The taxman plans to increase sentisation to meet targets of the program Last financial year, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) set an ambitious target to collect Shs420bn from small businesses across the country but preminary performance shows that it is likely not to be as expected. Data from the URA shows …
Read More »Museveni fights to save UTL
Experts commend move to protect bankrupt telco’s assets but say it needs a business plan that works Business at Uganda’s oldest and troubled telecom company, Utl, took another twist when the government on April 28 announced it has finally put it under provisional administration. The government, which recently took over …
Read More »47bn: URA-KCCA-URBS tax partnership already bearing fruits
A partnership between four Uganda government institutions to widen the tax base through improved collaboration is already bearing fruits as it helped realize an extra sh47.6.bn shillings in revenue in 2015/16. The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Ministry of Local Government, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) on Thursday …
Read More »URSB to demystify Intellectual Property in Uganda
The government will over the coming months work to demystify the mystery surrounding intellectual property in Uganda according to a top official from the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). While closing an event during which two books on intellectual property were launched on Oct.28 in Kampala, Judy Obitre-Gama, the board …
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