Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority is rolling out a Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP), urging people with offshore incomes and assets to disclose their holdings. The VDP is among the tax administration measures put in place by URA to ensure tax compliance and has been on for …
Read More »URA revamps taxpayers ledger to improve compliance
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has moved to revamp the national taxpayers’ ledger management system in a bid to improve efficiency and levels of compliance in tax collection. The innovation was revealed by the URA Commissioner General John Musinguzi Rujoki, at the commissioning of …
Read More »I have prepared myself well, says new URA coach ‘King David’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club- URA FC have announced that they have appointed former Uganda Cranes icon David Obua as the team Head Coach replacing Fred Muhumuza who has been interim coach for three months. The official announcement by the club put an end …
Read More »How Flying squad, URA recovered hijacked fuel truck
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A seven-day hunt for a fuel truck that was hijacked at gunpoint at Magamaga in Mayuge district has ended after it was recovered by the Flying Squad Unit (FSU) and the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement team. Unknown armed thugs waylaid the truck on …
Read More »South Sudan petitions URA over Oraba customs fuel ban
Oraba-Kaya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in the Central Equatoria State of South Sudan have renewed a demand for the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to lift a ban on the transportation of fuel imposed on the Oraba-Kaya customs border point. In April last year, the URA halted the transit …
Read More »URA gets gadget to help curb tax evasion by rice importers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has secured a gadget that enables customs officials to ascertain the origin of imported rice, to curb tax evasion. This comes amidst reports of increased rice imports from other regions through Tanzania, hence illegally gaining from the East African Community Common …
Read More »Tax payers challenge URA to leave hotels, meet customers on the ground
Mukono Taxpayers Want URA to Leave Hotel Meetings for Inclusive Tax Education Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxpayers in the Mukono region are calling upon the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to reevaluate its approach to tax education. They are suggesting a departure from exclusive hotel meetings and a focus …
Read More »URA bags sh 85billion in 4 months through AEO Program
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has revealed a collection of 85 billion shillings in the last four months under the Authorized Economic Operators- AEO program. During the four-month period, the 57 AEOs carried out 447 import transactions with partners in China, signifying the program’s impact …
Read More »Kasaija to URA: Save me from borrowing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Finance and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, has appealed to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to devise effective tax collection strategies to bolster the country’s economy. His primary aim is to reduce the nation’s dependence on debt, a situation that has become …
Read More »Koboko ambulance impounded with smuggled cigarettes
Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement team at Pakwach checkpoint has impounded an ambulance belonging to Koboko district Local Government, which was transporting smuggled cigarettes. The Toyota Land Cruiser registration number UBD 512X, driven by Nobert Abukuwa, was seized with 16 sacks of Super-Match …
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