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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.
NSSF contributions in Uganda: rates, the 15th deadline and penalties
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.
New PAYE bands from July 2026: amend your payroll returns
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.
MTN MoMo fees: what a shop pays to get paid in 2026
The published MTN MoMo tariffs, the 0.5% withdrawal duty and the MoMoPay merchant charge, worked through for a Ugandan shop that takes mobile money daily.
Moving stock between branches without losing track
A two-step transfer process for multi-branch shops, what URA's EFRIS expects when stock moves between branches, and how to read the in-transit list.
How to run a monthly stock take without closing the shop
A practical routine for counting stock by section, reconciling the variances and keeping the records URA expects, without losing a day of sales.
Monthly compliance calendar for Ugandan service businesses
The recurring dates a gym, salon, laundry or repair shop in Uganda must hit: URA and NSSF on the 15th, the annual return and the January licence.
Mobile money fraud at the counter: what a cashier should do
Fake payment screens, reversal tricks, SIM swaps and calls from 'the network': counter rules that protect a Ugandan shop, and where to complain.
Local service tax: the four payroll instalments explained
What the Local Governments (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2008 says about local service tax on salaries: rate bands, July to October instalments, remittance.
Local hotel tax: what a Ugandan lodge collects per room per night
Who pays local hotel tax in Uganda, the rates per room per night, the KCCA till book, the monthly remittance and the 40% surcharge for unremitted tax.
Licensing a private clinic in Uganda: supervising doctor and renewal
What the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council asks of a new or renewing health unit, who may supervise it, and the 31 December licence deadline.
Leave in Uganda: annual, sick, maternity and paternity rules
What the Employment Act gives every employee: 21 days' annual leave, paid public holidays, sick pay, 60 days' maternity leave and paternity leave.
Laundry pickup texts: the SMS rules Ugandan shops must follow
A 'your order is ready' text is the best tool a laundry has. Uganda's 2019 SMS regulations set rules on consent, sender identity and opt-out for it.
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