The Uganda revenue authority has asked TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) to design and integrate tax administration system in the country.

The developed design by TCS will help URA increase the level of tax compliance in the country, the tax base and provide efficient services to Uganda’s tax payers. The new system will manage all domestic taxes and duties for the URA, including income tax, value-added tax, withholding tax and other excise duties.

N Chandrasekaran, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, TCS said, TCS will assist Uganda Revenue Authority in business process re-engineering, capacity building and change management to improvise and optimize the business process’ execution jointly with URA management.

The project includes a citizen portal which will ensure transparency in the tax administration. Tax payers can submit applications online, check the status of application and make e-payment using this web portal.

The project cost $11.5 million, and URA has been financially supported by DFID (Department for international development) of the United Kingdom, The Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Kingdom of Belgium and Government of Uganda. X