All businesses in the transport sector in Uganda are required to be registered with

• Ministry of Works and Transport for licenses
• Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for taxes
• For non-individual you can register a company name with URSB.
• Secure a third party or comprehensive policy with any insurance company.

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.

Click here for your rights  as a taxpayer

Click here for your obligations as a taxpayer

Advance Income tax – for all players

Advance income tax is paid by passenger service vehicles and goods/freight vehicles.

Owners of such vehicles are required to pay Advance income tax once every year for each vehicle.

Please note

At Transport Licensing Board (TLB), you will be issued a single assessment (PSV + Advance income tax).

Pay As You Earn (PAYE) – paid by employees in this sector who earn above UGX 235,000 per month. The employer withholds on the employee’s salary and remits it to URA.

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Withholding tax – will be paid by the vehicle owner in case you supply services to a designated withholding agent when the invoice value is above UGX 1,000,000

Value Added Tax (VAT) – for players who generate income from transport service that exceed UGX 150,000,000 in a given year, are expected to collect VAT on every transaction that is invoiced (EFRIS)

The rates of Advance income tax are stated below:

Non- individual income tax

The income tax rate for a company is 30% of the entity’s chargeable income (gross income less allowable deductions).

Please note

What you have paid under Advance income tax is credited/reduced on the tax payable in the final income tax return.

Individual income tax

The income tax rate for individuals depends on the income bracket in which the individual falls.

Players in this sector are reminded to file a final Income tax return at the end of every year. This will help them offset what has been paid in the course of the year

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Please note

At the end of the year, URA advises you to file your final income tax return to provide for all expenses incurred in the course of the year (for individuals and non-individuals).

Click here for details on return filing

• Visit the URA web portal on ura.go.ug
• Click on e-Services, Payment registration
• Input your TIN
• Select tax head as Income tax – Advance tax for motor vehicles
• Select original assessment
• Input your vehicle registration number
• Input TIN
• Select the assessment year
• Enter text from the given image
• Click submit