Month: December 2024

By Robert Kalumba Uganda has been elected at the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) during the recently concluded General Assembly held at Radisson Blu Convention centre in Kigali, Rwanda. It is a significant milestone for Uganda, demonstrating its commitment to tax administration and cooperation with other African countries. Uganda’s representative in ATAF, John Musinguzi, URA’s …

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By Annet Nantongo A team of URA enforcement officers have recovered assorted goods that were smuggled into Kampala’s business hotspot, Kikuubo. The team confiscated over 150 bags of Mijaji tobacco worth UGX 700 million, Oris cigarettes, and wines that were impounded from only three stores in an operation towards disbanding illicit trade. The goods were …

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By Kamugisha Kabahweza Allan Uganda Revenue Authority has called on traders to acquire individual Tax Identification Numbers to ease their interaction with the taxman. Speaking at a tax education engagement at Kiseka Auto Centre Plaza in Kiseka Market on Wednesday, Tax Education expert Ivan Kamukama urged traders to apply for individual TINs and avoid using …

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By Jacquiline Emodek Uganda recently joined over 33 members of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Xiamen-China to conduct a debrief and evaluation of the operation Demeter X and Operation Mekong Dragon under the theme, “Synergy and innovation: Empowering Customs for a green future.” Operation Demeter X is a global operation on the monitoring and control …

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Akinyi Winiefred URA’s Commissioner for Information Technology and Innovation Robert Mutebi has rallied African tax administrations to bolster domestic revenue mobilization to reduce the continent’s dependence on foreign aid and curb the ever-growing debt. Mutebi, who was speaking at the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) annual meetings in Kigali, noted that the dominance of dollar-denominated foreign debt …

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By Winiefred Akinyi The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) recently organised a specialized training on risk management and physical inspection of wood shipments for revenue officials from across the continent. The week-long capacity building held at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala attracted officials from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, …

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By Dismas Nuwaine URA joined forces with other government agencies and civil society organizations to mark the global observance of World AIDS Day in Buyende District last Saturday. The event, which was presided over by H.E. the President, marked 42 years since the first HIV/AIDS case was detected in the country. Barbara Nanyonga, URA’s Welfare …

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