What is TIN (Uganda)?
The Tax Identification Number: a 10-digit number URA issues free of charge to every taxpayer, used for all taxes.
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Current Rate (Issued once. A company has one TIN.)
Free of charge.
Example
A new private limited company registers with URSB, then applies for its TIN on the URA portal with its certificate of incorporation and directors' details.
How TIN (Uganda) works in Uganda
Register the business with URSB first, then apply for the TIN through URA e-services. Directors without a TIN can be registered at the same time. Individuals use their National Identification Number.
Anyone asking you to pay for a TIN is not acting for URA.
Related terms
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau, which incorporates companies, registers business names and partnerships and receives annual returns.
The Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution run by URA. Every VAT-registered business, and non-VAT businesses in twelve gazetted sectors, must issue invoices and receipts through it.
Value Added Tax on taxable supplies of goods and services in Uganda. The standard rate is 18%, with zero-rated and exempt supplies.
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