First of all, tell us about DTS and why it became necessary for URA to implement? DTS stands for Digital Tracking Solution, which provides for affixing of Digital Tax stamps…
Uganda’s merchandise trade deficit widened by 50% from USD 269.25 million in April 2021 to USD 322.17 million in May 2021, reflecting stronger import demand. Compared to May 2020, the…
It’s a tough start for Don Wanyama as he announces that The New Vision Printing and Publishing Company is in a loss making position for the Financial year 2020/21. Wanyama…
With digital transformation a top priority on the corporate agenda as companies identify new ways to grow their business, cyber attackers and opportunist cybercriminals remain very active. And although Africa…
By Cynthia Kyofuna The Covid-19 pandemic is indeed the wave that we were promised it would be. As much as we registered our first case in May 2020, 3 months…
In February this year, eight Ugandans were appointed by Pope Francis as Knights and Dames because of their contribution to the Catholic Church. The knights included Emmanuel Katongole the Chairman…
Uganda Revenue (URA) collected net revenue of UGX 19.263 trillion and posted a growth in revenue of 14.99% in the Financial Year FY 2020/21, comparison to the FY 2019/20 and…
In October 2019, we published a summary of some of the key challenges posed to existing tax systems by the internet. At that time, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and…
Faced with a global pandemic, innovators in Uganda have responded by developing breakthrough solutions to address local and global needs. Intellectual property, on the other hand, has played an integral…
By Cem Perdar Turkey is the target supplier for many Ugandans considering its production capacity, competitive prices and high quality products, and ease of transportation. Uganda-Turkey trade, which was especially…