Patience T. Rubagumya, Commissioner Legal and Board Affairs at URA Taxpayers, tax advisers and lawyers have pledged to give support to Uganda Revenue Authority’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanism. On Friday, Patience T. Rubagumya (Commissioner Legal and Board Affairs, URA), Godfrey Akena (Partner Abmak Associates), Moses Kaggwa (Director, Economic Affairs, Ministry of
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URA Commissioner General (3rd Left) handing over Registration and Licensing of vehicles mandate to Works and Transport minister Gen Katumba Wamala on Wednesday. On Wednesday November 3, 2021, the mandate of registering and licensing of motor vehicles formally returned to the Ministry of Works and Transport. For the last decades,
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Ibrahim Bbossa Kibuuka, the new URA Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has made new appointments in top management, according to a circular dated 1st November 2021. “The URA Board of Directors at its 3rd/2021 Special Board meeting held on 26th and 27th October, 2021 interviewed candidates for the vacant
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URA launched the enforcement drive on use of EFRIS and Digital Tax Stamps at Capital Shoppers, Ntinda branch Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has Monday morning launched a countrywide enforcement on the use of Electronic Physical Receipting and Invoicing Solutions (EFRIS) and digital tax stamps EPRIS is a system that was developed
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Asadu Kistu Kigozi, Assistant Commissioner Field Services at URA Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA-Uganda) has hailed Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for listening to traders and creating a fair business environment for traders since the outbreak of Covid-19 in March 2020. The remarks were made by KACITA Chairman, Thadeus Musoke Nagenda
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The winner of the competition receiving the award Bros Coffee Ltd is the winner of the inaugural Uganda-UK Arabica coffee cupping competition, an initiative of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), the British High Commission in Kampala and the United Kingdom. The process that took about 2 months with about
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ICT and National Guidance Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi speaking at the launch of Unicaf University With branches in Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and learning centres across Africa, Unicaf University has launched in Uganda, joining 45 private Universities currently in Uganda. Data from the Ministry of Education and Sports shows that Uganda
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Irene Mbabazi Irumba, the Assistant Commissioner Research and Innovation at URA Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has dissected the real estate taxation and rates, explaining further what tax policies govern the real estate sector. During the second week of the eBomba ya Business summit held at URA headquarters in Nakawa, Irene Mbabazi
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Patience T Rubagumya, URA’s Commissioner Legal Services and Board Affairs Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been awarded Shs200 billion in revenue after winning 21 court cases. Data from the tax body shows that during the first quarter of Financial Year 2021/22, URA received twenty-five (25) judgments/rulings. Of these, twenty-one (21)
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Officials at the launch of this year’s CFO Awards The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) awards have returned with a 5th edition under the theme: “Finance leaders are drivers of sustainable business.” The awards which recognizes the roles CFOs play is an initiative of ACCA and Deloitte. Business Focus understands that a new
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