Commissioner General

The Tax Appeals Tribunal has upheld a $100,000 (UGX357 million) penalty imposed on TotalEnergies EP by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for failing to provide transfer pricing information within prescribed timelines during a tax audit. The ruling reinforces URA’s enforcement powers over multinational companies operating in Uganda. In a decision delivered to end almost two years of a legal battle, the Tribunal ruled that URA acted lawfully in penalising the oil and gas company under the Income Tax Act, after finding that key documents requested during a transfer pricing audit remained outstanding for several months despite repeated notices and deadline extensions….