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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have written to Uganda Revenue Authority- URA and telecom companies seeking ownership details of the suspected stolen items. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga, said police is waiting for response from URA and telecom companies in order to establish the owners of the numerous …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City traders have suspended their planned strike after agreeing with Uganda Revenue Authority-URA to temporarily suspend it directive stopping them from putting their goods in customs warehouses in Mombasa and compel them to pay taxes immediately they reach the port entry. The directive, which had …

However, the industry has recorded growth in premiums Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | It is no secret that the concept of insurance is pretty simple. In the exchange for a premium, an insurance firm agrees to compensate a policy holder for a specified loss, damage, illness, or death caused …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Kampala traders will on Tuesday march in protest of import rules by Uganda Revenue Authority-URA which they say has made it impossible for them to do business. The march, according to Kampala City Traders’ Association (Kacita) executive director Everest Kayondo, will involve clearing agents, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The government has agreed in principle to foot the bill for the installation of digital tax stamps equipment and the stamps themselves for manufacturers for at least one year. Uganda Revenue Authority had set November 1 as the deadline for companies to install the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Puzzled by difficulty of taxing the digital economy, African revenue collectors will sit in Kampala next month to discuss how best they can squeeze revenue from the business that run mostly on the internet. Through their umbrella African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), the leaders from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Ugandan importers have accused Uganda Revenue Authority – URA of making it hard for them to trade after it said some goods, including footwear, motor vehicle tyres and garments of any kind would not be eligible for customs warehousing. URA said in a notice last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan importers have accused Uganda Revenue Authority – URA of making it hard for them to trade after it said some goods, including footwear, motor vehicle tyres and garments of any kind would not be eligible for customs warehousing. URA said in a notice …

DORIS AKOL: How IFFs reduce and eliminate growth benefits and undermine the development potential of our economies. COMMENT | DORIS AKOL | Illicit Financial Outflows (IFFs) are a major source of leakage of economic value from African economies. Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) can be traced back to commercial activities such as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has ordered all importers to pay for the goods imported for home consumption within 72 hours after declaration or they face fines. This is a reduction from the 21-day lag that the importers had, in order to clear the duties. …