Ugandan importers have every reason to celebrate this November. The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), in collaboration with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), has announced a…
The announcement was simple yet seismic: the familiar Tax Identification Number, known to most as the TIN, is being retired, and in its place rises a new national symbol of…
The Mubiru family is one of those classic Ugandan entrepreneurial households, united, visionary, and deeply connected by business. Hope, the eldest, runs Hope’s Harvests, a fruit-processing company in Kiruhura. Her…
There was a time when Africa’s voice in global tax debates felt like an echo in a distant room, scattered, unheard, and often shaped by those who didn’t live our…
The email from the Uganda Revenue Authority landed like a thunderclap: “Notice of assessment forundeclared rental income.” For the management of Lake Victoria Hotel Limited, those words carried aweight no…
At dawn, when Kampala is still yawning and the sun barely peeks over Kololo Hill, Nansamba is already arranging her matoke by the roadside. She doesn’t wear a suit or…
It is the final week of September, and in many offices across Kampala, the atmosphere feels heavier than usual. Business owners flip through ledgers, accountants type furiously on laptops, and…
In the modern business world, profits are no longer confined to national borders; they travel as freely as ideas. Multinational corporations (MNCs) move goods, services, and intellectual property across countries,…
A case of JK Country Homes Limited v URA. Across the globe, shareholder loans have long been a convenient way for investors to support their companies. In their simplest form,…
On 12th August 2025, the Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) handed down a landmark decision in Africa Global Logistics Uganda Ltd v URA, a case that places timelines and jurisdictional clarity…