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URA: Small Businesses, Low-Rent Taxpayers Exempted from EFRIS
The government, through the Uganda Revenue Authority, has released a list of businesses required to use the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solutions (EFRIS). The businesses include manufacturing, mining and quarrying, water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities; transport…
Ministry of Works and Partners Call for Stronger Road Discipline to Protect Children
7 August 2026, KAMPALA, Uganda – In response to growing concerns over road crashes involving school-going children, the Ministry of Works and Transport, the Uganda Police Force, the Ministry of Education, and the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) hosted a…
IDs Being Published Online are Fake, says Stephen Nuwagaba
Stephen Nuwagaba, who has been in the news lately, has issued a follow-up response to the one he released on Saturday morning. In this particular statement, he describes journalist Andrew Mwenda as a perpetual rumor-monger. He also suggests that the…
Stephen Nuwagaba: Allegations against me are meant to damage my reputation, mislead the public
MY RESPONSE TO THE ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST ME BY MR ANDREW MWENDA I have taken note of the allegations made against me by Mr Andrew Mwenda in his article published in The Independent newspaper dated 21 July 26. I categorically…
URA Calls on Owners to Collect Overstayed Goods at Mombasa and Naivasha Warehouses
Uganda Revenue Authority has issued a public notice directing owners of goods held in the customs warehouse at Naivasha and at Mombasa Port to clear their cargo within 30 days or risk auction. URA says the goods, described as un-customed,…
Tax Tribunal Backs URA Over Standard Chartered in Withholding Tax Row
The Tax Appeals Tribunal has dismissed Standard Chartered Bank’s challenge to a UGX 1,107,188,918 withholding tax assessment issued by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). The dispute concerned withholding tax liabilities under Section 85, now Section 84, of the Income Tax…
URA defeats businessman’s bid to halt tax-evasion prosecution
The High Court has dismissed a judicial review application brought by Kasule Mahmood and Kasirye Henry Masanganzira seeking to stop their prosecution by the Uganda Revenue Authority, ruling that URA acted within its statutory powers when it sanctioned criminal charges…
Government of Uganda Develops Roadmap to Advance Ratification of the IGAD Protocol on Free Movement of Persons
Entebbe, Uganda – The Government of Uganda has taken a significant step towards ratifying the IGAD Protocol on Free Movement of Persons after developing a draft Cabinet Memorandum and a national roadmap to guide the Protocol’s ratification, domestication and implementation.…
URA Clarifies on Sale of Medical Equipment Belonging to Babaana Children of Uganda
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has spoken out on the circumstances leading to the sale of medical equipment belonging to Babaana Children of Uganda. URA has been ordered to pay Babaana Children of Uganda Shs 1.66 bn after it unlawfully…
URA seizes 775Kg of smuggled rice concealed in corn cobs
Uganda Revenue Authority’s Malaba Enforcement team has intercepted a consignment of smuggled rice concealed in sacks of corn cobs in Kaliat, Malaba, Tororo District. The operation was conducted following credible information from an informant regarding suspected concealed smuggled goods. “During…