From the fuel pump to the supermarket shelf, a weaker shilling can quietly make everyday life more expensive A Kampala shopkeeper does not need to follow the foreign-exchange market to …
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African tax leaders call for research-driven reforms to fill revenue gap
African tax administrators, policymakers and researchers have called for stronger use of locally generated evidence to improve domestic resource mobilisation and address the continent’s growing development financing needs. The call …
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African Tax Researchers Gather in Kigali for 11th Annual Congress
The 11th African Tax Research Network (ATRN) Annual Congress officially opened today at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda, bringing together researchers, tax administrators, policymakers, academics and development partners for …
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Ethiopia has taken a significant step towards joining the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), following years of engagement between ATAF and the country’s Ministry of Revenues. A meeting held in …
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What “NIN Will Replace TIN in All Transactions” Actually Means
Cabinet met at State House Entebbe on Monday and approved a change that affects every taxpayer in Uganda: the standalone Tax Identification Number is being phased out for individuals, replaced …
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There’s a common claim, repeated by critics of the ultra-wealthy: charitable foundations aren’t really about generosity, they’re a legal loophole to avoid taxes. Defenders of philanthropy push back, pointing to …
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EFRIS: How Digital Tax Compliance Is Changing Business
A receipt used to be the final step in a transaction: proof that money had changed hands, usually printed on paper and quickly forgotten. That is changing in Uganda. Today, …
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Tax Tribunal Delivers Landmark Ruling on the 90-Day Objection Rule
A case of Munyanga Development Ltd v Uganda Revenue Authority (TAT Application No. 73 of 2026). Imagine two business owners who receive the same tax assessment from the Uganda Revenue …
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MTN Uganda Defeats URA in UGX 33.9 Billion Social Media Tax Dispute
Tribunal throws out URA’s multi-billion shilling tax assessment, ruling that internet traffic alone is not proof of taxable access UGX 33,911,117,000. That’s roughly nine million US dollars, and it’s the …
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Government Beats Revenue Targets by Shs 800 Billion in June
Uganda’s government closed June 2026 with an unexpected fiscal surplus of Shs 517.07 billion, reversing a planned Shs 690.73 billion deficit and marking one of the strongest monthly fiscal performances …
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