COMMENT | Sarah M. Chelangat | For years, tax compliance has eluded the tax man with slightly over 2 million taxpayers out of a population of 20 million working adults contributing to the tax base. Of the 2 million registered taxpayers, 50% are companies doing business in Uganda. This means a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | URA has stepped up its fight against illicit trade through acquisition of a mobile cigarette destruction machine that will be used to destroy illegal cigarettes seized by the authority’s customs enforcement team. The Hammermill is a donation from the British American Tobacco (BAT) to provide …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament calls for sensitization of traders before the full implementation of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS). The House chaired by Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa on Wednesday, 07 December 2022 adopted the report of the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industries recommending changes in …
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⚽ URA 0 Vipers SC 1 Mukono, Uganda | VIPERS SC WEBSITE | Vipers SC picked a huge three points after edging URA FC 1-0 at the Nakisunga Ssaza Grounds on Saturday. The match was decided in the 70th minutes, when Ibrahim Orit’s effort took a huge deflection on defender Benjamin Nyakoojo …
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📌 POSITION | SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE ✳ Manager HR ➡ John Kasangaki ✳ Secretary ➡ Patience Rubagumya ✳ Chief Pilot ➡ Phillip Sebunya ✳ Maintainance ➡ Peter Emuge ✳ Flight Operations ➡ David Kaweesa ✳ Quality monitoring ➡Joseph Adrapi ✳ IT and data ➡ Henry Obare ✳ Cabin services ➡ Johnson Mugume TO BE RE-ADVERTISED ✳ Chief Financial Officer ✳ Head of Ground Operations ✳ Manager Internal Audit Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Using the modern Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS), the Uganda Revenue Authority’s security team on Friday rescued a fuel truck that had been hijacked by robbers. According to a statement from URA, their Mbale enforcement team foiled the robbery of the fuel truck that …
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URA has granted Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) license Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tax body Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) granted Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) license, during an event held at Speke Resort Munyonyo on November 11th 2022. AEO is a trade facilitation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has been awarded a certificate of recognition from the Uganda Revenue Authority granting it special customs status as an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO). AEOs are businesses certified by customs administrations to do self-assessments in compliance with customs rules, under the World Customs Organisation …
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But it reported revenue shortfall in withholding tax, temporary road license and export levy | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority collected net revenue amounting to Shs5.4trillion against a target of Shs5.1trillion for the three months ending September 30, representing a Shs286billion surplus. This represents a 105.58% improved performance and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has registered an increase in revenue collection at Katuna following the reopening of the Uganda-Rwanda border. The border reopened on February 31, after three years of closure. Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused Ugandan authorities of spying on Rwanda, abducting Rwandan citizens …
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