https://kit.africa/blog/ News, guides and plain-English explainers on selling, stock, tax, payments, payroll and running a business in Uganda and East Africa, from the team behind Kit. en-gb Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:48:47 GMT https://kit.africa/blog/withholding-tax-six-percent-agents-and-suppliers/ https://kit.africa/blog/withholding-tax-six-percent-agents-and-suppliers/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT When a designated agent deducts 6% from your invoice: where the money goes, how to claim it back, and the 2026 EFRIS link to VAT withholding. Tax Payments Uganda Service businesses https://kit.africa/blog/why-a-till-must-keep-selling-when-the-internet-drops/ https://kit.africa/blog/why-a-till-must-keep-selling-when-the-internet-drops/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What offline-first means for a shop or restaurant till, what to check before you trust one, and how queued sales get back to the office when the line returns. 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Tax Accounting Uganda Guides https://kit.africa/blog/uganda-tourism-arrivals-2025-what-it-means-for-lodge-bookings/ https://kit.africa/blog/uganda-tourism-arrivals-2025-what-it-means-for-lodge-bookings/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Tourism Statistical Abstract 2025 puts arrivals above 1.6 million and stays at 8.8 nights. What a small hotel or lodge should change in its bookings. Hotel Hospitality Uganda Company news https://kit.africa/blog/uganda-small-business-tax-calendar-october-december-2026/ https://kit.africa/blog/uganda-small-business-tax-calendar-october-december-2026/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Every filing and payment date a Ugandan small business faces this quarter: the 15th each month, the 31 December return, LST and the trading licence. 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Tax Uganda News Accounting https://kit.africa/blog/turning-walk-in-customers-into-repeat-buyers-with-kit-crm/ https://kit.africa/blog/turning-walk-in-customers-into-repeat-buyers-with-kit-crm/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kit CRM puts leads, deals and follow-ups on the till customer record. How a shop, salon or lodge uses pipelines and the phone app to bring customers back. CRM Growing a business Guides https://kit.africa/blog/three-year-tax-exemption-new-citizen-businesses/ https://kit.africa/blog/three-year-tax-exemption-new-citizen-businesses/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Businesses set up by Ugandan citizens after 1 July 2025 with capital of UGX 500 million or less can earn income tax free for three years. The conditions. Tax Uganda Growing a business News https://kit.africa/blog/third-term-2026-school-retail-stock-plan/ https://kit.africa/blog/third-term-2026-school-retail-stock-plan/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Uganda's third term closes on 4 December 2026 and the January rush follows. How stationers, uniform shops and bookshops can plan stock around the dates. Retail Stock Uganda Guides https://kit.africa/blog/the-weekly-reports-every-business-owner-should-read/ https://kit.africa/blog/the-weekly-reports-every-business-owner-should-read/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Six reports that take twenty minutes on a Monday and catch problems before month end: sales, gross profit, stock value, slow movers, debtors and expenses. Growing a business Accounting Retail Guides https://kit.africa/blog/the-two-record-books-every-pharmacy-in-uganda-must-keep/ https://kit.africa/blog/the-two-record-books-every-pharmacy-in-uganda-must-keep/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Act names a Prescription Book and a Classified Drugs Book, lists what goes in each and sets a two-year retention rule. How to keep both current. Health retail Pharmacy Stock Uganda https://kit.africa/blog/tanzania-idras-receipts-kariakoo-traders/ https://kit.africa/blog/tanzania-idras-receipts-kariakoo-traders/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT TRA officials met Kariakoo cosmetics traders in September 2026 to show receipts on the new IDRAS point of sale. The EFD rules behind it and what to do. Tax Retail News Point of sale https://kit.africa/blog/supplier-terms-credit-days-withholding-tax-and-efris-invoices/ https://kit.africa/blog/supplier-terms-credit-days-withholding-tax-and-efris-invoices/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What to agree with a wholesaler before the first order, how the 6 percent withholding tax changes what you pay, and why the invoice format matters. Stock Tax Retail Uganda https://kit.africa/blog/stolen-and-diverted-medicines-why-purchase-records-protect-your-pharmacy/ https://kit.africa/blog/stolen-and-diverted-medicines-why-purchase-records-protect-your-pharmacy/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT NDA operations in 2025 and 2026 found government-labelled drugs in private outlets. A pharmacy's defence is a supplier invoice behind every unit. 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Security Payments Mobile money Uganda https://kit.africa/blog/service-charge-and-tips-on-the-restaurant-bill/ https://kit.africa/blog/service-charge-and-tips-on-the-restaurant-bill/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How a mandatory service charge differs from a tip, why the VAT question matters, what a Kenyan court said about staff shares, and how to record both. Restaurant Hospitality Payments Tax https://kit.africa/blog/selling-online-in-uganda-what-the-electronic-transactions-act-requires/ https://kit.africa/blog/selling-online-in-uganda-what-the-electronic-transactions-act-requires/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What a shop must publish on its online store, the seven-day cancellation right, the thirty-day delivery rule, and how to keep online stock honest. 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Service businesses News Growing a business Uganda https://kit.africa/blog/registering-a-business-with-ursb-fees-and-steps/ https://kit.africa/blog/registering-a-business-with-ursb-fees-and-steps/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Business name or company? What URSB charges to reserve and register, what the online registry asks for, and what to do in the week after the certificate. Growing a business Uganda Guides https://kit.africa/blog/records-ura-expects-for-cash-and-mobile-money-sales/ https://kit.africa/blog/records-ura-expects-for-cash-and-mobile-money-sales/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The five-year record rule, what an EFRIS e-receipt must carry, the 1 July 2026 penalty changes and a filing routine for cash, MoMo and credit sales. Tax EFRIS Accounting Uganda https://kit.africa/blog/reconciling-mobile-money-with-sales-at-month-end/ https://kit.africa/blog/reconciling-mobile-money-with-sales-at-month-end/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A month-end routine for matching MTN and Airtel statements to the till, booking fees and reversals, and using the six-hour rule when a payment is missing. Payments Mobile money Accounting Guides https://kit.africa/blog/reading-the-kit-home-dashboard-net-sales-gross-profit-and-stock-value/ https://kit.africa/blog/reading-the-kit-home-dashboard-net-sales-gross-profit-and-stock-value/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What each figure on the Kit POS home dashboard means, which period to pick, how to filter by location, and what to ask Kit AI when a number looks wrong. Point of sale Accounting Guides Kit AI https://kit.africa/blog/putting-your-business-numbers-on-a-tv-screen/ https://kit.africa/blog/putting-your-business-numbers-on-a-tv-screen/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A wall dashboard changes how a shop or kitchen behaves. What to show, what to hide, how Android TV apps differ from a phone, and how Kit Business TV approaches it. Technology Growing a business Retail Restaurant https://kit.africa/blog/pricing-for-margin-when-costs-move-markup-margin-and-vat/ https://kit.africa/blog/pricing-for-margin-when-costs-move-markup-margin-and-vat/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The difference between markup and margin, how to price VAT-inclusive without losing the 18 percent, and when to reprice as inflation edges up. Stock Tax Retail Guides https://kit.africa/blog/presumptive-tax-small-business-keep-records/ https://kit.africa/blog/presumptive-tax-small-business-keep-records/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Uganda's small business income tax charges less when you keep records. The turnover bands, both rate columns and the 31 December return. Tax Uganda Growing a business Retail https://kit.africa/blog/presumptive-tax-for-salons-and-barbershops-in-uganda/ https://kit.africa/blog/presumptive-tax-for-salons-and-barbershops-in-uganda/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How URA's small business tax works for a salon: the UGX 10 million to 150 million bands, why keeping records lowers the bill, and when VAT starts. Tax Service businesses Uganda https://kit.africa/blog/preparing-a-small-business-loan-application-in-uganda/ https://kit.africa/blog/preparing-a-small-business-loan-application-in-uganda/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What a development lender asks for: registration papers, twelve months of statements, a credit report, tax clearance and projections. How to be ready. Growing a business Accounting Uganda Guides https://kit.africa/blog/planning-stock-for-the-festive-quarter-with-prices-moving/ https://kit.africa/blog/planning-stock-for-the-festive-quarter-with-prices-moving/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to plan October to December purchasing when inflation is edging up, what the latest UBOS and Bank of Uganda numbers mean, and what to buy early. Stock Retail News Uganda https://kit.africa/blog/payslip-requirements-uganda/ https://kit.africa/blog/payslip-requirements-uganda/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 50 of the Employment Act requires an itemised pay statement with every payment. What goes on it, which deductions are lawful and how to keep it. HR & Payroll People Tax Uganda https://kit.africa/blog/paye-nssf-and-shift-hours-for-hotel-and-restaurant-staff-2026/ https://kit.africa/blog/paye-nssf-and-shift-hours-for-hotel-and-restaurant-staff-2026/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT PAYE bands changed on 1 July 2026 and URA wants July and August returns amended. NSSF rates, the 15th deadline and the Employment Act rules for shift work. HR & Payroll Tax Hospitality Uganda https://kit.africa/blog/patient-records-and-the-data-protection-act-what-clinics-and-pharmacies-must-do/ https://kit.africa/blog/patient-records-and-the-data-protection-act-what-clinics-and-pharmacies-must-do/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Health status and medical records are special personal data under Uganda's 2019 Act. What a clinic or pharmacy must do on consent and storage. Health retail Technology Uganda Guides https://kit.africa/blog/passwords-two-step-verification-and-leavers-for-small-businesses/ https://kit.africa/blog/passwords-two-step-verification-and-leavers-for-small-businesses/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The three account habits that stop most break-ins at a small business: one strong password per account, two-step verification, and removing access when staff leave. Security Technology People Guides https://kit.africa/blog/overtime-working-hours-public-holidays-uganda/ https://kit.africa/blog/overtime-working-hours-public-holidays-uganda/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 53 of the Employment Act sets the 48-hour week, the ten-hour day, the daily break and the 1.5 and 2 times overtime rates, and how to apply them. HR & Payroll People Hospitality Uganda https://kit.africa/blog/opening-a-second-branch-in-uganda-what-to-sort-out-first/ https://kit.africa/blog/opening-a-second-branch-in-uganda-what-to-sort-out-first/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Before the second shop opens: the trading licence, the tax returns that do not change, and how to keep stock and cash visible across two locations. Growing a business Retail Uganda Stock https://kit.africa/blog/nssf-rules-every-gym-salon-and-laundry-employer-must-follow/ https://kit.africa/blog/nssf-rules-every-gym-salon-and-laundry-employer-must-follow/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT NSSF covers every employer in Uganda however few the staff: what the Fund says on casual and part-time workers, owners who join voluntarily and the 15th. People Service businesses Tax Uganda https://kit.africa/blog/nssf-contributions-uganda-employer-guide/ https://kit.africa/blog/nssf-contributions-uganda-employer-guide/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Who must register with NSSF, how the 5% and 10% shares are worked out, when the money is due, and what the Fund's 2026 amnesty revealed about compliance. HR & Payroll People News Uganda https://kit.africa/blog/new-paye-bands-july-2026-amend-payroll/ https://kit.africa/blog/new-paye-bands-july-2026-amend-payroll/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT URA has backdated the new resident PAYE rates to 1 July 2026. What the bands are, how much a UGX 500,000 salary overpaid, and how to amend July and August. Tax HR & Payroll People Uganda