The Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund Java House Shs 237.3 million in disputed VAT, while upholding a separate tax assessment of over Shs 935 million against the coffee chain. The ruling settled a long-running dispute that began after URA audited Java House’s tax affairs covering July 2014…
International Hospital Kampala (IHK), like other private hospitals, usually serves food to patients admitted at its Namuwongo-based medical facility. For IHK, the meals are itemized and included in the final medical bill of the patient. Between July 2018 and June 2022, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) carried out a tax assessment of the hospital and…
Uganda Revenue Authority acted unfairly and highhandedly when it impounded an armoured land cruiser belonging to Dr Jaala Higenyi, the former owner of Ntinda View College, following a tax assessment dispute, the High Court has ruled. In a strongly worded judgment delivered on April 30, Justice Susan Odongo overturned an earlier decision of the Tax…
In March, the Tax Appeals Tribunal rejected a request by Kuku Foods Uganda Limited, the company behind the KFC fast-food chain in Uganda, to halt the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) from collecting Shs 4.2 billion worth of taxes until their tax dispute is resolved. The tribunal dismissed the application, ordering Kuku Foods to pay costs,…
The High Court has overturned a contempt of court ruling and fines imposed by the Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) against Nile Breweries arguing that it (tribunal) lacked the power to punish the company for what it called “civil contempt”. However, the court sided with the tribunal on a key tax rule, confirming that companies must…
