Digital Tax Leak Exposed: Self-Declarations Cost Uganda Billions

URA Is Sleeping At Work, Global Tech Firms Evade Billions In Digital Taxes-Auditor General

By Spy Uganda The Auditor General, Edward Akol, has revealed that Uganda collected just UGX 29.583 billion in Digital Service Tax (DST) during the 2024/25 financial year, far below the UGX 100 billion annually projected by government. The shortfall, Akol noted, is largely due to the Uganda Revenue Authority’s (URA) inability to independently verify the…

Digital Tax Leak Exposed: Self-Declarations Cost Uganda Billions

The Auditor General, Edward Akol, has revealed that Uganda collected just UGX 29.583 billion in Digital Service Tax (DST) during the 2024/25 financial year, far below the UGX 100 billion annually projected by government. The shortfall, Akol noted, is largely due to the Uganda Revenue Authority’s (URA) inability to independently verify the accuracy and completeness of tax declarations submitted by non-resident digital companies. The findings are …

Auditor General calls for tougher oversight as Apple, Meta pay into Uganda tax net

The Auditor General warns that Uganda is losing millions in potential tax revenue from global tech giants due to a lack of independent verification systems for offshore payments. Uganda has successfully brought 82 global tech giants into its tax net, but the country’s top auditor warns that the 29.5 billion shillings collected so far represents only a fraction of what is truly owed. The Auditor General is now calling for a drastic overhaul of ho…