Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club- URA FC has unveiled the former Express FC head Coach Alex Isabirye as their new coach on a one-year contract. Isabirye replaces former Uganda Cranes star David Obua, who was sacked by the club in the second round of …
Read More »URA impounds smuggled cooking oil in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 jerrycans containing cooking oil have been recovered allegedly being smuggled into the country. Uganda Revenue Authority says that the jerrycans were retrieved from a truck registration number UBE591X/UAR571C, in Nalukolngo, Rubaga Division in Kampala. The truck and the cargo were declared at …
Read More »URA, Manufacturers to assess Digital Tax Stamp to eliminate loopholes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has hailed the Digital Tax Stamps (DTS) for creating a fair market for compliant manufacturers. URA Commissioner General John Musinguzi Rujooki said that the DTS has helped to eliminate illicit goods and ensure a level playing field for …
Read More »Museveni sustains Electronic Fiscal Receipting System (EFRIS)
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has maintained the use of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solutions (EFRIS), for Value Added Tax collections. He, however, advised the Uganda Revenue Authority to suspend fines and penalties for non-compliant traders and instead encouraged dialogue between taxpayers and tax collectors. …
Read More »Gov’t exempts electric vehicle makers from Stamp Duty
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Companies manufacturing electric vehicles, electric batteries, or electric vehicle charging equipment or fabricator of a frame and body of an electric vehicle; and employ 80 percent of Ugandans will not pay Stamp Duty Tax in the 2024/2025 financial year. The exemption is part of the …
Read More »EFRIS: URA appeals to early adopters to popularize it
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has appealed to traders who are already registered on Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solutions (EFRIS) to popularize it. It emerges that those opposed to this solution think that it is a form of tax. Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing …
Read More »EFRIS: Accountant gives perspective as URA vows to maintain enforcement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has warned the business community against misinterpreting the President’s directive on EFRIS (Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution). URA says the President’s directive did not stop the implementation of EFRIS and urges the taxpayers to continue using the system. “Currently, all …
Read More »Coordination, expertise gaps hindering Uganda’s chemical weapon compliance
SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s compliance efforts with the Chemical Weapon Convention (CWC) protocols are facing challenges due to a lack of coordination among agencies and limited expertise. Since 1993, Uganda has been a state party to the CWC, committing to implement measures to prohibit the use, development, production, …
Read More »Without traders taxes, the economy is dead
That’s why Museveni can’t save them from URA COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | “Tax has a negative multiplier to the economy, more so in economies such as ours where the tax system is regressive and accountability is very poor. It has long been proven by economists that people’s incomes, business …
Read More »EFRIS: Uganda Manufacturer’s Association disagree with traders
SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Manufacturers Association has offered support for the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS) but faults the government agencies on aspects of its implementation. UMA Chairman, Deo Kayemba says while the system is vital to ensure proper tax administration, the taxpayers do not …
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