A Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) manager has been arrested over allegations that he sought and received a US$60,000 bribe from a taxpayer in exchange for helping stop an ongoing tax audit. The suspect, identified as Ssozi Geoffrey, the manager of external operations in customs at URA, was reportedly arrested after allegedly receiving the money from…
The Commissioner General of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), John Musinguzi Rujoki, has provided clarification on the tax body’s position regarding street preachers in Kampala. However, the issue was raised by a member of the public who questioned whether these preachers, who are known to collect large sums of money from passers-by, could be taxed….
Uganda Revenue Authority, URA, has snatched goods worth shs1.9 billion that had been smuggled into the country. The elusive phone smuggler was nabbed following an intelligence tip-off that led enforcement teams to a warehouse at Old Kampala where over 3,800 pieces of assorted phone types were impounded. However, one of the workers at the facility…
The Uganda Revenue Authority’s Commissioner General, John Rujoki Musinguzi, revealed on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, that continued and sustained economic growth and enhanced administrative measures, among other initiatives, birthed a finer revenue performance in FY 2022/23. In FY 2022/23, URA had a net revenue target of UGX 25,151.57 billion, which was surpassed, and they collected…
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has unveiled the Electronic Receipt Campaign to boost on the collection of taxes. This new technique will reduce on the tax evasion through tge Value Added Tax for tge Country. It will also enable all tax payers to demand for the receipts at a point of purchase. General Commissioner of…
