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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Revenue Authority – URA is concerned that it will forego up to Sh2 trillion in tax expenditures in the next financial year. The URA Commissioner General, John Musinguzi, revealed this on Thursday while appearing before Members of Parliament on Parliament’s Committee of Finance …

It is alleged that between January 2021 and December 2021, Tumusiime reduced  tax worth 4.5 billion shillings for several companies Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Dennis Tumusiime, a former Uganda Revenue Authority Tax Officer to Luzira Prison on charges of abuse …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bujagali Energy Limited (BEL) will refund US$342 million to the Ugandan government for overpaid fees subject to a forensic audit by the Attorney General. This is after Parliament chaired by Speaker Anita Among on Wednesday, 15 March 2023 adopted the report of the Adhoc …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court sitting in Kampala has ruled as illegal a request by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to all banks to provide it with all the details of their customers. In a lead judgement written by Justice Christopher Madrama Izama, the court found that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority on Wednesday impounded drugs that were being smuggled into the country through Entebbe International Airport. URA’s non-intrusive inspection scanner at the airport identified the hidden drugs in the personal belongings of Kizigo J. Farouk, a regular Ugandan trader. Simon Esunget, the URA …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and South Africa have eased tax procedures for exporters on both sides, aimed at enhancing the movement of goods between the two countries. During the South Africa Uganda Business Forum in Pretoria, the two countries’ revenue bodies signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement on Authorities Economic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority reports a surplus collection for the month of January 2023, giving hope of meeting the year’s target of 25 trillion Shillings. The 14-billion-shilling surplus has reduced the shortfall that was registered for the first half of the financial year 2022/2023 from 94.6 …

The tax authority collected Shs11.6tn in the six months, recording a Shs95bn shortfall   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Revenue Authority collected Shs11.6trillion against the target of Shs11.7tn for the first six months of the financial year 2022/23 – representing 46.4% of the annual target. URA’s Commissioner General John Rujoki …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA is to start joint enforcement operations targeting the illegal sale of fuel in the West Nile region. Across major towns in the West Nile region, fuel especially petrol is being sold openly in small jerry cans mainly by the youth on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers are questioning a move by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to charge them an annual fee of 100,000 Shillings in stamp duty. The tax came into force in 2022 with the amendment of the Stamp Duty Act. According to Dr. Katumba Ssentongo, the …