Uganda Revenue Authority
The Uganda Revenue Authority is a government revenue collection agency established by the Parliament of Uganda. Operating under the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the URA is responsible for enforcing, assessing, collecting, and accounting for the various taxes imposed in Uganda.
Location
URA's headquarters is located in a 22-storey skyscraper, known as Uganda Revenue Authority Tower, located at Plot M 193/4 Kinnawataka Road, Nakawa Industrial Area, in the Nakawa Division of the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. This is about, by road, east of the city center. The coordinates of the agency's headquarters are 0°19'48.0"N 32°37'10.0"E.
History
was charged with eliminating corruption in the URA when she was appointed commissioner general in 2004. Minister of Information Rose Namayanja said, "Under the leadership of Ms Allen Kagina, we have successfully cleaned URA and tax collections on a year-to-year basis have gone up. The situation is not as bad as it used to be." According to the Daily Monitor, this view was shared by the president of Uganda.Overview
In 1991, when URA was established, tax collection was 6.83% of GDP, amounting to UGX:133 billion. In 2015, taxes collected were 13% of GDP, amounting to UGX:11.2 trillion. URA targets to increase tax collection to at least 16% of GDP by 2020.Administration
On 27 October 2014, Ugandan Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka appointed lawyer Doris Akol as commissioner general for the next five years. She replaced Kagina, who retired after two consecutive five-year terms at the helm of the URA. To accommodate the majority of its staff in one location, URA built a 22-storey tower adjacent to its headquarters at Nakawa, completed in 2018, and officially commissioned in January 2019.Director Generals
The table below illustrates the Director Generals of the authority since its inception in 1991.| Rank | Director General | From | Until | Notes |
| 1 | Edward Larbi Siaw | 1991 | 1997 | |
| 2 | Elly Rwakakooko | 1997 | 2000 | |
| 3 | Stephen Besweri Akabway | 2000 | 2001 | In Acting capacity |
| 4 | Annebritt Aslund | 2001 | 2004 | |
| 5 | Allen Kagina | 2004 | 2014 | |
| 6 | Doris Akol | 2014 | 2020 | |
| 7 | John Musinguzi Rujoki | 2020 | present |
Board of directors
The government agency is supervised by a seven-person board of directors, who are appointed by the Ugandan minister of finance. As of June 2020, the table below illustrates the composition of the URA Board of Directors.| Rank | Namel | Role | Other Roles | Notes |
| 1 | Juma Kisaame | Chairman | Former CEO of DFCU Bank | |
| 2 | John Musinguzi Rujoki | Commissioner-general | ||
| 3 | Patience Tumusiime Rubagumya | Board Secretary | URA Commissioner for Legal and Board Affairs | |
| 4 | Keith Muhakanizi | Secretary to Treasury | ||
| 5 | Julius Onen | PS Ministry of Trade & Industry | Former Ambassador | |
| 6 | Loy Tumusiime | Member | ||
| 7 | Nicholas Okwir | Member | Former CEO of Housing Finance Bank |