Tag: NIRA

URA Sets January 2027 Deadline for Taxpayers to Switch to NIN-Based Access

Business Sarah Kamanyire -
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has set January 1, 2027, as the date from which taxpayers whose records have been...

URA Boss Says NIN Link Will Strengthen Taxpayer Identification

Business Darmasco Kaggwa -
The tax authority says linking taxpayer records to NIRA’s national identification database will curb identity misuse, strengthen verification and...

URA Clarifies NIN-to-TIN Shift: National ID Will Not Make Every Ugandan a Taxpayer

National Darmasco Kaggwa -
URA has clarified that adopting the National Identification Number as the Tax Identification Number is intended to create a single government identifier, not make every Ugandan a taxpayer.

NIRA holds 5.4 million uncollected national ID cards amid staffing crisis

National Moses Kabasibante -
Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority is holding about 5.4 million newly printed national identity cards that citizens have...