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Uganda Revenue Authority

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The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is a government

revenue collection agency established by the Parliament of Uganda Revenue Authority
Uganda. The URA is responsible for enforcing, assessing, URA
collecting, and accounting for the various taxes imposed in Agency overview
Uganda.[3]
Formed 1991
Jurisdiction Government of Uganda
Contents Headquarters Nakawa, Kampala, Uganda
Employees 2,900+ (2015)[1]
1 Locations
Agency Chairman,
2 History
3 Overview executives Gerald Ssendaula[2]
4 Administration Commissioner general,
5 See also Doris Akol
6 References
Parent Uganda Ministry of Finance,
7 External links
agency Planning and Economic
Development
Website www.ura.go.ug (http://www.ura.go.
Locations ug/)
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 019'45.0"N, 3237'11.0"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 UGX:133 billion. In
2015, taxes collected were 12.78 percent of GDP, amounting to UGX:11.2 trillion. URA targets to increase tax
collection to at least 16.0 percent of GDP by 2020.[8]

Administration

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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
URA House
Economy of Uganda
Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Uganda)

References

1. Kanaabi, Michael (8 June 2015). "URA Boss Doris Akol Promotes Transparency" (http://www.newvision.c
o.ug/news/669491-ura-boss-doris-akol-promotes-transparency.html). New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved
9 June 2015.
2. Lumu, David (2 September 2014). "Kaginas Job: URA Board Speaks Out" (http://www.newvision.co.ug/ne
w_vision/news/1308580/kagina-job-ura-board-speaks). New Vision Mobile. Kampala. Retrieved 13 March
2016.
3. Ismail Musa Ladu (7 June 2016). "Uganda revenue collection supressed by narrow tax base" (http://www.mo
nitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Uganda-revenue-collection-supressed-by-narrow-tax-base/688616-3235162-20
m481z/index.html). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
4. URA (15 October 2016). "Uganda Revenue Authority: Contact Us" (https://www.ura.go.ug/AddOffice.do/).
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" (http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Ugand
a_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Post%20Office%20Building%2C%20Kampala%20Road%2C%20Kampa
la%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Uganda%20Revenue%20Authority%2C%20Kampala%2C%20Uganda%2C&d
t1=ChIJXyfX9IC8fRcRorrkbY-nufI&dt2=ChIJM937-ua7fRcRumj9_u28tEY). Globefeed.com. Retrieved
15 October 2016.
6. Google (15 October 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of Uganda Revenue Authority" (https://www.goog
le.com/maps/place/0%C2%B019'45.0%22N+32%C2%B037'11.0%22E/@0.3291724,32.6175387,445m/data
=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.329167!4d32.619722) (Map). Google Maps. Google.
Retrieved 15 October 2016.
7. Mugerwa, Yasiin (10 April 2014). "AG unearths graft at URA" (http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/A
uditor-General-uncovers-corruption-at-URA/-/688334/2272828/-/item/0/-/hccr92/-/index.html). Daily
Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
8. Adengo, Jonathan (7 October 2016). "URA tasked to increase revenue to Shs34 trillion" (http://www.monito
r.co.ug/Business/URA-increase-revenue-Shs34-trillion/688322-3407592-bw051d/index.html). Daily
Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
9. Monitor, Reporter (27 October 2014). "Doris Akol Appointed Kagina's Replacement At URA" (http://www.
monitor.co.ug/News/National/Doris-Akol-appointed--Kagina-s-replacement-at-URA/-/688334/2500850/-/kt
xvg7z/-/index.html). Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 7 February 2015.
10. Yasiin Mugerwa, and Ismail Musa Ladu (24 July 2014). "URA Boss Kagina Leaves Office This October" (ht
tp://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/URA-boss-Kagina-leaves-office-this-October/-/688334/2395052/-/bi
j6ir/-/index.html). Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 7 February 2015.
11. Busuulwa, Bernard (24 September 2016). "High-end office space in high demand in Uganda" (http://www.th
eeastafrican.co.ke/business/High-end-office-space-in-high-demand-in-Uganda-/2560-3393662-sfck18/index.
html). The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

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External links
Uganda Income Tax Calculator (http://www.calculator.co.ke/ug/uganda-ura-income-tax-paye-calculator)
Uganda Revenue Authority Website (http://www.ura.go.ug/)

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