By Akinyi Winiefred
URA has cautioned traders against flouting processes on the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS). This includes selectively issuing digital receipts, operating two invoicing systems with one not connected to EFRIS, and not issuing e-receipts at all.
Speaking during a training for VAT-registered taxpayers in Soroti recently, Racheal Kirungi, an EFRIS expert, reiterated the legal consequences of non-compliance.
“Acquiring a fiscal device that is not linked to EFRIS is an offence, and you could be liable to a prison sentence upon conviction,” she said.
Kirungi is part of a team training taxpayers in eastern Uganda on how to use EFRIS. Her caution comes months after President Museveni directed URA to stop penalizing taxpayers who don’t comply with EFRIS but train them on how to easily navigate the system.
The training in Soroti covered critical areas, including issuing credit notes, stocktaking & configuration, and issuing e-receipts, among others.
Samuel Kanakulya from the tax education division explained that this exercise is aimed at enhancing compliance. He argues that if compliance with EFRIS improves, Uganda’s revenue collections will increase tremendously.
“VAT is one of the worst-performing tax heads currently, yet final consumers are paying it. We urge all business owners to remit this tax to URA,” he urged.
