By UPL co ug Vipers 1 KCCA 0 Ibrahim Saddam Juma earned Vipers maximum points against rivals Express with a late strike in a fiercely contested league match at Buikwe on Tuesday. Both sides went into the game fully aware that nothing short of maximum points will leave their title …
Read More »URA – Litigation and Legal officers
Here is the downloadable shortlist for the externally advertised positions of Litigation officer and Legal officer – debt collection at Uganda Revenue Authority. Written interviews on Monday, May 2, 2016. URA Shortlist for Litigation & Debt Collection Officers by The Independent Magazine Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Uganda Revenue Authority Internship shortlist for June – August intake
Here is a Uganda Revenue Authority Internship downloadable shortlist for JUNE- AUGUST intake. The list has 363 names. Ura Internship Shortlist for June by The Independent Magazine Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »URA names two lawyers to help Wavamunno manage WBS TV
We have not closed WBS, We have only used one collection method among many to collect arrears. WBS is still going strong. @wbstvug — UgandaRevenueAuthori (@URAuganda) April 11, 2016 Two city lawyers Joshua Ogwal and Kabiito Karamagi will manage Wavah Broadcasting Services (WBS) Television until Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) gets …
Read More »Uganda in biggest tax evasion story
Panama Papers expose efforts plot to dodge taxes in oil deals When 370 journalists from 76 countries collaborate on an investigation, the resulting story is bound to be explosive. That is exactly what happened with what has come to be known as “The Panama Papers”; which is a huge leak …
Read More »Taxing used-car importers
By Ronald Musoke In April, this year, Leonard Okema ordered for a Toyota Harrier model 2001 from one of the used car dealers in Japan. Unlike many Ugandans who were on June 11 taken by surprise by the Finance Minister Matia Kasaija’s raising of the environmental levy on used cars, …
Read More »URA recovers diverted goods
By Julius Businge Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement team has recovered 750 cartons of assorted biscuits and chocolates worth Ushs10 million, the authority said in a recent notice. The recovery was in an operation held on Dec. 12 at a residence in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb. The recovered items are …
Read More »URA must collect more money, says new boss
By Julius Businge On Oct.27, Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka announced the appointment of Doris Akol as new Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority. The Independent’s Julius Businge alongside other journalists attended a mini-press briefing with Akol at the Authority’s headquarters in Kampala. Who is Doris Akol and how did you …
Read More »Outgoing URA boss to give leadership tips
By Julius Businge Allen Kagina, the outgoing Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General, will give tips on how leadership can transform institutions, according to a notice issued by URA on Oct. 16. With just a few days to the end of her memorable reign at the revenue body, Kagina will …
Read More »URA closes Nakivubo Stadium over unpaid taxes
By Julius Businge The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has today (March 26) closed Nakivubo stadium located in the centre of Kampala city after the management failed to remit PAYE and VAT taxes amounting to about Shs 400million that accumulated since 2004. Abudu-Sallam Waiswa, the manager for debt collection at URA …
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