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John Musinguzi Rujoki, URA Commissioner General addressing the press on the tax revenues early this year.

URA Expands EFRIS Compliance to 12 New Sectors in Sweeping Tax Digitisation Move

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has expanded the scope of its Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS) to cover twelve additional sectors, marking one of the most significant tax compliance reforms

August 30, 2025

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Onesmus Mwesigwa, a tax lawyer and Legal Associate at Birungyi, Barata & Associates

OPINION: The Tax Procedures Code (Amendment) Bill 2023⏤ proposed amendments on information sharing with tax authorities are stifling to taxpayers

The Tax Procedures Code (Amendment Bill) 2023 which was published in the Gazette of 30th March 2023 has many novel amendments but this commentary focuses on the proposed amendment to Section 42 of the Act.

April 11, 2023

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James Asiimwe Kamara, the URA Acting Assistant Commissioner Public & Corporate Affairs.

OPINION: URA Puts Taxpayers First When Mobilising Revenue

By James Asiimwe Kamara Tax is a price we pay for a civilised and organised society. It is the major source of revenue that enables governments the world over to provide public

January 19, 2023

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Part of the URA's team responsible for bringing EFRIS to life. Clockwise from the top, is Garry Kizito, Myra Ochwo, Hafsah Seguya Nabachwa and Ajuna Newton Brian

Meet the URA brains behind the game-changing EFRIS Solution

#1 Gary Kizito Manager Business Analysis As part of the concept development team, Gary Kizito led a bench marking team which did several studies across East Africa and beyond in order to

July 13, 2021

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John Rujoki Musinguzi, the Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner-General

The UGX19.7 trillion Musinguzi plan: URA’s carrot and stick strategy to navigate COVID-19 and meet 2020/21 tax revenue targets

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) during the Q1 FY2020/21 (July to September 2020), took in UGX 4,070.3 billion in tax revenue, against a target of UGX 2,999.8 billion. This is 135.7 percent above

October 17, 2020

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Celia Becker (left) is Africa Regulatory and Business Intelligence Executive at ENSafrica and Phillip Karugaba (right) is the Head of ENSafrica Advocates in Uganda. The duo agree with the Tax Appeals Tribunal that even under pressure to achieve tax collection targets in a declining economy, the Commissioner General’s discretion must still be exercised judiciously.

TAT RULING: URA Commissioner General’s powers are not absolute and must be exercised reasonably

By Celia Becker and Phillip Karugaba The recent ruling of the Tax Appeals Tribunal (“TAT”) in the case of Century Bottling Company v Uganda Revenue Authority (“URA”), has brought the discretion of the Commissioner-General

July 16, 2020

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Uganda's Finance Minister, Hon. Matia Kasaija

EDITORIAL: How inclusive are the COVID-19 tax incentives? This and more questions for the finance minister, URA and the MPs

On or around 5th June 2020 the Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development tabled in Parliament 4 bills for approval into Acts of Parliament. The above bills are to amend The

June 8, 2020

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URA’s Doris Akol, reshuffles 4 commissioners

Doris Akol, the Commissioner-General of URA, has made changes in her senior management team, rotating four commissioners and promoting one assistant commissioner to Acting Commissioner. One Commissioner, Mr. Begumisa Protazio, previously the

February 28, 2020

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