Uganda Revenue Authority

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government agency revenue authority

The Uganda Revenue Authority is the government body responsible for tax collection and customs administration in Uganda.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Uganda Revenue Authority canonical	4
Uganda Revenue Authority headquarters (Nakawa/central interface)	1
Uganda customs	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1828040 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Uganda Revenue Authority
Context triple: [Government of Uganda, hasAgency, Uganda Revenue Authority]

A. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
B. Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the interests of Ugandan citizens.
C. Kenyan Ministry of Finance
The Kenyan Ministry of Finance is the government department responsible for managing Kenya’s public finances, including budgeting, taxation, and economic policy.
D. Uganda
Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa known for its diverse landscapes, abundant wildlife, and location along the equator.
E. Ugandan shilling
The Ugandan shilling is the official monetary unit of Uganda, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Uganda Revenue Authority
Target entity description: The Uganda Revenue Authority is the government body responsible for tax collection and customs administration in Uganda.

A. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
B. Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the interests of Ugandan citizens.
C. Kenyan Ministry of Finance
The Kenyan Ministry of Finance is the government department responsible for managing Kenya’s public finances, including budgeting, taxation, and economic policy.
D. Uganda
Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa known for its diverse landscapes, abundant wildlife, and location along the equator.
E. Ugandan shilling
The Ugandan shilling is the official monetary unit of Uganda, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ revenue authority ⓘ
abbreviation	URA ⓘ
collects	customs duties ⓘ environmental levies ⓘ excise duty ⓘ income tax ⓘ stamp duty ⓘ value added tax ⓘ withholding tax ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Bank of Uganda ⓘ East African Community customs administrations ⓘ Uganda Police Force ⓘ
country	Uganda ⓘ
foundedBy	Government of Uganda ⓘ
goal	combat tax evasion ⓘ increase tax compliance ⓘ modernize tax administration ⓘ
hasHeadquartersIn	Kampala ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	English ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.ura.go.ug ⓘ
implements	customs policy of Uganda ⓘ tax policy of Uganda ⓘ
jurisdiction	Uganda ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalForm	semi-autonomous government agency ⓘ statutory body ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Region, Uganda ⓘ Kampala ⓘ
mandate	enforcement of customs laws ⓘ enforcement of tax laws ⓘ facilitation of trade ⓘ mobilization of domestic revenue ⓘ protection of Uganda’s tax base ⓘ
memberOf	East African Revenue Authorities forum ⓘ
oversees	border posts ⓘ customs checkpoints ⓘ
responsibleFor	border tax collection ⓘ customs administration ⓘ domestic tax administration ⓘ tax collection ⓘ
sector	customs ⓘ public finance ⓘ taxation ⓘ
subordinateTo	Government of Uganda ⓘ Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development ⓘ
usesCurrency	Ugandan shilling ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Uganda → hasAgency → Uganda Revenue Authority ⓘ

Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Uganda) → oversees → Uganda Revenue Authority ⓘ

Central Division, Kampala → contains → Uganda Revenue Authority headquarters (Nakawa/central interface) ⓘ

linked to: Uganda Revenue Authority

Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development → worksWith → Uganda Revenue Authority ⓘ

Katuna border post → administeredBy → Uganda Revenue Authority ⓘ

Katuna → hasCustomsPost → Uganda customs ⓘ