Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has resorted to intelligence-led operations as a measure to end the deaths of innocent civilians during tax enforcement in the West Nile region. Over the past years, confrontations between URA enforcement teams and the local community have led to …
Read More »URA impounds smuggled fabrics in Jinja city
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has successfully impounded two trucks loaded with fabrics illegally smuggled into the country through porous border points in different parts of Eastern Uganda. The operation, prompted by vigilante tip-offs, resulted in the seizure of fabrics worth millions of Shillings. The smuggled …
Read More »Suspected smugglers arrested with contraband cigarettes worth Shs.140 million
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four suspected smugglers have been arrested with contraband cigarettes in Wakiso. They were arrested on Friday in Ssenge Village, Wakiso District by Uganda Revenue Authority Enforcement-URA officers, following a tip-off by an informer. Ibrahim Bbosa, the URA Assistant Commissioner for Public and Cooperate Affairs, says …
Read More »URA tips Kampala traders over digital taxes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority tax education team on Tuesday took to the streets of downtown Kampala (Kikuubo) to educate the masses about taxation, most notably, the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) system that is aimed at solving business transaction challenges. This came in …
Read More »Traders accuse URA officers of shielding smugglers
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The business community is expressing dissatisfaction with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and other border security officers, alleging their involvement in shielding smugglers along the Uganda-Rwanda border, particularly at Katuna in Kabale district. Claiming continuous smuggling due to connivance with URA and security officers, the business …
Read More »Museveni orders independent probe into Madi Okollo URA shooting
Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for an independent investigation into a shooting incident involving Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers attached to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement team. The incident resulted in the death of one person and left four others injured …
Read More »West Nile leaders demand review of URA enforcement operations
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in the West Nile have tasked the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to review its tax enforcement operations to prevent the loss of lives. The call follows the death of Moses Atidra, a resident of Pamachi village, Adraa parish, Offaka sub-county Madi Okollo district …
Read More »URA operation in Arua city leaves one dead
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Acidri, who was reportedly shot by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement officers during an operation, has died. Acidri 24, a resident of Pamachi village and a saloon operator at Okollo Town Council sustained gunshot wounds on Wednesday after URA officers reportedly opened fire while …
Read More »‘Government setting URA targets that are hard to meet’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development is proposing that the Uganda Revenue Authority raises almost 29.96 trillion Shillings in taxes next financial year, up from the current year’s 29.67 trillion. However, this will prove a tall order for the tax body considering …
Read More »CSOs: URA can do better
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society organizations have accused the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) of failing to implement its policies and external advice to improve the administration of tax. The organizations under the Tax Justice Alliance Uganda (TJAU) say that this has in turn led to poor revenue …
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