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URA asks companies earning Shs500m annually to submit audited books 

URA asks companies earning Shs500m annually to submit audited books 

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has rolled out new income tax compliance measures that will require businesses with an annual turnover of Shs500m and above to submit audited financial statements, together with their tax returns. The submitted documents, according to URA guidelines, will h

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Atiak Sugar Factory: Billions spent, no production

Atiak Sugar Factory: Billions spent, no production

When the machines at the factory first started roaring over a decade ago, its senior management pledged to turn the venture into “an engine for development to support the livelihoods of vulnerable populations”.  More than a decade since its inception in 2013, Atiak Sugar Factory con

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	Major Headache for Museveni as MPs Reveal How UGX 20 Billion Was Lost in His UPDF Food Project

Major Headache for Museveni as MPs Reveal How UGX 20 Billion Was Lost in His UPDF Food Project

MPs were left in shock after learning that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) mismanaged Shs29.8 billion allocated in August 2022 for a food production initiative aimed at addressing food insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine

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BREAKING NEWS: MTN Writes to Kalemera over Shs 260bn Tax Dispute; Accuses URA of Coercion, Corruption

BREAKING NEWS: MTN Writes to Kalemera over Shs 260bn Tax Dispute; Accuses URA of Coercion, Corruption

MTN Uganda has accused Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) of deploying ‘coercive tactics’ to extract Shs 260bn from the telecom in an ‘unfounded’ tax assessment.MTN Uganda also blamed URA officials for ex

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Uganda Airlines: We are targeting 20 routes by year-end  

Uganda Airlines: We are targeting 20 routes by year-end  

It is about five years now since the revival of Uganda Airlines. What is there to write home about so far?Some of the reasons that led to the revival of Uganda Airlines emanated from complaints regarding connectivity, price and travel delays then. We have solved these and many other problems

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Richmond Finance Manager Instructs Staff to Withhold Tax Credit Information, Leaving Business Owners Unaware of Overpayments

Richmond Finance Manager Instructs Staff to Withhold Tax Credit Information, Leaving Business Owners Unaware of Overpayments

In a recent revelation, an email obtained by The Times-Dispatch shows that a manager in Richmond's Department of Finance directed an employee not to include information on tax overpayments in reports used to review taxpayer accounts. This decision has negatively impacted local business owners, leavi

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Government urged to put breaks on tax incentives to companies

Government urged to put breaks on tax incentives to companies

Tax controversies have recently stirred debate across the country, with the country’s tax body – the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)—and the National Treasury struggling to justify certain tax breaks to particular companies while in the National Assembly. In a new twist, the two age

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URA Collects UGX 28 Billion More Than Expected in August

URA Collects UGX 28 Billion More Than Expected in August

(Kampala) – The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has reported a  surplus in revenue collections for the month of August 2024. The total revenue collected was UGX 2,345.04 billion, exceeding the target of UGX 2,316.85 billion by UGX 28.19 billion. This represents a performance rate of 101.22 percent

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URA: Agricultural Machinery and Feeds Tax Free

URA: Agricultural Machinery and Feeds Tax Free

(Masaka) – The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) recently participated in the CBS PEWOSA Agri-business Expo held at Pookino Grounds in Masaka City. During the event, URA emphasized that agricultural machinery and animal feeds are exempt from VAT. The expo served

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Get married, bishop tells Tooro King Oyo, again

Get married, bishop tells Tooro King Oyo, again

Ruwenzori Bishop Reuben Kisembo on Thursday told Tooro King (Omukama) Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV to find a queen (Omugo) as the kingdom commemorated the monarch’s 29th coronation anniversary in Fort Portal City.

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