Tax Evasion Crimes Can Only Be Fought With Uniform EAC Laws

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Uganda news February 15, 2023

Tax Investigation Commissioners have advocated for seamless regional laws to monitor tax investigation conducted in the region. The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner Tax Investigation Department Mr Denis Kugonza called for collaboration.

He said this is needed to address revenue linkages which cannot be done by a single country.

“There is a need for closer collaboration across the region. As URA alone, we cannot fight the vice of tax evasion but once we are together, we can join the fight,” Mr Kugonza said.

He said that these evaders think ahead much and are resource-enabled with access to movement from one place to another.

This came to light during the meeting held by the East African Revenue Authorities Commissioners for Tax Investigation (EARACTI). Its member states are Burundi Rwanda, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

They come together every year to come up with ways to address the gaps and loopholes within the investigation department. The meeting was held in Kampala yesterday.

“We always meet annually to discuss cross border crime and see how we can build capacity and share information to fight cross border crime in tax evasion. The EAC customers Act allows cross-border trade with some goods within the region from one border to another. Some people are using this opportunity to evade tax,” Kugonza added.

At the moment, the EARACTI has no defined policies or even staff and the capacity is not enough.

However, it hopes that once they familiarize themselves, they will distinguish integrity and investigation.

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