By Elizabeth Nakiru Njawuzi Peter is a stout, calm, collected gentleman with a soft smile and a touch of witty ambience about him. He is a businessman who is a model manufacturer and taxpayer in Masaka district. Multiline international limited is a beverage production company that produces a local drink known as kashera under the …
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By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan URA enforcement in Namayingo team has impounded two vehicles conveying uncustomed rice, some of which was expired. According to Wilson Tumwesigye, the Officer in Charge, the first vehicle, a double cabin reg. no. UBB 627J was apprehended on 10th November 2024 while the second, a Toyota Corona reg. no. UAH 945A was nabbed …
By Joshua Niyonshima The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been strengthening its collaboration with the offices of Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and Resident City Commissioners (RCCs) to improve tax compliance and enhance revenue mobilization across the country. As part of the ongoing Taxpayer Appreciation Season, URA leadership visited RDCs and RCCs in Lira and Gulu …
By Irene Kabakama A delegation from the Kenya Chamber of Business visited URA recently to discuss ways to facilitate trade between the two countries. The delegation was led by Dr. Samuel Thinguri Warwathe, the Chamber President and the National Executive Chairman. He was accompanied by Pena Mutinda the Chief Executive Officer and Bernadette Mwesige Ssempa …
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By Joshua Niyonshima The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) met with Tax Agents and Accountants today to discuss the new reforms in filing income tax returns and the tax waiver. Section 16(5) of the Tax Procedures Code Actrequires all taxpayers with an annual turnover of Ugx 500 million or more to submit audited financial statements prepared …
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By Immaculate Wanyenze URA has taken a significant step towards promoting tax compliance and acknowledging the contribution of compliant taxpayers towards national development. Recently, the URA Management team held week-long engagements in West Nile, Mbarara Hoima and Mbale, bringing together political leaders, business leaders and community leaders. The Commissioner General, John R. Musinguzi emphasized the …
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By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan The Uganda Revenue Authority has intercepted a pistol concealed in a passenger’s baggage at Entebbe International Airport. URA Entebbe Non-Intrusive Inspection(NII) In-Charge, John Bosco Twesigye said that the scanner revealed the concealed pistol in baggage belonging to a passenger who had disembarked from a Kenya Airways plane on Sunday. “On Sunday, November 03, …
By Jacinta Obore Mirembe Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and the Financial Investigations Authority (FIA) in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), held a workshop at Sheraton Hotel Kampala on enhancing investigation and prosecution of tax crimes and money laundering in the country. Uganda passed the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AML Act) …
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By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan The British American Tobacco team led by Chris Achola, Cluster Head BAT East and Southern Africa met with URA to identify ways on curbing illicit trade in cigarettes in the East African region. During the meeting held at URA headquarters, Nakawa BAT proposed different ways through which to curb the vice …
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By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan The Uganda Revenue Authority recently received a KACITA Excellence Award in recognition of being the Best Government Agency in 2024. During the ceremony, Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) Chairman, Dr. Thadeus Musoke Nagenda commended the Taxman for the engagements held during the year that ended the traders strike during the implementation …