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URA fined Shs138 million for taxing church-based NGO which imported soya cereal for refugees

URA fined Shs138 million for taxing church-based NGO which imported soya cereal for refugees

The High Court has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund more than Shs 73.5 million to the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) after ruling that the tax body illegally collected Value Added Tax (VAT) on humanitarian food aid imported for South Sudanese refugees.In addition,

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Tea Farmers in Anger After Bushenyi High Court Dismisses Case Against Igara Tea Factory Board

Tea Farmers in Anger After Bushenyi High Court Dismisses Case Against Igara Tea Factory Board

Tea farmers in Bushenyi have expressed anger and frustration after the High Court dismissed their case against the Igara Growers Tea Factory board, ruling that the matter should have been handled by the Uganda Registration Services Bureau, leaving the leadership dispute unresolved.Tea farm

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Ibanda Traders Defy New Trade Order, Resume Operations in Illegal Structures

Ibanda Traders Defy New Trade Order, Resume Operations in Illegal Structures

Authorities in Ibanda Municipality have raised concern after some traders reportedly resumed operations in structures marked for demolition, despite ongoing enforcement of the government’s new trade order.Some traders in Ibanda Municipality have reportedly resumed operations in illegal s

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Property Acquirers Target RAJA Chambers, Several Other Prime Kampala Buildings! HAVE OWNERS FALLEN ON HARD TIMES?

Property Acquirers Target RAJA Chambers, Several Other Prime Kampala Buildings! HAVE OWNERS FALLEN ON HARD TIMES?

Available information indicates that several Kampala commercial buildings in the CBD area are increasingly being targeted by money lenders, speculators and property acquirers, for reasons which couldn’t readily be established.These include Indians-owned Raja Chambers located along Parlia

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Four Arrested Over Shs388.9M Gold Scam in Kampala

Four Arrested Over Shs388.9M Gold Scam in Kampala

Police in Kampala have arrested four suspects on allegations of defrauding a South African national of USD103,050( approximately shs388.9 million) in a gold scam.According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, the incident happened on May, 19, 2026 when Mr. Attlee

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Cattle Quarantine Pushes Nyamunuka Meat Dealers Into Financial Distress

Cattle Quarantine Pushes Nyamunuka Meat Dealers Into Financial Distress

Meat traders and slaughter operators in Nyamunuka Town Council say a month-long Foot-and-Mouth Disease quarantine has crippled livelihoods, stalled business activity, and left many families struggling to raise school fees and daily necessities.Meat dealers and slaughter operators in Nyamun

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URA gives deadline for taxpayers to align TINs with NINs and BRNs

URA gives deadline for taxpayers to align TINs with NINs and BRNs

The authority has also urged taxpayers to complete the process early to avoid disruptions when accessing tax services after the July 2026 deadline.The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has announced a nationwide update of taxpayer registration records in a move aimed at strengthening tax admi

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He sold his school to Dr Lawrence Mulindwa for Shs 11.2bn. URA wanted him to pay Shs 4bn as tax

He sold his school to Dr Lawrence Mulindwa for Shs 11.2bn. URA wanted him to pay Shs 4bn as tax

Uganda Revenue Authority acted unfairly and highhandedly when it impounded an armoured land cruiser belonging to Dr Jaala Higenyi, the former owner of Ntinda View College, following a tax assessment dispute, the High Court has ruled.In a strongly worded judgment delivered on April 30, Just

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Architectural firm fined Shs446m over Kabira Country Club expansion project

Architectural firm fined Shs446m over Kabira Country Club expansion project

The Commercial Court has ordered an architectural firm to refund more than USD132,000 (about Shs446 million) to Meera Investment Ltd after finding that it breached a consultancy agreement relating to the expansion of Kabira Country Club.In a ruling delivered on April 3, Acting Judge Susan

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Over 20 Mobile Money Agents Left in Debt Crisis After Alleged UGX 200 Million Fraud Linked to Flow Uganda Employee in Kampala and Wakiso

Over 20 Mobile Money Agents Left in Debt Crisis After Alleged UGX 200 Million Fraud Linked to Flow Uganda Employee in Kampala and Wakiso

KAMPALA, Uganda — More than 20 mobile money agents in Kampala and surrounding areas have been left in financial distress after allegedly falling victim to a suspected loan scam involving a man identified as Tumusiime Wyclif, an employee of Flow Uganda.The agents claim they collectively l

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