Uganda Covid-19 tax relief Archives

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

theceomaThe Big Story Thought LeadershipJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

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 Income Tax Act (Bill No. 1 dated 4th June 2020), The Excise Duty Act (Bill No.1 dated 4th June 2020), the Tax Procedures Code Act (Bill No. 9 dated 30th March 2020) and the Value Added Tax Act (Bill no 14 dated 4th June 2020). The bills are ostensibly to address the negative effects of COVID-19 on taxpayers. Whereas the measures themselves are timely and more than welcome,…

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SEVERAL UNANSWERED QUESTIONS IN URA’S COVID-19 TAX AMNESTIES: An open letter to the Minister of Finance and Commissioner General URA

Muhereza KyamuteteraThought LeadershipApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020

The immediate implications of COVID-19 do not need to be recounted to an adult who is in control of their faculties. We have all been devastated in all kinds of ways and different arms of government have tried their level best to address issues in their control. At the forefront, the President, the Prime Minister, and Minister for Health were clearly at the front line, and as they say in Swahili, fighting in the trenches bega kwa bega (shoulder to shoulder). The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) as usual finds itself in an awkward situation as it tries to execute its…

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