M-KOPA Uganda Limited v Uganda Revenue Authority (Civil Appeal 7 of 2021) [2023] UGCommC 164 (29 December 2023)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Appeal 7 of 2021
Judge
Mutesi, J
The High Court dismissed M-KOPA Uganda Limited’s appeal and upheld withholding tax assessments, finding its financial statements and returns showed interest had been paid.
Uganda v Kalemere and 2 Others (Criminal Case 7 of 2018) [2022] UGHCACD 4 (21 April 2022)
Court
HC: Anti corruption Division (Uganda)
Case number
Criminal Case 7 of 2018
Judge
Gidudu, J
The High Court convicted two accused for using falsified customs documents and all three for conspiracy over a tax-evasion scheme involving imported containers.
Bwambale v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 11 of 2016) [2017] UGHCACD 2 (15 June 2017)
Court
HC: Anti corruption Division (Uganda)
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 11 of 2016
The court found that the appellant, as the officer in charge of the URA Pallisa station, received funds from taxpayers, issued receipts bearing his name, and failed to bank the funds as required by URA procedures. The receipts were not reflected in the official cash book or bank statements, and several fell outside the official serial ranges issued to the station. The evidence of multiple witnesses, including taxpayers and URA staff, corroborated that the appellant received the funds and issued the receipts. The appellant's explanations regarding the automated system and the genuineness of th…
Turyagarukayo v Uganda Revenue Authority (Civil suit Case No. 82 of 2010) [2013] UGHCCD 870 (17 February 2013)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil suit Case No. 82 of 2010
Judge
Kwesiga, J
The court found that the Plaintiff failed to prove that his information led to the recovery of taxes from the Ministry of Works and 23rd Metallurgical Construction Company (U) Ltd. The evidence showed that the Defendant's audits and subsequent tax recoveries were not prompted by the Plaintiff's information. The Tax Evaders Information Form (TIF) presented by the Plaintiff was found to have been fraudulently altered to include the Ministry of Works as a tax culprit after the fact, undermining the credibility of the Plaintiff's claim. The absence of a TIF for the 23rd MCC further weakened the P…