Completed Project

How reliable are Taxpayers’ Tax Returns Data? Data Management in Uganda Revenue Authority

The overall objective of this project is to examine how clean the tax return data is in the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).

The team will examine the following research questions:

  1. What data gaps exist in URA tax return records?
  2. What are the sources of errors (if any) in the return filing process?
  3. What challenges do taxpayers face while filing tax returns?
  4. What can the URA do to improve the quality of tax returns data?

Researchers

Jova Mayega

Jane Nabuyondo

Milly Isingoma Nalukwago

Ronald Waiswa

Ronald Waiswa is a Research and Policy Analysis Supervisor at the Uganda Revenue Authority. He has collaborated with the ICTD on a number of research projects in Uganda on issues including taxing wealthy individuals and public sector agencies.
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Project Outputs

African Tax Administration Paper
How Clean Are Our Taxpayer Returns? Data Management in Uganda Revenue Authority