Month: July 2024

By our Hoima Correspondent The URA team in Hoima received intel from a reliable source about a truck carrying un customed supermatch cigarettes, prompting a swift and decisive  response. At 8:00 hours, the team scheduled a transshipment operation to avoid detection and waited for confirmation from an informant of truck Reg No. UAV715C which had …

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By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan The URA has urged stakeholders in the energy sector to collaborate with their tax consultants to ensure accurate classification of capital assets utilised in the construction of dams and power lines. Speaking at the Power and Electricity Forum 2024, URA Compliance officer Silas Barasa emphasized the importance of proper asset classification …

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By Abdullah Rabiiba As Ugandans across the country rushed to deposit their last coins and enter the new financial year free of liabilities, an economic saboteur in Mbale had different plans that involved evading taxes and destabilizing market prices. His plans were, however, doomed from the start, as URA’s enforcement team in Mbale was privy …

URA recovers 200 cartons of smuggled wheat in Mbale Read More »

By Irene Kabakama Jamir Ampomah, the Director of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in Africa met with officials from the Uganda Revenue Authority to discuss areas of mutual interest and build working relations. The discussion centered on capacity building and exploring potential partnerships between the two institutions. Irene Mbabazi, Assistant Commissioner of Learning …

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By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan Recently, Uganda Revenue Authority awarded over 100 customs agents with certificates in Customs and Freight Logistics (CCFL). The new graduates are the first to benefit from the recently updated curriculum in Uganda. CCFL is a course designed to equip customs agents with the necessary technical skills and professional ethics to responsibly …

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By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan The Uganda Revenue Authority has intercepted a pistol concealed in baggage at Elegu OSBP on the Uganda – South Sudan border. URA Supervisor NII Field Operations David Mugarra said that the NII discovered the concealed pistol in a baggage belonging to Heba Youssef Taleldin Mamoud, 46-years of age. “On the 8th of July …

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By John Lubakwidha As the new financial year begins, the URA Hoima team has already made significant bust intercepting a notorious smuggler who had been evading taxes. Following intelligence reports, the team deployed at Lunga landing site along Lake Albert in Buliisa district, where they had received tips about a smuggler known as Musa. Musa …

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By John Olowo In an operation dubbed Red Dawn, the URA Team one recently busted a major smuggling racket in Bugolobi. The syndicate had cleverly disguised high-end phone screens as phone guards to evade detection and pay a fraction of taxes due. Acting on intelligence reports, the team one caught the smugglers off guard as they …

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