The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA is increasing its vigilance against foreign registered motor vehicles and those bearing Temporary Road Licenses that have expired. The tax body expects a sharp rise in such motor vehicles on the road as many foreign-based Ugandans return home for the end-of-year season, while some foreigners visit the country with their cars.…
The Parliamentary Committee on Trade And Industry led by Mbarara City South Member of Parliament Mwine Mpaka on Thursday March 17th, 2022 ordered the closure of two fuel stations, after it was discovered that the operators of the said stations were adulterating the fuel. Preliminary investigations indicate that several pump attendants were arrested while others…
The President of Uganda Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is under shock after learning of the immense wealth of exiting top Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Officials. The shock follows an investigation on how sacked top (URA) corruptly acquired a lot of wealth for the period they’ve spent in the Authority. TheCapitaltimes has learnt that Museveni’s investigations…
After Commissioner of Domestic Tax at Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Dickson Kateshumbwa resigning on Friday, May 29. The latest information thecapitaltimes has established is that the Head of security at URA Lt.Col Ezekiel Matsiko is set to leave the tax organ back to UPDF for a refresher course. This comes after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni…
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) boss John Musinguzi Rujoki has fired 15 top commissioners and assistant commissioners including Henry Martins Saka and Dicksons Kateshumba presidential directives as one of the ways to clean the dented tax body. The commissioners sacking came just a month after sacking the Commissioners General Doris Akol who left on March, 29,…
Government of Uganda introduced Digital Tax Stamps, a measure intended to enhance tax compliance and to ensure that the Ugandan market has only authentic manufactured or imported products. Introduced in November 2019, manufacturers and importers are required to affix digital tax stamps onto every product manufactured or imported before distribution into the market. Six items…
The URA Domestic Taxes Enforcement Unit, working on solid intelligence moved in on Yaket International Limited, the manufacturers of Yaket Mineral Water and found the company producing and packaging unstamped water at their premises in Gayaza. The enforcement team also established that the factory was running two production lines churning out unstamped bottled water while…
Mean looking Uganda Revenue Authority ‘URA’ enforcement officers on Monday impounded singer Jose Chameleon’s vehicle with South Sudan number plates SSD 499B. On Easter day a scuffle ensued between Chameleon and URA official after the singer had just arrived at BBS Terefayina station where he was slated perform live on TV he was ambushed by…
High Court has dismissed with costs an interim application seeking to block the government and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) from implementing and enforcing the Digital Tracking Systems (Tax Stamps). Justice Musa Ssekaana of Civil Division of High Court on Tuesday dismissed the application filed by Alcohol Association of Uganda and 38 companies led by Nile…
The commercial division of the High court in Kampala has issued a four-day interim order restraining the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) from enforcing the implementation of digital tax stamps. The development comes after Muwema and Company Advocates, acting on behalf Sylvester Kamuli went to court challenging the implementation of the digital tracking solution (DTS) currently…
