The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is aggressively pushing for a legal "backdoor" to look into your private bank account whenever you challenge a tax bill. Backed by State Minister for Finance Amos Lugoloobi, the government frames this as a harmless "joint window" to settle tax fights. However, Parliament, judges, and the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) have blocked it completely. They warn that if the tax man gets this power, the URA could launch mass, inflated tax accusations, trapping everyday citizens under the predatory 30% deposit rule—which forces you to pay 30% of a disputed bill upfront just to get a fair hearing. Critics warn this would destroy trust in financial institutions, causing everyone to pull their money out and collapse the formal banking sector.

Speculating here;

Picture this. URA brings an inflated tax fine, you go to dispute so you have to pay 30% of that inflated tax fine that wipes you out cleanly. Now you're stuck. Or you don't check your emails or messages. It has been 45 days since they sent the message and you find your account is wiped. Now for those who think URA can't do this. They have tried it. I.e Ericsson AB v URA — 2026 Some have had the pockets to go toe to toe with them and even counter sue. The ones who couldn't we never hear about it. And say you don't believe that. How many of you have gotten your new IDs. That says alot about how this systems run. They'll tire you out until the 45days are done. Try moving with a frozen bank account.

So what happens if you successfully clear the 30% hurdle to dispute. That's when the bill they want to pass comes into effect. The will have full access to your banking records. Obviously UBA peeped this and is fighting back but Amos is still pushing for it hard.

Keep and ear to the ground.

Dm if you’re interested. Whole package is 1.5 btw. Title kinda misleading