Uganda enacts income tax, excise duty amendment Acts 2026
Uganda has enacted the Income (Amendment) Act 2026 and the Excise Duty (Amendment) Act 2026 after President Yoweri Museveni assented to the two Bills on 20 August 2026. The legislation follows the reconsideration of the Income Tax (Amendment)
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Uganda publishes guidance on 2026/27 tax amendments
The Ugandan Revenue Authority published a guidance on 23 June 2026 on tax amendments for the 2026/27 financial year, outlining changes to income tax, VAT, excise duty, tax administration and customs measures introduced under recently enacted
See MoreUganda considers 26-27 Budget with targeted withholding taxes across key sectors
Uganda’s Parliament is considering a wide-ranging package of draft tax Bills for the 2026/2027 Budget, tabled by the government on 1 April 2026, which proposes sweeping changes across environmental levies, excise duties, VAT and income tax. The
See MoreUganda tables new tax bills, includes 30% levy on secondhand clothes
Uganda’s Government has tabled new tax Bills, with a 30% environmental levy on imported secondhand clothes. The Bills were tabled by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi,
See MoreUganda, France hold second round of tax treaty negotiations
The Ugandan Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, announced, on 19 February 2026, that officials from Uganda and France met to hold the second round of negotiations for a tax treaty. The ongoing negotiations aim to create a
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France, Uganda begin negotiations on income tax treaty
French and Ugandan officials started negotiations in June 2025 for their first bilateral income tax treaty to prevent double taxation. French and Ugandan officials held the first round of negotiations for an income tax treaty in Kampala, Uganda,
See MoreUganda enacts 2025–26 budget measures
The changes took effect on 1 July 2025. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed several tax amendment bills into law to implement the tax measures of the 2025-2026 Budget on 30 June 2025. The newly signed laws include the Value Added Tax
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Belgium revises CRS list, adds Armenia and Uganda
The updated CRS exchange list for 2024 now includes Armenia and Uganda. Belgium’s government has published the Royal Decree of 2 July 2025 in Official Gazette No. 2025004947 of 8 July 2025. The Royal Decree updates the list of jurisdictions
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Uganda: President signs broad tax reform bills, effective July 2025
The President approved the amendment of several taxation bills, introducing reforms to enhance revenue collection, starting 1 July 2025. Uganda’s President assented to several tax amendment bills on 30 June 2025, which will take effect on 1
See MoreUganda presents 2025–26 budget, proposes income tax exemption for start-ups
Uganda's Ministry of Finance unveiled a UGX 72.136 trillion national budget for 2025-26. Uganda’s Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development has unveiled a UGX 72.136 trillion national budget for the 2025-26 financial year on 12
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Uganda proposes broad tax reforms effective July 2025
The Uganda Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development presented the Tax Amendment Bills, 2025 on 27 March 2025, to Parliament for debate. If approved by Parliament and signed by the President of Uganda, the Bills will come into effect
See MoreUganda launches new 30% tax payment option for tribunal cases
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) informs all taxpayers that a new basis for payment has been introduced on the URA web portal (www.ura.go.ug) to cater for payment of 30% tax assessed in respect of matters before the Tax Appeals Tribunal for purposes
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Bangladesh, Uganda to negotiate income tax treaty
Representatives from Bangladesh and Uganda met to discuss bilateral cooperation and the need for an income tax treaty on Thursday, 17 October 2024. Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda, the Non-Resident High Commissioner of Uganda to Bangladesh, made a
See MoreUganda enacts new tax law amendments in 2024 budget
The government of Uganda has enacted a series of amendments to various laws related to taxation, including the Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2024, the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act 2024, the Tax Procedures Code (Amendment) Act 2024, and the Stamp
See MoreUganda unveils new tax measures in 2024-25 budget
On 13 June, 2024, Uganda's Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, presented the Budget Speech for the Financial Year 2024/2025 in the Parliament. The speech, among other things, outlined certain tax measures for
See MoreUganda releases public notice on implementation of DST
On 20 October 2023, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) released a public notice on the implementation of digital service tax (DST). Accordingly, URA informs the general public and non-resident persons providing digital services that the Income Tax
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Uganda: Parliament approves digital service tax on non-resident digital service providers
On 11 July 2023, the Ugandan Parliament approved Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2023, which introduces a 5% digital service tax (DST) on every non-resident deriving income from providing digital services in Uganda. After President's approval, the law
See MoreUganda: Minister of Finance presents Budget for 2023/2024 to the Parliament
On June 15, 2023, the Ugandan Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, Mr. Matia Kasaija, presented the budget for financial year 2023/2024 to the Parliament. On that day, Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2023 was also passed which was
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