A business owner eyeing a Shs500 million luxury SUV faces a question that goes beyond price: should the company buy it, and will the taxman help foot the bill? Company …
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Why URA Wants Access to Your Bank Account
Your bank account tells a story that extends far beyond how much money you earn. It records the business you run, the loans you receive, the savings you accumulate and …
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NIN Does Not Automatically Make You a Taxpayer, Finance Ministry Assures Ugandans
When the government announced plans to integrate Uganda’s National Identification Number (NIN) into the tax administration system, the change raised an important question among citizens: Will having a national ID …
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How the rising Dollar finds its way into your Pocket
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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