newsCDF to Authorize Starlink Equipment Entering Uganda
The Uganda Revenue Authority has imposed an immediate restriction on the importation and customs clearance of Starlink technology and related communication...
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newsCol. Nakalema Assures Foreign Investors of Uganda’s Protection and Support
The Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema, has reaffirmed Uganda’s commitment to safeguarding and supporting foreign...
newsURA to Merge NIN and TIN for Seamless Tax, Service Access
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has announced that Ugandans will soon be able to use their National Identification Number (NIN) as their Tax Identification...
CrimeURA Intercepts over 400 Smuggled Phones at Entebbe Airport
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) impounded 427 smuggled mobile phones worth an estimated USD35,000 (about Shs125 million) from returning passengers at...
businessURA Gives Importers More Time to Claim Goods Stuck in Customs
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has given individual importers more time to reclaim goods stuck in customs warehouses due to unresolved group container...
businessURA Launches Tax Education Campaign for Real Estate Sector
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Tax Education team is meeting with landlords in the real estate sector across Eastern Uganda to boost tax compliance....
businessURA Sets Deadline for Traders to Clear Goods
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has set a June 1 deadline for traders to clear all goods under container leaders, aiming to boost transparency in trade...
CrimeURA Impounds Mercedes Benz Smuggling over 800 Phones
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) impounded a Mercedes-Benz ML 350 in Iganga after finding over 800 button phones hidden inside. The Mercedes-Benz, known...
newsURA Seizes Over 22,000 Smuggled Phone Screens
Uganda Revenue Authority's Entebbe Enforcement and Border Control team intercepted a large shipment of smuggled phone screens at Entebbe International Airport....
businessMore Traders Join Tax Net as URA Expands to New Town Councils
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has stepped up efforts to grow the tax base by onboarding new town councils to the taxpayer register. The latest drive took...
newsIrish Ambassador, URA's Musinguzi Discuss Innovation and Technology
The Ambassador of Ireland to Uganda, Kelvin Colgan, has reaffirmed his country's commitment to helping the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) strengthen...
businessUganda Scraps VAT on Textile Inputs to Boost Local Production
Uganda has announced a proposal to exempt certain textile inputs from the imposition of value-added tax (VAT), as outlined in the Value-Added Tax (Amendment)...
AfricaAfrican Tax Officials Urged to Use Technology to Combat Tax Evasion
The Commissioner General of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), John Musinguzi, called on African tax officials to adopt science and technology in tackling tax...
CrimeURA Impounds Luxury Cars Over Misuse of Temporary Road Licences
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has impounded several luxury vehicles, including Jeeps, BMWs, and Mercedes-Benzes, for abusing Temporary Road Licences...
AfricaURA Hosts Malawi Tax Officials for Digital Tax Stamp Benchmarking
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has welcomed an eight-member team from the Malawi Revenue Authority for a five-day benchmarking visit on Digital Tax Stamps...
businessURA Reports 10% Drop in Tax Objections
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has recorded a 10% decline in tax objections for the 2023/2024 financial year, attributing the drop to proactive measures...
CrimeURA Seizes Cancer-Linked Bleaching Creams
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has intercepted a significant consignment of skin-bleaching creams laced with hydroquinone mercury, a toxic chemical...
businessURA's Musinguzi Highlights EFRIS Role in Boosting Tax-to-GDP Ratio
John R. Musinguzi, the Commissioner General of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), has said that increased adoption of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and...
businessURA Surpasses Mid-Year Revenue Target with Shs322 Billion Surplus
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has exceeded its mid-year revenue target for the 2024/25 financial year, collecting Shs15 trillion against the...
businessHeritage-URA Court Ruling: A Landmark Moment for Uganda's Tax System
By Joshua Kato In a landmark ruling delivered on December 23, 2024, the Commercial Division of the High Court of Uganda ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority...