New PAYE direction raises more questions than answers
There is a silent frustration growing among Ugandan employees. Not because people do not want to pay taxes.Most salaried workers already understand that taxation is part...
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URA Seizes Massive Consignment of Smuggled Mobile Phones, Suspect Arrested
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) impounded an enormous consignment of mobile phones, estimated to fill nearly a full shipping container. The taxman believes the value of th...
Aerial Drone Swaga: Uganda Loses UGX 2B In 10 Minutes To NRM Honchos!
What had been heavily marketed as a historic and breathtaking aerial spectacle ahead of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony has instead sparked...
Java House Loses Bid to Block Shs3.1 Bn Tax
KAMPALA — The Tax Appeals Tribunal has upheld a Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) decision to treat Shs3.16 billion claimed by Java House Coffee Shop Uganda Limited a...
Everything you need to know about jets in Kampala’s skies
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s not Superman. Over the past few days, the distinctive, high-pitched screech of Sukhois has become all too familiar to Kampala...
Inside the Shs1.1 trillion supplementary budget
Parliament yesterday passed a supplementary budget of Shs1.1 trillion under supplementary schedule five, giving more money to the government to implement its activities...
Swearing-In Without Proof: Where Are the DR Forms?
visit to the EC’s official website still displays election results from 1996 to 2021, with nothing for 2026Ugandans are once again confronted with a troubling ques...
The ROKO ‘Black Hole’: How Uganda’s New Parliament Project Became a Permanent Construction Site
The Auditor General’s 2024-25 report exposes a pattern of chronic delays on the new Parliament building, as the completion date shifts to late 2027.KAMPALA, Uganda...
Parliament Rejects Tax on ‘Kyeyo’ Earnings, Non-Business Asset Sales
KAMPALA, Uganda – Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, rejecting a government proposal to tax income earned and sent home by Ugandans livin...
Withholding Tax Exemption Returns to Six Months: What It Means for Businesses
withholding tax exemption allows qualifying businesses to receive income without deductions at source, improve cash flow management, and reduce administrative burden rela...