Ugandan revenue authority turns up heat on taxpayers

Uganda Revenue Authority has intensified its pursuit of unpaid taxes, issuing a wave of demand notices to entities.

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Over the past two months, Uganda’s tax authority has intensified its pursuit of unpaid taxes, issuing a wave of demand notices to entities and requesting information from commercial banks as it races to meet higher revenue targets.

These letters include demands for unpaid taxes and requests for taxpayer information from banks. They have raised concerns about the financial health of businesses, the mounting collection pressure of the Uganda Revenue Authority, data privacy obligations, and the wider economic fallout from the US–Iran military conflict.