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Tax Law [2022] UGTAT 28

VEGOL Limited v Uganda Revenue Authority (Application 148 of 2020)

VEGOL Limited v Uganda Revenue Authority (Application 148 of 2020) [2022] UGTAT 28 (23 September 2022)

The Tribunal found that while the applicant was a taxable person and the supplies were for business use, the applicant failed to provide adequate and consistent documentary evidence as required by the VAT Act to support its claim for input VAT credit of Shs. 30,280,112. The documents presented, including supplier remittances, debit notes, and receipts, were either inconsistent, did not match invoice numbers, or did not constitute valid tax invoices as required by law. The applicant did not demonstrate that it satisfied the Commissioner General regarding the absence of original invoices, nor d…

  • Input Vat Credit
  • Vat Refunds
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Evidence Of Payment
  • Tax Invoices
  • Vat Act Compliance
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Tax Law [2007] UGCommC 60

Bakwanye Trading Co. Ltd v Uganda Revenue Authority (HCT-00-CC-CS 602 of 2006)

Bakwanye Trading Co. Ltd v Uganda Revenue Authority (HCT-00-CC-CS 602 of 2006) [2007] UGCommC 60 (14 June 2007)

The court found that the plaintiff, Bakwanye Trading Co. Ltd, failed to disclose a cause of action against the defendant, Uganda Revenue Authority, because the tax invoices relied upon for the VAT refund claim were issued to entities distinct from the plaintiff. The VAT Act requires that tax invoices supporting a refund claim must be in the name of the claimant. The plaintiff's management of Caltex Rwenzori Service Station did not create a sufficient legal link to the invoices, and there was no evidence of assignment of rights from the entities named on the invoices to the plaintiff. Allowing…

  • Vat Refund Claims
  • Tax Invoices
  • Cause Of Action
  • Company Separate Legal Personality
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