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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 …

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 …

The target for revenue collection in the fiscal year 2023/24 has been set at Shs29trillion Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Revenue Authority has reported Shs57bn as surplus revenue collected for the FY2022/2023, registering a big achievement given the recent years’ mixed performance that was dented by COVID-19 lockdowns and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Football fraternity is mourning following the death of Uganda Revenue Authority -URA FC Head Coach Sam Timbe. URA FC announced Timbe’s death on their social media pages yesterday afternoon. He was earlier reported ill and had been admitted to St Catherine Hospital from where …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an appeal in which YO! Uganda Limited, a Financial Technology company was seeking a temporary injunction restraining Uganda Revenue Authority from accessing,  reviewing or disclosing information contained in the electronic and manual records seized from the company premises …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority’s Commissioner General, John Rujoki Musinguzi, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Always Be Tolerant Organization’ (ABETO) Africa Award, a coveted recognition accorded to people who greatly impact their countries. The founder of ABETO, Moses Musana commended Musinguzi for greatly changing the trends …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (PAC – COSASE) has resolved to investigate recruitment irregularities in the top positions at the Uganda Revenue Authority. Concerns over the lack of national character in the senior positions at the tax body came …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has come under intense scrutiny from the lawmakers on the Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) for its failure to utilise Shs60 billion as planned. The demand for answers arose during the ongoing probe into …