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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.
Turning walk-in customers into repeat buyers with Kit CRM
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.
Three-year income tax exemption for new citizen-owned businesses
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.
Third term runs to 4 December: a stock plan for school retailers
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.
The weekly reports every business owner should read
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.
The two record books every pharmacy in Uganda must keep
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.
Tanzania's IDRAS receipts: what Kariakoo traders were told
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.
Supplier terms in Uganda: credit days, WHT and EFRIS invoices
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.
Stolen and diverted medicines: why purchase records protect you
NDA operations in 2025 and 2026 found government-labelled drugs in private outlets. A pharmacy's defence is a supplier invoice behind every unit.
Stock shrinkage: where it hides and how to close the gaps
The five places stock disappears between the supplier's lorry and the till, the controls that catch each one, and how to account for the rest.
SIM swap fraud: how it works and what the UCC tells mobile money users
How a SIM swap and a smishing text are used against a shop, what the Uganda Communications Commission tells consumers, and the counter rules to adopt.
Service charge and tips: keeping bill, tax and staff share straight
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.
Selling online in Uganda: what the Electronic Transactions Act asks
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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