Apply for Tax Returns In Uganda By Online
Step 1.
- Start by logging in to Uganda Revenue Authority Portal Uganda Revenue Authority.Login if you already have an account.If you’re not registered an account, click Register then follow the instructions on that page to set up your account.
- Go to the URA web site Uganda Revenue Authority,and log in to your account. Log in using your TIN, password and login.
Step 2.
- After you have logged in, visit the e-Return Service for individuals or non-individual from the Left Menu choose e-Returns. Then, choose which type of tax return you want to submit. (Point on e-returns to choose what type of returns that should file).
Step 3.
- Download the template to complete the return you would like to file from the options available under Individual e-Services, for example VAT return forms for the month, and click the option to save.
- It is best not to rename the uploaded file. When you rename it, you should not make space or use any character that is unique (! $ %^*()@\&'”#;:{}/\) i.e.Monthly_VAT_Return02 or Monthly_VAT_Return_2014
Step 4.
- Download the template and start filling in the template allow macros to be enabled by following the directions on the sheet that is labeled help on the form that you downloaded. After activating macros, close the file and then open it next time, you will see an email that reads” Do not remove and copy any value on this sheet “.
step 5.
- After you have filled in all the necessary information, verify the return by clicking the VALIDATE button on last page of your return.
Step 6.
- If there aren’t any errors, click yes to create an upload file. In the event of errors, go to the error sheet to correct the errors then save and verify the gain, then click yes to create one upload.
7. Step.
- Save the uploaded file at the location you want it to be.
Step 8.
- Return to the home page , and login to your account with the pass word and TIN as shown below.
- After you log in, under the heading e-services, on the left click on E-Returns, and then select the kind of return you wish to save.
Step 9.Select the period for which the return is filed and then click on”check.
- Fill in all the information required
Step 10.
- Choose the return date in the text of the image in the format is displayed, then click browse to upload an uploaded file. Click upload to upload an online return.
- If the form is not able to pass online validation, fix any errors that are noted on the template that you saved (from which you created your upload files) Save the file, verify it and create a new upload template.
- Try uploading the file once more.
Step 11.
- If your upload was successful Click Submit to send your return.
- An electronic acknowledgement receipt will be generated, and one will be will be sent out to the address that was provided when registering and to the TIN account
Required Documents For Apply for Tax Returns
- The form from the employer.
- The employer’s PIN. Request the PIN through your employer if you haven’t had one.
- Financial statements for the following incomes: farm income, business income rent income.
- The Mortgage Interest Certificate as well as the PIN of the lender
- A Certificate of Insurance Premium and a PIN of the underwriter
- Tax Withholding Certificates
- Any other documents related to the income you earned or deductions you’d like to claim
Office Locations and Contacts
Uganda Revenue Authority Headquarters:
Plot M193/M194, Nakawa Industrial Area,
P.O. Box 7279 Kampala, Uganda.
Phone: +256 414744000, 0800117000 (toll free)
Email: info@ura.go.ug
Website: Uganda Revenue Authority
Additional offices Kampala South is located in the Old Kampala Mosque,
Kampala North is located inside Bwaise (Mulago Kalerwe Round about).
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)
Crested Towers (Tall Tower)
Tel: 041-7443000, 041-7443134
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)
Nakawa (HQRS)
Tel: 041-7440000, 041-7442042
Eligibility
- Anyone who earns income, whether from business or any other legal manner is legally required to prepare the tax return.
Fees
- It’s not expensive to fill out an income tax return
Validity
- The PAYE year-end return is due on 28th of February, following the close of the calendar year.
- Individual Tax Returns (IT1’s) must be submitted on the 30th day of June, after the close of the year’s earnings
- The returns for Partnerships and Companies must be filed by the end of each month of June after the close of the accounting period for business/date
- Excise Returns are filed at the point of payment i.e. Commercial banks, on the twentieth of the following the month of deduction.
Processing Time
- When you use the online option and it’s done instantly by clicking on the button to submit.
- This typically takes only a few minutes.
- If you use a the manual method, it will take approximately 30 minutes.
Instructions
- It is a legal obligation from the 2002 to file tax return.
The Information You Need
- URA PIN number
- Name
- Address
- Contact details
- Employment details
Information that could be helpful
- In all countries that tax returns are required, filing them every fiscal year is required of all taxpayers.
- Rules and guidelines that govern tax returns vary from one country to the next.
- It is easy to create a tax return that is accurate to reduce anxiety and time-consuming tasks by making the filing before the deadline.
- Tax returns are personal declaration of income submitted each year to tax authorities. The tax return is used as a foundation to determine an individual’s liability to tax.
- Returns can be obtained through large tax payer offices or Domestic Revenue throughout the nation, using distribution channels, such as distribution to taxpayers and via employers to get the information to their employees, or downloaded through URA’s website. URA website.
- After you have submitted your request successfully, an email will appear telling you that your request was processed successfully.
- If there’s a need for payment due, click this link to confirm your E-Slip.
- If there is no tax payment to be made, then the only option is a Tax Return that can be displayed.
- The authorities have warned that they that it will not accept return filings that are manually filed.