Day: November 5, 2024

URA embarks on nationwide taxpayer engagements to boost tax compliance

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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URA intercepts pistol at Entebbe Airport

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, …

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URA, FIA discuss ways to combat tax Crimes and money laundering

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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