Uganda’s recent 2014/15 budget has brought in a range of goods into the Value Added Tax net and extended the number of goods which are nil rated. The changes will hit agriculture, insurance and tourism. Reclassification from nil VAT The following supplies of goods are to be reclassified from nil rated to the standard Value …
The 2015 Uganda Budget has been published this month, which includes a number of changes to the VAT regime. The following supplies are to be re-categorised as being liable to the standard 18% Ugandan VAT rate instead of being exempt or nil rated: hotel accommodation Non-life insurance premiums office computers and related software certain agricultural …
The Ugandan government has recommended introducing VAT on hotel accommodation and water supplies. The current VAT rate in Uganda is 18%. It is anticipated that there will also be a number of basic goods, such as flour, brought into the VAT regime, although Parliament will have to debate any changes first. At this point, the …
The Uganda VAT law has been changed to increase the levy on services purchased from outside the country. The reverse charge rules previously meant resident companies buying services or consulting services from non-resident enterprises could account for any VAT on the reverse charge mechanism. This included raising a self-assessment invoice for 18% VAT. This charge …
