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Tax Appeals Tribunal (Uganda)

The Tax Appeals Tribunal of Uganda (TAT) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1997. By enhancing this Act, parliament was fulfilling the requirement in Article 152 (3) of the Constitution 1995. Tax Appeals Tribunal opened its doors to the public in May 1999. The duty of Tax Appeals Tribunal of Uganda is to settle Tax Disputes between tax payers and the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)

Physical address
NIC Building, 7/8th Floor
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https://www.tat.go.ug/
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Judgment date
September 2021
Application dismissed for failure to pay the mandatory 30% deposit where the dispute concerned assessed tax quantum.
Tax Appeals Tribunal – s.15(1) Tax Appeals Tribunal Act – 30% deposit pending objection – constitutional challenge where objection is purely legal/technical (Fuelex) – applicability to assessed tax quantum – interplay with Supreme Court VAT decision – requirement arises at objection stage – remedy under Tax Procedure Code (s.28) for instalments/extension.
23 September 2021
Tribunal lacks jurisdiction where matter was previously decided and applicant failed to follow EACCMA review procedure.
Tax appeals – jurisdiction – res judicata where dispute was decided by Magistrate’s Court; statutory review under EACCMA ss.229–230 prerequisite to Tribunal appeal; refunds under s.144 and treatment of interest.
21 September 2021