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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has joined other government agencies in a new initiative to fight cross-border crime, amidst increasing cases of smuggling. Over the last week, the agency’s border and enforcement personnel have netted various items from suspected smugglers through the eastern, western, and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …