Tax Practice
A skilled tax team delivering wholesome domestic and cross-border tax solutions.
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A specialty area in which we have acquired deep knowledge and expertise. Our tax department combines lawyers, accountants and tax specialists with over fifteen years of practice across financial services, infrastructure, oil & gas, impact funds, NGOs and social enterprises — delivering tailored advisory, compliance, dispute resolution, planning and training services.
Services
- Tax Advisory & Consultancy (Income Tax, VAT, PAYE, CGT, WHT, Excise, Stamp Duty, LST, NSSF)
- Tax Compliance: e-Tax filings, returns, TCCs, registrations
- Tax Dispute Resolution: URA audits, objections, TAT & Court representation
- Tax Planning & Structuring
- Transfer Pricing & Related-Party Transactions
- Double Tax Treaty Planning
- Customs & Import Duty Exemptions
- Tax Training & Capacity Building
Selected work highlights.
Advised Africa GreenTec on project implementation for UNHCR's renewable energy supply commitments in Pakele and Adjumani districts.
Tax compliance advisory for Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), AVSI Foundation, OneWorld Health and Grameen Foundation, among others.
Handled URA Compliance Advisory notices for HEKS/EPER, Marula Creative Consultancy and ACTED — preventing assessments through engagement and amended returns.
Advised Enviro Serve on capital deduction treatment of a USD 13.6M industrial and hazardous waste landfill in the Albertine Graben Region.
Acted as tax adviser for AVIC International Project Engineering Company on the Chinese-Exim-financed National Institute of Technopreneurship project.
Filed tax objections for Elitebet Bookmakers, Goal Uganda, Samta Mines and Minerals and JSISPRING Project on URA additional/estimated assessments.
Defended Roofing Ltd against a UGX 1.8 billion tax demand arising from re-characterisation of bonus payments to shareholder directors.
Defended Nilecom Ltd against a UGX 3.6 billion VAT assessment on the sale of airtime cards.
Represented the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda against tax dues assessed in error by the URA.
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Immaculate Akwar
Tax Advisory · Transfer Pricing · URA Disputes & Tax Appeals Tribunal · Tax Compliance & Health Checks · Oil & Gas Tax
View profileRobin Omara
Tax Compliance & Advisory · Tax Dispute Resolution · Audit & Financial Reporting (IFRS) · Financial Modelling & Analysis · Risk Assessment & Internal Controls
View profileGeorge Okitoi
Commercial Advisory · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Tax Advisory & Compliance · Tax Disputes & Tax Appeals Tribunal · Employment & Regulatory Compliance
View profileLeah Kangangye
Tax Compliance · Financial Accounting · URA & NSSF Audit Support · Client Billing & EFRIS
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