Uganda Revenue Authority

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Uganda Revenue Authority
URA
Agency overview
Formed 1991
Jurisdiction Government of Uganda
Headquarters Nakawa, Kampala, Uganda
Employees 2,900+ (2015)[1]
Agency executives
Parent agency Uganda Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Website www.ura.go.ug

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is a government revenue collection agency established by the Parliament of Uganda. The URA is responsible for enforcing, assessing, collecting, and accounting for the various taxes imposed in Uganda.[3]

Locations

URA's headquarters is located in the URA Building Complex, located at M193-M194, Kinnawataka Road, Nakawa Industrial Area in the Nakawa Division of the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[4] This is about 6 kilometres (4 mi), by road, east of the city center.[5] The coordinates of the agency's headquarters are: 0°19'45.0"N, 32°37'11.0"E (Latitude:0.329167; Longitude:32.619722).[6]

History

Allen Kagina was charged with eliminating corruption in the URA when she was appointed commissioner general in 2004. Minister of Information Rose Namayanja said, "Under the leadership of Ms Allen Kagina, we have successfully cleaned URA and tax collections on a year-to-year basis have gone up. The situation is not as bad as it used to be." According to the Daily Monitor, this view was shared by the president of Uganda.[7]

Overview

In 1991, when URA was established, tax collection was 6.83 percent of GDP, amounting to USh133 billion. In 2015, taxes collected were 12.78 percent of GDP, amounting to UShs11.2 trillion. URA targets to increase tax collection to at least 16.0 percent of GDP by 2020.[8]

Administration

On 27 October 2014, Ugandan Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka appointed lawyer Doris Akol as commissioner general for the next five years.[9] She replaced Kagina, who retired after two consecutive five-year terms at the helm of the URA.[10]

To accommodate the majority of its staff in one location, URA is building a 22-storey tower adjacent to its headquarters at Nakawa, scheduled for completion in 2018.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kanaabi, Michael (8 June 2015). "URA Boss Doris Akol Promotes Transparency". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Lumu, David (2 September 2014). "Kagina's Job: URA Board Speaks Out". New Vision Mobile. Kampala. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Ismail Musa Ladu (7 June 2016). "Uganda revenue collection supressed by narrow tax base". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ↑ URA (15 October 2016). "Uganda Revenue Authority: Contact Us". Kampala: Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Globefeed.com (15 October 2016). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Uganda Revenue Authority, Kampala, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Google (15 October 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of Uganda Revenue Authority" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Mugerwa, Yasiin (10 April 2014). "AG unearths graft at URA". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Adengo, Jonathan (7 October 2016). "URA tasked to increase revenue to Shs34 trillion". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Monitor, Reporter (27 October 2014). "Doris Akol Appointed Kagina's Replacement At URA". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Yasiin Mugerwa, and Ismail Musa Ladu (24 July 2014). "URA Boss Kagina Leaves Office This October". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Busuulwa, Bernard (24 September 2016). "High-end office space in high demand in Uganda". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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