Angola becomes the 35th African member to join a global group that addresses offshore tax evasion, demonstrating the growing resolve of African governments to fight tax evasion and illicit outflows – including of natural resources and wildlife Luanda, Angola | BIRD AGENCY | Angola is on a mission to be …
Read More »Legal Brains Trust petitions court over Basajjabalaba tax evasion charges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legal Brains Trust has petitioned the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala seeking issuance of criminal summons against parties in the case in which businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and his brother are accused of tax evasion and forgery of a judicial document. The petition signed by the Chief …
Read More »Seven million Ugandans evading taxes: URA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA is concerned about the increasing non-compliance of taxpayers in the country. Speaking during the post-budget conference in Fort Portal, Julius Nkwasire, the Assistant Commissioner of Customs said about 7 million people are in business but not meeting their tax obligations. According …
Read More »Mbale city closes over 200 business premises over tax evasion
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale city authorities have closed over 200 business premises over tax evasion. The affected businesses were closed in an operation in Nkoma and Namakweke in the Northern Mbale City Division on Monday. According to the Northern City Mbale Division Town Clerk Martin Busiku, most of the …
Read More »DPP orders immediate trial of Basajjabalaba for tax evasion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPEDNENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions Jane Frances Abodo has directed the head of Anti-Corruption department in her office to handle the complaint demanding for the immediate trial of businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and his brother on charges of tax evasion worth 20 billion Shillings. The directive …
Read More »Legal Brains Trust petitions DPP over tax evasion trial against Basajjabalaba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legal Brains Trust, has petitioned the Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP Jane Frances Abodo demanding explanations why the tax evasion case against businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and his brother has not resumed. In a petition signed by Legal Brains Trust Chief Executive Officer Isaac Ssemakadde, he contends …
Read More »Constitutional court dismisses petition against MTN officials on tax evasion charges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition challenging the actions of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions to withdraw tax evasion charges against 12 senior executives of MTN Uganda Limited. In a majority decision of four Justices against one written by Justice Ezekiel Muhanguzi, the Justices …
Read More »Private sector accuse politicians of fighting taxation sector
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Politicians are stifling the growth of tax revenues by encouraging their constituents to engage in activities that amount to tax evasion. This is according to the Uganda Revenue Authority. This has made it difficult for the government through URA to increase the tax revenues to …
Read More »SGS country manager tasked to expalin bribery, tax evasion allegations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Accusations of bribery, tax evasion and influence peddling have come back to haunt a swiss based vehicle Inspection firm, SGS as parliament continues an inquiry into the Mandatory Motor Vehicle Inspection program. The matters resurfaced this morning when Kanvaly Bamba, the SGS Country Manager appeared …
Read More »Chameleone, URA agree to settle case out of court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA and musician Joseph Mayanja aka Chameleone have agreed to settle the 77 million shillings tax evasion case outside court. The decision was announced on Thursday by the State Attorney Hilda Bakanansa. Mayanja was expected to take a plea to charges related …
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