Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
Understand the objectives of taxation and factors that determine the country’s taxable capacity.
Understand different forms of taxation and tax administration in Uganda.
Compute the different tax liabilities for individuals and corporate bodies.
Explain the tax system as it applies to individuals and corporate bodies in Uganda.
Prepare and submit tax returns for individuals and corporate bodies.
Show an understanding of tax assessments.
Show an understanding of the e-tax platform.
Handle simple correspondence with tax authorities.
Analyse the local and global business environment.
Explain the challenges facing entrepreneurs and how to overcome them.
Recognise and evaluate business opportunities.
Explain the ethical challenges that are met when carrying out taxation issues.
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Course Curriculum
Unit 1 - Theory of Taxation
Unit 2 - Income Tax in Uganda
Unit 3 - Employment Income Tax
Unit 4 - Property Income Tax
Unit 5 - Rental Income Tax
Unit 6 - Withholding Tax
Unit 7 - Presumptive Tax
Unit 8 - Business Income Tax
Unit 9 - Value Added Ta
Unit 10 - Capital Gains Tax
Unit 11 - Customs Management
Unit 12 - Offences and Penalties
Unit 13 - Ethical Issues
Unit 1- Introduction to Taxation in Uganda
Lecture 1 - Activities of Government
Lecture 2 - Public Revenue
Lecture 3 - Law of Taxation
Lecture 4 - Canons of Taxation
Lecture 5 - Purpose of Taxation
Unit 2- Income Tax in Uganda
Lecture 1 - Scope of Income Tax in Uganda
Lecture 2 - Resident and Non-residents
Unit 3- Employment Income Tax
Lecture 1 - Scope of Employment Income
Lecture 2 - Valuation of Benefits-in-Kind
Lecture 3 - Employee Benefits
Lecture 4 - Computation of Chargeable Income
Lecture 5 - Computation of PAYE Liability
Unit 4 - Property Income Tax
Lecture 1 - Introduction to Property Income Tax
Lecture 2 - Taxable Dividend Income
Lecture 3- Computation of Tax Liability
Unit 5 - Rental Income Tax
Lecture 1 - Rental tax for Resident Individuals
Lecture 2 - Computation of Tax Liability
Unit 6 - Presumptive Tax
Lecture 1 - Scope of Presumptive Tax
Lecture 2 - Computation of Tax Liability
Unit 7(1) - Business Income Tax
Lecture 1 - Composition of Business Income
Lecture 2 - Exempt Business Income
Lecture 3 - Deductions Allowed
Lecture 4 - Deductions NOT Allowed
Unit 7(2) - Capital Deductions
Lecture 1 - Initial Allowance
Lecture 2 - Depreciation Deduction
Lecture 3 - Wear and Tear Computation
Lecture 4 - Industrial Building Allowance
Unit 8 - Value Added Tax
Lecture 1 - Meaning and Scope of VAT
Lecture 2 - Mixed Supplies
Lecture 3 - Accounting for VAT
Unit 9 - Capital Gains Tax
Lecture 1 - Scope of capital gains tax
Lecture 2 - Disposal and Consideration
Unit 10 - Customs Management
Lecture 1 - Customs Management Procedures
Lecture 2 - Customs Valuation
Lecture 3 - Determining Customs Value
Unit 11 - Offenses and Penalties
Unit 12 - Ethical Issues
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Target Group
The course has been designed for students undertaking Taxation under CPA(U) professional course and has been built around the official CPA(U) syllabus. The course is also designed for students undertaking Principles of Taxation at an institution of higher learning.
CPA Innocent Mugisha is a Professor of Finance and Accounting with over 10 years' experience in teaching Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Auditing and Statistics related courses including hands-on courses on common accounting system such as tally, quickbooks and sunsystems both at University and Professional level. His qualifications are; PhD (candidate), MBA(Finance), CPA(U), FCCA, CIPS, CTA and BCOM (Accounting). Innocent has also published various books on most topics in Accounting and Finance for Business and Professional Studies.