Tag: Uganda Revenue Authority

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...

Uganda cannot keep taxing the same people, Musasizi tells MPs

News Sarah Okello -
Uganda aims to raise its revenue-to-GDP ratio to 20% by the 2029/30 financial year by bringing more economic activity...

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...

Musasizi tells new URA officers to put integrity at heart of tax collection

Taxation Darmasco Kaggwa -
Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has urged newly recruited Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) officers to make integrity, professionalism 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.

Gov’t Sets Tight Conditions for Tax Remission as Parliament Reviews URA Powers

Business Sarah Kamanyire -
Uganda’s Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has outlined strict conditions under which taxpayers may have their tax liabilities remitted, stressing...

Senior Uganda Revenue Official Arrested in Alleged $60,000 Bribery Sting

Crime Felix Kyeyune -
A senior Ugandan tax official has been arrested after allegedly accepting a $60,000 bribe from a taxpayer in Kampala,...