All businesses in Uganda are required to be registered with;

• Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB).

A certificate of incorporation and Company form 20 will be issued, if registered as a Limited Liability Company.

• Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for taxes i.e. issuance of a TIN. (Taxpayer Identification Number.)
• Local council authority e.g. KCCA, municipal council, for a trading license

Please note: Upon registration, construction companies are required to comply with the Regulatory Framework of bodies like;

• National Construction Authority (NCA)
• National Building Review Board (NBRB)
• Architects Registration Board. (ARB)
• Uganda National Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors (UNABCEC).
• Engineers’ Registration Board. (ERB)

For individual

• National ID or any other two of the following valid identification documents;  Passport, Driving permit, Voter’s card, Village ID, Employment ID, Refugee ID, recent Bank statement, Work permit, financial card, Visa, NSSF card etc.
• Certificate of registration (incase you are in business)
• Statement of particulars and partnership deeds (incase of a partnership)

For non-individual

• Company Form 20
• Certificate of incorporation

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• You’re required to visit the URA portal on ura.go.ug
• Click here to register as an individual
• Click here to register as a non-individual

As a taxpayer, you’re entitled to your rights. Equally, there are obligations that you must fulfill.

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Click here for your  obligations as a taxpayer

A business has to keep records relating to all its transactions. It is important to always have records that are dated so that you can understand which reports relate to what period. These include;

• Record of income realized in a given year
• Record of receipts / invoices and payments
• Record of debtors and Creditors
• Payroll for your employees if applicable
• Import schedules if applicable
• Contracts for supply
• Bank statements
• Utility bills
• Stock records
• Asset registers

It is very important for taxpayers to;

• keep proper records of all business transactions in the English language.
• keep records such that it is easy to determine their tax liability.
• keep records for five years after the end of the tax period to which they relate for future reference.
• In case a record is necessary for a proceeding that started before the end of the 5-year period, a taxpayer shall keep the record until the end of the proceedings.
• The records kept should contain sufficient transaction information and should be saved in a format that is capable of being recovered and converted to a standard understandable record format.
• A taxpayer who wishes to keep records in a different language or currency shall apply in writing with clear reasons to the commissioner for permission.
• Where a record is not in English, the taxpayer will be required to meet the cost of translation into English by a translator approved by the Commissioner.

After filing a return, you’re required to pay the resultant tax using any of the available payment platforms e.g. banks, mobile money, EFT, RTGS, VISA, Mastercard, USSD code (*285#) etc.

Please note: the due date for payment of tax is the same as that of return filing.

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In case of further assistance, you can visit the nearest URA office for assistance or call the toll-free lines 0800117000/0800217000 or WhatsApp: 077214000