A tax education team from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) visited Kikuubo, the city’s downtown, on Tuesday as part of the Central Business District Tax Awareness Campaign (CBDTAC). The campaign’s main goal was to educate the public—especially traders—about taxes, with a focus on the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) system, which was created to address issues with commercial transactions.
The URA team, led by Hafsah Seguya Nabachwa, camped out in the middle of the city and drew a sizable crowd of people interested in learning about the complexities of taxes. In addition to patiently answering all of the queries, Seguya and her staff gave a thorough rundown of the EFRIS system.
“The EFRIS system is not a tax,” Seguya clarified. It is essentially a system that makes work easier for you by enabling the sending and receiving of electronic invoices and receipts, which virtually eliminates human error.
The tax expert highlighted that handling EFRIS transactions doesn’t require advanced technology, saying that people can send transactions and receive electronic invoices and receipts using their phones.
“EFRIS is mandatory for Value Added Tax (VAT) registered taxpayers, but other taxpayers are free to use the platform,” she continued. However, given its outstanding advantages, we highly advise them to do so.
