Day: October 4, 2024

Taxman foils smuggling activities countrywide

By Annet Nantongo URA enforcement teams across country made sweeps across different towns this week. In Tororo, the team foiled a cookware smuggler with undocumented goods containing 843 stainless steel cookware, 17 boxes of cookware and dinner sets, 26 Galaxi blenders, 690 Thermo maxx food warmers, and 126 pieces of Alyamamah sofa covers. Before picking …

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Operation Kivuli cha Dhahabu yields High-Value Phones, Screens, Used Laptops, and Fabrics

By Desmond Lumago The Jinja Enforcement team recently conducted a successful operation code-named Kivuli cha Dhahabu loosely meaning “Shadow of Gold.” Acting on a tip-off about a shipment of smuggled phones imported through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport(JKIA) and destined for Kampala, the team invested in intelligence and tracked the package to Jinja.Outsmarting saboteurs monitoring their …

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Science Revolutionizes Trade Facilitation in URA

By Justine Nkurunziza URA has pioneered the application of scientific principles to analyze manufacturing processes, boosting efficiency and tax compliance. By leveraging the Law of Conservation of Matter, URA scientists have developed an innovative input-output analysis tool. This groundbreaking approach, first introduced by Antoine Lavoisier in 1789 states that matter is neither created nor destroyed …

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