in Kampala that URA was not in contempt of its earlier orders regarding the enforcement of tax levied against three gold refineries and exporting companies, the taxman hosted the executives of the association to a meeting. The meeting was two-fold: to engage with the dealers to …
By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan Dinah Amwanga, the Chairperson of the Women in Cross-Border Trade Association has advised traders in Malaba town to import goods via gazetted routes for Uganda to fully profit from cross-border trade. Amwanga made this call during a baraza on cross-border trade held by the Uganda Revenue Authority in Malaba. “Let us …
By Irene Kabakama John Musinguzi, the Commissioner General of the Uganda Revenue Authority, has urged African countries to work together to emancipate themselves from the effects of slavery and colonialism that have kept them behind. Musinguzi says African countries face similar challenges, highlighting the average tax-to-GDP ratio, which is at 16%.In developed countries, the GDP …
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