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    Uganda Revenue Authority

    Under Sylvia Mulinge’s leadership, MTN has strengthened its financial position, accelerated growth in data and fintech, and expanded network investment, positioning the telecom to capture Uganda’s fast-growing digital economy.

    Five Years of Ambition: MTN Caps Strategy Cycle With Strong Growth

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 13, 2026March 13, 2026

    MTN Uganda has closed the final year of its Ambition 2025 strategy with strong financial and operational performance, underscoring the success of the telecom giant’s five-year push to transform from…

    Property Profile: Inside Ruparelia Group’s RR Pearl Tower One — Kampala’s New Corporate Power Address

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryMarch 2, 2026March 2, 2026

    When RR Pearl Tower One officially opened its doors in early 2024, it did more than introduce another high-rise into Kampala’s skyline. It set a new benchmark for Grade-A commercial…

    Tax Appeals Tribunal resolves 146 disputes, unlocks UGX203bn in first half of 2025/26

    Muhereza KyamuteteraPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryFebruary 9, 2026February 9, 2026

    Uganda’s Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) has resolved 146 tax disputes and unlocked UGX203.4 billion back into the economy in the first half of the 2025/26 financial year, as the quasi-judicial…

    Inside Uganda’s Auditor General’s Report: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 30, 2026January 30, 2026

    Uganda’s Auditor General Edward Akol has issued a wide-ranging warning to Parliament: the country is collecting more revenue than ever, yet persistent weaknesses in procurement, project execution, asset management, staffing,…

    Parliament Questions UGX19 Billion Tax Waiver for Newplan Engineering Firm Linked to Oil and Power Contracts

    Paul MurungiEconomy & PolicyEnergy, Oil & GasThe Big StoryJanuary 28, 2026January 28, 2026

    Parliament’s Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development has pushed back against a proposal to waive UGX18.86 billion in tax arrears for Kampala-based engineering consultancy Newplan Limited, questioning both the…

    Kampala Associated Advocates Lands Mega Deal to Represent Stanbic in UGX117.8 Billion Tax Dispute Against URA

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryJanuary 4, 2026February 24, 2026

    Kampala Associated Advocates (KAA) has been tapped to represent Stanbic Bank Uganda and its parent, Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited, in one of the largest transfer-pricing disputes to reach the Tax…

    Uganda’s real estate growth faces pressure from high taxes, costly borrowing, and limited deductions, raising rents and threatening investment unless rental tax policies are rebalanced to support sustainable development.

    Heavy Taxes, Thin Margins: Why Uganda’s Rental Tax Policy is Testing Real Estate Growth Potential

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 31, 2025December 31, 2025

    On the surface, Uganda’s real estate sector appears to be thriving. Cranes dot Kampala’s skyline, mortgage uptake is rising, and Government revenue from corporate and rental income taxes continues to…

    The Tax Appeals Tribunal has upheld URA’s $100,000 penalty against TotalEnergies EP Uganda for delayed transfer-pricing disclosures, affirming enforceable audit deadlines. The decision signals tougher scrutiny for multinationals in the extractives sector as commercial oil production nears.

    TotalEnergies EP Hit With $100,000 Penalty Over Delayed Tax Audit Disclosures in Uganda

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 22, 2025December 22, 2025

    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…

    Century Bottling’s bid to knock out URA’s UGX 10.2b assessments failed as the Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled new audit facts allowed late claims for 2013–2019. It also rejected “parallel assessment” arguments and upheld reverse-charge VAT on separately invoiced Krones services (about UGX 364m). Other tax issues remain pending for now.

    Tribunal Backs URA in UGX 10.2 Billion Century Bottling Tax Fight

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

    Century Bottling Company Limited walked into the Tax Appeals Tribunal hoping to end a costly dispute before it truly began. The Coca-Cola bottler was facing a fresh set of tax…

    URA has begun a nationwide crackdown on undeclared offshore income, using global data-sharing networks to track foreign assets held by Ugandan residents and enforce strict compliance with international tax reporting rules.

    URA Directs Ugandans to Declare Global Income as Foreign Asset Crackdown Begins

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryNovember 20, 2025November 20, 2025

    Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched a sweeping enforcement campaign requiring all Ugandan tax residents with foreign bank accounts, property, or investments to immediately declare their worldwide income and assets,…

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